| When purchasing a TV, you may be wondering | | | | dominates over other televisions. Colored |
| what is better to get, an LED or an LCD TV. With | | | | back-lighting allows the television to produce very |
| LED TVs becoming more and more widespread, it | | | | realistic colors. However, some LED televisions do |
| is important to know why it might be better to | | | | use white back-lighting, which is not much of an |
| purchase an LED TV. | | | | improvement of LCD televisions. |
| When it comes to purchasing new TVs, the only | | | | LED TVs also have better viewing angles. This is |
| time you should now get an LCD TV is if you are | | | | very important as you can then watch the |
| purchasing a TV on a budget or cannot find an | | | | television at a wider angle. Most televisions have |
| LED TV in the size you need. Other TVs are | | | | often suffered when it comes to viewing angles. |
| much cheaper than LED TVs, but the price gap is | | | | They usually do not work as well when it goes |
| dropping and soon you will find LED TVs to be | | | | beyond 30 degrees off-center. However, LED |
| just as cheap. | | | | televisions have fantastic viewing angles, and are |
| Price aside, LED TVs have many more | | | | almost as good as plasma televisions. |
| advantages compared to LCD televisions. They | | | | Power consumption is very important as it can |
| have a much better contrast ratio and black | | | | save you money in the long run. LED televisions |
| levels, better color accuracy, and power | | | | do have a slight improvement over LCD |
| consumption. The only thing left is to wait to see | | | | televisions when it comes to power usage, and |
| how long LED televisions can last compared with | | | | approaches the power consumption of plasma |
| LCD televisions. This cannot be determined yet | | | | TVs. However, this improvement in power |
| because LED televisions are still new. | | | | consumption is only true for edge-lit TVs, and not |
| The reason contrast ratio and black levels are | | | | the local dimming LED TVs. |
| much better on these televisions is because they | | | | When it comes to purchasing your TV, it is highly |
| use dimming technology and can control the | | | | suggested to get a LED television as they seem |
| back-lighting. In LCD televisions, the screen has to | | | | to have many more advantages over its LCD |
| block the light by twisting the LCD crystals. This | | | | rival. With advantages like power consumption, |
| ends up causing the television to have a lower | | | | better viewing angles, contrast ratio, and color |
| contrast ratio than by simply dimming. | | | | accuracy, you cannot go wrong with an LED |
| When it comes to producing a better color | | | | television. |
| accuracy, LED televisions with colored back-lighting | | | | |