Hard to say. . .

Posted by Larry I (A) on March 10, 2010 at 13:53:24

In Reply to: New LED flatscreens disappointing posted by ramw on March 10, 2010 at 06:27:55:

what is the source of your disappointment, given the paucity of specifics. In what way is your LCD/LED set disappointing? Disappointing in comparison to what (another technology, expectations. . .)? What model and size set are you describing?

All technological types of any product are "incomplete" in that they are never perfect. LCD sets are certainly far from perfect (still suffer from motion artifacts, color accuracy is not as good as a plasma, etc.).

What is referred to as LED sets are really LCD sets with LEDs being used as a light source behind the LCD panel which selectively blocks this light source to produce a picture. These vary greatly in quality, depending on how the LED light source is implemented. Sets with locally dimming LEDs can deliver much better pictures than those without this feature. Instead of a constant brightness behind the LCD panel, the LEDs are lit or remain dark to match the varying brightness of differnt parts of the picture. This means much better black levels in dark areas of the screen and a more vibrant picture (otherwise the biggest weakness of LCD flatscreens).

If you have one of the better LCD/LED sets with this feature and you are disappointed, then yes, the current technology is not up to YOUR standards of completeness. But, if your set lacks this feature, it is NOT representative of this technology's current capability.

Also, many supposedly high definition broadcasts, cable feeds, direct satellite broadcasts are not really that great too. On a big set, these deficiencies are even more evident.

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Topic - New LED flatscreens disappointing - ramw 06:27:55 03/10/10 (23)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - mdavis 22:36:23 03/12/10 (1)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - mdavis 22:56:07 03/12/10 (0)

here's your answer - Joe Murphy Jr 10:19:48 03/11/10 (6)

Yours for just $30,000. (nt) - Russell 13:55:57 03/11/10 (5)

didn't realize you were a mind reader - Joe Murphy Jr 17:49:35 03/11/10 (3)

Well, that 85-incher did catch my eye... - Russell 00:34:21 03/13/10 (2)

that wasn't me - Joe Murphy Jr 12:47:43 03/13/10 (1)

I love my plasma, too,,, - Russell 17:32:33 03/13/10 (0)

Not really. - Crimson 17:24:56 03/11/10 (0)

I saw one highly expensive LED LCD (Samsung) at a Best Buy - keith_d 18:09:40 03/10/10 (0)

Hard to say. . . - Larry I 13:53:24 03/10/10 (4)

RE: Hard to say. . . - ramw 00:14:24 03/11/10 (3)

Sure - Larry I 06:07:00 03/11/10 (2)

Weren't CRTs subject to geometry problems? - Russell 13:53:28 03/11/10 (1)

RE: Weren't CRTs subject to geometry problems? - Larry I 17:04:25 03/11/10 (0)

Wow, I have a 2 year old Samsung... - mkuller 11:24:58 03/10/10 (0)

FiOS+ Kuro Elite Plasma = Answer - cfitzger 09:12:04 03/10/10 (1)

RE: FiOS+ Kuro Elite Plasma = Answer - enjoythemusic 08:19:55 03/12/10 (0)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - oldcrow 08:33:28 03/10/10 (0)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - sprucemoose 08:03:40 03/10/10 (3)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - Hornlover 08:33:54 03/16/10 (0)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - avsBuddy 12:27:10 03/10/10 (1)

RE: New LED flatscreens disappointing - muser 12:40:10 03/10/10 (0)

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Hard to say. . . - Larry I 13:53:24 03/10/10 (4)

RE: Hard to say. . . - ramw 00:14:24 03/11/10 (3)

Sure - Larry I 06:07:00 03/11/10 (2)

Weren't CRTs subject to geometry problems? - Russell 13:53:28 03/11/10 (1)

RE: Weren't CRTs subject to geometry problems? - Larry I 17:04:25 03/11/10 (0)

Hard to say. . .

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