Archive for April, 2009

Samsung LED TV’s reviews new technology 2009

The name “LED TV” sounds simple enough, but it’s important to remember that these inch-thin sets are actually otherwise normal LCD (liquid-crystal display) TVs that use LEDs (light-emitting diodes) instead of the standard fluorescent backlights. But it gets even more confusing. We’ve reviewed LED-based LCD displays before, most recently the Sony KDL-55XBR8 and Samsung LN46A950–the two best-performing LCD TVs we’ve ever tested. A lot of the credit for those TVs’ excellent picture quality can be attributed to their local dimming technology; groups of LEDs behind the screen can be dimmed or turned off to achieve those deep, inky blacks we all love so much.
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