LED TV

LED TVs are the newest technology in HDTV. LED High Definition Televisions use LED backlights replacing the standard Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps used in most LCD televisions. The display is still a conventional LCD but changing the back light.

Without this backlight the image on a LCD display would produce little or no light of its own. The LEDs are placed along the outer edge of the LCD, projecting the light inwards without adding to the width of the screen. A light source on the outer rim of the TV makes it possible to regain space normally taken up by fluorescent light rods.

This technology enables the manufacturers to build thinner TV’s which can be less than two inches thick. Another benefit of LED TVs is that they are slightly more energy efficient (or use less power) than plasmas and conventional LCD TVs. A great improvement, which will make anyone who cares for the environment happy, is that no mercury is used in their manufacture. It must be noted though, that gallium and arsenic are used in the manufacture of the LED emitters themselves.
Overall, the advantages of LEDs compared with fluorescent backlights are:

1.  LED’s are small

2.  They are energy efficient, produce little heat

3.  LEDs can be used in groups such that if one LED burns out, the remaining LEDs will still produce light.

4.  LED TVs usually produce deeper blacks and higher overall colour saturation, (since fluorescent bulbs have a smaller optical frequency output range).

5.  LED TVs that use edge-lighting can be very thin. (Edge-lighting can result in a loss of screen uniformity compared to back-lighting.)

6.  LED TVs may potentially also result in more environmentally friendly waste over normal LCD TVs (which contain mercury vapour in the fluorescent lamps that are used). Whilst the components of LEDs are generally more inert than fluorescent lamps, they do however still contain other toxic materials such as arsenic (Gallium Arsenide) and are not considered a much better long term solution to the problem of TV disposal.

Samsung released the first mass market LED TV under $9,999 on the Australian market called the Series 9 LCD television which uses a technology called LED Smartlighting, which Samsung says produces bright, vibrant colours and premium picture quality. Sony, Sharp, Vizio and LG are all working on or have released HDTV’s with this technology also.

Sony has further enhanced the picture quality of its new range of LCD TV’s by using Tri-colour LED backlighting technology called RGB Dynamic LED.

This is the next step up from using the conventional LED lighting which is white light.  The reason this is so exciting is because it creates more colours and increased depth in the picture which gives you the most natural images on screen.

The design of the Bravia XBR Series is slim and stylish and although the RGB LED technology used is not quite as thin as the LED Edge backlight technology used in the Sony ZX1 series, the XBR series makes up for the slightly extra width with it’s fantastic colour and depth of picture.

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The Today Show on Channel 9 is running a competition this week to win a LG 47SL90QD LG LED TV and a MS409D wireless network HDD recorder with twin HD tuner!  Check it out here!
The MS409D, with twin HD tuner, records two channels at the same time and has a convenient network file sharing wi-fi connection, which allows playback from all your wi-fi devices. It comes with built-in 500G hard disk drive.
The SL90, includes a new borderless design which has a single sheet of glass covering the entire TV screen and an elegant never-seen-before design. The SL90’s LED technology has a 3 million:1 contrast ratio using the latest LED technology, which gives an unbelievably sharp and clear picture on an incredibly slim design of just 2.9cm deep.

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What sets Sony apart from all its competitors? Sony as everyone knows, is the leading manufacturer of LCD televisions across the globe and now, they have made their products even better with the mind-blowing innovations they have showcased in their new television models that boast of newer features and designs seen and proved by the Sony LED TV. The features of the new Sony LED TV compared to that of the other leading brands are way over the top what with its phenomenal features that are highlighted in this model.

Once you have decided to buy a Sony creation, you must expect flawless picture quality which is one of its more important features that any clientele can enjoy with any Sony LED TV. With a wide range of length, this television offers an wide-ranging picture quality for all its viewers.

Only Sony has the innovative power to spot a light bulb idea that is eons ahead of the rest of the industry. Just imagine those that created the original Macintosh and the first ever Palm Pilot and even Apple’s Iphone has now fallen into that same category as well although it was not the first product produced in the same genre as PCs or personal computers, PDA or smartphone; but it has made a quantum leap so recognizable to the ones that were made before it.

That is how considerably better Sony LED TV has been compared with all the other flat-screen televisions and projectors that came prior to it. Sony LED TV is dubbed as the new OLED TV. What does OLED mean you say? OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode, is a technology that utilizes carbon-based organic material in a method that alters electric energy into light. Furthermore, this new technology also creates the most outstanding genuine television image that also enables Sony to create the 3-millimeter TV screen which is the thinnest the world has ever seen.

There is no more need for a backlight with the OLED technology because it does the work of emitting the light itself. Because of this, it is not only its thinness that sets it apart but also its capability of producing astonishing results with it’s a million to one contrast ratio compared to the current plasma televisions and LED panels with a paltry of 14,000-to-one ratio.

Sony said in one of its interviews that the light-emitting structure of the OLED technology prohibits light emission when shades of black are being reproduced. Very deep blacks are what is being produced by the OLED technology and it also has the power to control all the stages of light emission that puts across colors and refinements that can never be matched by the typical and conventional displays.

The display of the OLED TV is without a doubt the most stunning display anyone can ever see on a showroom window. Its unparalleled structure and features is in itself breathtaking that it feels like you are a part of the cinematic experience yourself. Other brands have tried their best to match this kind of technology but so far, the competitors are light years away from this groundbreaking achievement that Sony has embarked.

Amazingly, Samsung has recently launched a new breed of television species with Samsung LED Full HD Tvs B7000 and B6000 as front liners in the Australian market.

LED stands for Light Emitting Diodes which is used in series in these two new Samsung LED TV models as its primary light source compared to the more traditional cold cathode fluorescent lamps of CCFLs in order to attain that ultra-high contrast ratios with slimmer depths and a higher energy saving power.

CCFLs fade in comparison to the Samsung LED TV because LEDs produce darker blacks which can appear endlessly deep to a viewer’s eye while the shades of white appear as crisp and bright against the more vivid colors.

The results are amazing – more so than those that truly exists in real life. The natural beauty of the scenery is perfectly captured giving anyone a natural kind of high. The viewing experience is more enhanced with Samsung’s commended Auto Motion Plus Frame Interpolation technology that reduces the blur created by motion and the image judder as well.

Samsung’s use of LEDs is incomparable as it is able to trim the B7000 and B6000 off to an ultra-thin depth to give it a sleeker and sexier look. It one-inch thickness makes the set slimmer with no connectivity option compromises nor preceding an ATSC tuner. The svelte design of the new wave of Samsung LED TV furthers the complement with the creation of its ultra-slim wall-mount solution thus decreasing the gap between the television monitor and the wall with only around 0.6 inches down from the bulkier solutions of two inches.

The ultra-thinness of the LED Full HD TV depth combined with the latest wall-mount technology has designed a simple installation process similar to that of merely hanging a picture frame on the wall.

It was in the year 2008 that Samsung devised a very unique crystal design that utilized a dual-injection molding to paint a translucent, colored surface to attain that eye-catching crystalline look. Samsung’s crystal design has transformed into something better seen in this newest generation of Samsung LED TV Full HD to further accentuate the television’s slim bezels.

The Samsung LED TV particularly the Samsung B7000 and B6000 LED Full HD TVs that are lighted up by LEDs all meet the more rigorous Energy Star v3.0 requirements by reducing power consumptions to considerably new lows.

What makes LED an advantage is that it is mercury-free, adding to another degree of environmentally-friendly features and safety compared with the rest of its backlight technology competitors.

Imagine an energy consumption that is as low as 40% compared to the more traditional LCD HDTVs that are of the same size. It has an energy savings mode that can be adjust the backlight system and picture quality without affecting the smoother, more natural run of images.

Samsung still has upcoming plans that will set it apart from all its competitors such as the Media@2.0 encompassing Content Library which allows customers to enjoy a variation of cultural experiences in all aspects of television drama, the USB 2.0 Movie which expands your USB convenience from the usual music and image content to that which includes movies and the DLNA Wireless.

LED stands for light emitting diodes which are commonly used in the new wave of television technology nowadays. Some of the high-end companies which use this kind of technology are Toshiba, Philips, LG electronics and above all, Samsung Electronics. Samsung LED television is actually an LCD TV that makes use of the LED backlighting to make their technology more defined than the previous models they have released.

There are two kinds of LEDs known and they are RGB Dynamic LEDs and Edge-LEDS. RGB Dynamic LEDS is a method of backlighting which enables dimming capabilities to happen locally creating particular areas of darkness on the television screen. In layman’s terms, this means that the black portion you see on the screen becomes truer and of much higher vibrant contrast ratios.

Edge LEDs on the other hand make use of backlighting that enables LED TVs to be extremely thin such as that of Samsung LED TV being sold nowadays. The lights on the television screen are so diffused through a special panel that produces an unvarying color range across the television screen.

There are a lot of differences that exists between LED-backlit LCD TVs and the conventional LCD TV and these are:

• Images are of more dynamic contrasts compared to the conventional LCD TVs
• Edge-LED lighting are ultra-thin and the latest models released in the market today are merely an inch in thickness.
• They are energy savers consuming lesser power for about 40% compared to the ordinary LCD TV that is of the same size.
• A wider color gamut is offered especially with the use of RGB-LED backlighting
• Disposal creates a lower environmental pollution
• The product is well-advocated in the market today that it is more expensive than the other versions.

It was during the IFA show that Samsung took advantage of announcing their 40” LCD RV which was powered by high-LED backlighting technology. The Samsung LED television is already the recipient of the prestigious “Innovation Award” from the European Image and Sound Association because of its excellent features which includes the LED light source, 146% wide color gamut, and the leading industry in contrast ratio. The latest 40” Samsung LED television has a LED light source that realizes extreme color production that was primarily based on a wider color gamut which is 46% improved compared to the models which were released before and the sound volume is one that has not been matched by any of its competitors. Samsung’s propriety technology, the High Dynamic Contrast Ratio, offers deeper and more processed images with top contrasts unmatched anywhere in the industry.

The Samsung LED television also brings a new height to the clearness of moving images that is based on their exclusive LCD 100 Hz video quality enhancement technology. A regular television screen can display about 50 frames per second creating a drag evident in fast-moving video whereas Samsung LED TV is able to insert a frame between each two frames thus greatly decreasing any motion blur.

Samsung has it, Sony has it and so does Panasonic, Sharp and all the other top brands in the market. But what is it exactly that people are so excited about in this so-called “latest technology”? What is the difference between the LED television and the LCD TV? This is the part where knowledge truly is power and before you spend that hard-earned cash, you first need to know what is in store for you.

There is actually no difference between a LED TV and an LCD TV screen, but the LED TV has been updated with LED technology. Fluorescent tubes are used in the more traditional LCD televisions where the color quality of the “true blacks” is ultimately lessened because of this type of backlighting. Due to this problem, manufacturers devised a new generation which we now know as the LED television technology using the LEDs to light the LCD screen.

The edge-lit LED TVs allow the utilization of LEDs around the borders of the screen. This presents a better quality product than the back-lit LCD TVs while  at the same time reducing the thickness of the television. Moreover, edge-lit LED televisions eat up lesser energy compared to their back-lit counterparts, something that is very important especially to those environmentally-concerned clientele.

So now, have you taken down your pick between the traditional LCD TV or the new LED TV? As soon as you have narrowed down your options to either of the two television technologies, now your main concern becomes choosing which accessories work well with them. For one thing, are you now aware that you can interface your television with your computer whether wired or not? Amazing right? Think of the many possibilities you have: live stream programming from your favorite internet website, endless choices of the latest movies, as well as home videos coming from your computer streamed directly into your LED TV!

To top it all off, most LED TVs sold in the market today are equipped with USB ports from which you can just plug you USB jump drive to show off the pictures, videos, songs and movies you have saved right into your LED television screen! LED TVs being added with multiple HDMI ports also allows consumers with the connection of other kinds of technology which includes but is not limited to Blu Ray players, satellite dish receivers, gaming consoles and many other without the use of the things of the past like bulky coaxial cable, A/V cables and adapters.

It seems the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority are not impressed with the way Samsung has been using the term LED TV’s in thier TV and print advertising campaigns. By promoting the LED backlit television as a new technology that is the way of the future, the Advertising Standards Authority say that they are misleading the public as they are still LCD televisions.

Apparently, using the term “LED TV” breaches 2 of the UK’s advertising codes and as such “the ads must not appear again in their current form.” Sony and LG  advertise that there TV’s are LED edge lit and so have not run afoul of the advertising code.

This of course does not change anything outside the UK. It simply means there will continue to be confusion among consumers as to the differences between LCD, LED and OLED TV’s.

Dont forget a proper explanation of the differences between the LCD and LED technologies can be found here.

The Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has stated that more than 50% of homes in Australia have now swtiched to digital TVs and the progress so far suggests that Australians are on board with the change over.

He also said the change to digital television is the nation’s biggest format change since Australia moved to decimal currency in 1966.

“There is still a significant challenge ahead but evidence shows strong community awareness and satisfaction with the improved picture and sound quality, new content and new channels,” he said in a statement.

“Fifty-three per cent of households are now enjoying the benefits of free-to-air digital TV broadcasts.”

A second Digital Tracker Survey has been conducted and was released on Friday.  It shows digital TV takeup had increased from 47% to 53%.

Awareness of the switchover is high with almost all Australian households (93%) informed of the upcoming changes, which is up from 82% in the previous quarter’s survey.  It also noted that 82% of households who have changed to digital television are happy they did, which is up from 77% last survey.

Australia will completely change from analog to digital TV by December 31, 2013 with the changeover occurring progressively.  The first area will be Sunraysia/Mildura in Victoria during the first half of 2010.

40 inch ZX1 Series Full HD BRAVIA LED TV

Sony has brought out a fantastic series of televisions incorporating the new LED TV technology into their design.  This technology is a new way of lighting the image on the screen with impressive results when compared with the traditional LCD TVs which use the bulky CCFL tubes.

The BRAVIA ZX1 offers the ultimate in visual appeal with a 40″ screen measuring a barely believable 9.9mm at its slimmest section. The panel is so thin due to the new LED TV technology which is used in the illumination of the TV.  This is called the BRAVIA Edge LED technology which dramatically reduces the weight and size of the TVs.  Unlike conventional LCD TVs which use a CCFL backlight which takes up much more space (increasing the thickness of the TV) and also not giving as sharp a picture.  The amazing result can be seen in the pictures below:

KDL40ZX1 Specifications:

Model:

LCD Screen Size: 40″ (102cm), 16:9
Screen Slimness: 9.9mm
TV System: Digital: DVB-T, Analog: B/G, D/K, I
Colour System: NTSC 3.58 (Video only), NTSC 4.43 (Video only), PAL, PAL60 (Video only), SECAM
Video Signal: 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080/24p (HDMI^TM) for Monitor, 1080p (HDMI^TM / Component)

Picture:

Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
BRAVIA 1080 Wireless: Yes
Video Processing: BRAVIA Engine^TM 2
Backlight Module: Edge LED
Motionflow^TM: Motionflow^TM 100Hz
Panel Bit: 10-bit Panel
Viewing Angle: 178°
Screen Format: Full / Normal / Wide Zoom / Zoom
Picture Mode: Vivid / Standard / Cinema / Custom / Photo-Vivid / Photo-Standard / Photo-Original / Photo-Custom

Terminals

HDMI^TM / Audio In: 3 (Rear) for Media Receiver, 1 (Side) for Monitor
USB 2.0: 1 (Front) Media Receiver
Component / Audio In: 1 (Rear) Media Receiver
Composite / Audio In: 1 (Rear) Media Receiver
HD15 PC Input / Audio: 1 (Rear) Media Receiver
Headphone Out: 1 (Front) Media Receiver

General

Power Requirements: 220-240V 50 Hz
Power Consumption: 195W (Monitor), 19.7W (Media Receiver)
Standby Power Consumption: Less than 0.45W (Monitor), less than 3.4W (Media Receiver)
Dimensions (W x H x D) with Stand: 986 x 682 x 307 mm
Dimensions (W x H x D) without Stand: 986 x 599 x 28 mm
Weight with Stand: 15.0kg
Weight without Stand: 12.2kg