Notebook LED Display - how much better is it?
Jun 30, 2007 | 8:27 am
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Notebook LED Display - how much better is it?
Looking at the Dell XPS M1330 with 13" display and option to upgrade to LED display, so wondering how much improvement is there to a LCD display?
Jun 30, 2007 | 12:05 pm
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This still is an LCD display, but is backlit with an LED element rather than a fluorescent bulb. The principal differences are lower power consumption, a somewhat brighter (some say "whiter") image without the "fading" that occurs over time with fluorescent bulbs, and elimination of mercury and arsenic otherwise used in fluorescent bulbs.
Jun 30, 2007 | 3:38 pm
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This still is an LCD display, but is backlit with an LED element rather than a fluorescent bulb. The principal differences are lower power consumption, a somewhat brighter (some say "whiter") image without the "fading" that occurs over time with fluorescent bulbs, and elimination of mercury and arsenic otherwise used in fluorescent bulbs.
Jun 30, 2007 | 3:46 pm
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Slightly OT, but how similar/dissimilar will white LED light bulbs be to the LED that you describe here? I had the impression that white LED light bulbs were still a few years off, so was surprised to hear about this.
Jun 30, 2007 | 6:13 pm
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Honestly, I'm not certain if these are the same. Perhaps the LED mavens from the flashlight thread could chime in here?