Looking to buy a new TV and not sure if an LCD or LED TV is the best option
We’ll show you the differences and help you find the perfect TV for your needs.
Differences between LED and LCD
The first thing you need to realize is that, strictly speaking, all televisions today are LCD televisions and, in the strictest sense, they are also LED televisions. The abbreviation LCD stands for liquid crystal display and, with the exception of plasma televisions, which are rarely produced anymore, all television models now have a liquid crystal layer that is illuminated from behind by LEDs.
In the past, cold cathode tubes (CCFL) were used for lighting.The type and quality of LEDs used for lighting varies from model to model and is the real thing to consider when looking for your new TV.
Which LED are we most interested in
The next question to be answered when looking for your new TV is how much you want to invest in the device and how important you place brightness and color contrasts. Based on that we will decide on one or another type of
Edge-LED television: In Edge-LED televisions, light-emitting diodes are attached to the edges, and mirror technology also illuminates pixels in the middle of the screen surface. An image that is not one hundred percent uniformly bright, but this has hardly any consequences in terms of the movements shown in movies or games and is very cheap.
Direct-LED / Full-Backlight: For best results, the diodes are placed over the entire screen surface, allowing for particularly sharp contrasts.
QLED TVswith so-called quantum dot light-emitting diodes are the further development of conventional LED devices. In these models, the light points are illuminated directly in a certain color and not exclusively with white light. The result is deep black tones and high contrast . However, the color space, that is, the number of color gradations that can be represented, is smaller than that of OLED models.
Organic LEDs are used in so-called OLED televisions . These offer the advantage that they can be individually controlled and switched off completely; the result is a rich black tone (“true black”) and sharp contrasts. In addition, OLED TVs are characterized by a uniformly bright image.. Last but not least, they are models that can display a wider color gamut than other TVs.
Things to Consider
Aside from the critical features of display technology, there are other things that are important for you to make the right decision.
The resolution , which is determined by the number of image points (also pixels or points) that are available both horizontally and vertically to display the image. The more pixels a TV has, the sharper the images will be.
the size of a televisionIt is determined by the size of the screen in inches. A good benchmark for choosing the right TV for you is the space you have available.
It is also necessary to think about whether you want to control the TV through a voice assistant, for example, or if it will connect to the Internet as a Smart TV.If your TV is online, you can use streaming and video apps, for example.
