Power Efficient Computer Monitor Upgrade?
Hopefully this separate thread will eliminate hijacking another. Many RV'ers including myself use laptops instead of desktop units. But the 17" laptops seem to gobble laptop battery power at an ast...
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LCD and LED
It's simple really
LCD do not create light, they control it, color it, like a colored lens in front of stage lights or spot lights
Until recently LCD tv used CFL for lighting
Now many use LED lighting
The newest trend stated a couple years ago, is edge lighting
The LED's are mounted around the perimeter and fiber optic carries the light directly behind the LCD display
This helped make the TV/monitor thinner and allows for blacker blacks and brighter whites, increased contrast and sharper colors
It's simple really
LCD do not create light, they control it, color it, like a colored lens in front of stage lights or spot lights
Until recently LCD tv used CFL for lighting
Now many use LED lighting
The newest trend stated a couple years ago, is edge lighting
The LED's are mounted around the perimeter and fiber optic carries the light directly behind the LCD display
This helped make the TV/monitor thinner and allows for blacker blacks and brighter whites, increased contrast and sharper colors
