When LED backlighting first kicked off a couple of years back the technology was deployed in the same way as a cold cathode backlight -- the LEDs went behind the panel and illuminated the LCD. This ...

CCFL backlights are the most common backlight technology and are used in displays ranging from 5.7 to 23 in. or more diagonal. They can have from one to 24 or more lamps mounted along the edge of the ...

Philips had been in a track to enhance its Aptura intelligent flourescent backlighting system for future displays, however advancements in LED backlighting technology have prompted a suddent, though ...

Light emitting diodes are used in an increasing number of medium- and large-format displays as backlight. As could be seen recently at the ifa, the Consumer Electronics sector is assuming a pioneering ...

Somewhere along the line, thin and light supplanted picture quality as the secondary priority for TV purchases; the primary consideration for most of us being price. Perhaps it was the memory of the ...

Most of the leading edge display technologies are pretty much synonymous with the Korean or Japanese electronics manufacturers. Not this time. Global Lighting Technologies, a Taiwanese company has ...

The application of LEDs to the backlighting of large LCD panels poses unique power management considerations. The inherent configuration of the LEDs behind the panel, known as direct, or around the ...

LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has a solution, involving a small ...

To serve the steady migration from cold cathode florescent (CCFL) backlighting of LCD displays to LED backlights, TDK-Lambda has launched its new ALD Series of multi-output dc-dc backlight LED drivers ...

Hardware hackers love the Nokia 5110 LCD. Or at least, they love the clones of it. You can pick up one of these panels for a couple bucks wherever electronic bits and bobs are sold, and integrating it ...

OLED has become the dominant smartphone display technology thanks to its thinner design, better power efficiency, deeper ...

Laptops have taken over desktops as the primary computer choice for most consumers, but their screens are generally mediocre at best. If you use your laptop for basic tasks, you’ll get along just fine ...