Ever since the first inception of televisions, they have come on leaps and bounds. It was necessary with the first TV models to sit incredibly close and have the TV in the lightest room in house to make anything out. Since then we have had stereo sound, widescreen, plasma, LCD and whole host of other developments to quench our thirst for technology.
The newest television innovation to make its way into the market is LED-lighting. LEDs are cropping up all over the place recently, in everything from car headlights to light-up crystal vases. Their popularity stems largely from their durability, their ability to create very pure light, and their energy efficiency. The old florescent lights have been the standard for a good while and have been able to supply TVs with light through many developments and generations, but the time has come for something better.
The LED back lighting has come about largely because there is an increased demand for better definition on TVs and the world is also going slim line. People want their phones, stereos and even vases slim line these days, and TVs are no different. The use of a clever light diffusion panel spreads the illumination of the LEDs evenly across the screen, meaning that the LEDs only need to be placed around the edge of the television, reducing the depth needed dramatically. What this means then is that many manufacturers are able to produce TVs only 2.5cm. Advanced colour gamut and improved dynamic screen contrast are other steps forwards.
The LED-lit TVs are also more kind to the environment (and your wallet) than the old lighting. The modern lighting method uses around 75% less energy than the conventional fluorescent lighting. What’s more, a lot less pollution is released into the atmosphere during the disposal process. Incredibly, tests have shown that the TVs are safer as well, being less vulnerable to damage from liquid or excess surges in power. That said, it’s not advised that you start resting your wine glasses on top of them, just in case.
