The industry analyst firm DisplayBank has released a presentation that gives an overview of the flat panel display industry, with some special emphasis on LCD HDTVs with LED backlights. This is the segment of the market that some manufacturers have chosen to call “LED TVs”, which is a term that many people find misleading.
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HDTV Almanac - LED LCD TVs: Gaining Ground
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alfredpoor
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LED versions
alfredpoor ..
Good morning !
It seems to be the case so far that not all "LED" varieties do actually provide "huge" or substantial power savings over the ~ same set w/o any ... e.g. ... Sony's don't yet.
And, whenever 'bumped' against the power usages of the popular external Surround Sound Systems and / or dual tuner, hard drive HD Boxes, there IS only benefit to the US power grid in-toto, NOT a meaningful reduction in one's private electric monthly billings at all.
More perhaps for now, simply a "marketing hype" to finally attract new customers back into the stores after a year-long plus .. "dry spell? .."
eli
Good morning !
It seems to be the case so far that not all "LED" varieties do actually provide "huge" or substantial power savings over the ~ same set w/o any ... e.g. ... Sony's don't yet.
And, whenever 'bumped' against the power usages of the popular external Surround Sound Systems and / or dual tuner, hard drive HD Boxes, there IS only benefit to the US power grid in-toto, NOT a meaningful reduction in one's private electric monthly billings at all.
More perhaps for now, simply a "marketing hype" to finally attract new customers back into the stores after a year-long plus .. "dry spell? .."
eli
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Trust but verify
Your skepticism is warranted, Eli, given the track record of consumer electronics hype in general. But in this case, I truly believe that LED backlights do make a difference in power consumption for LCD displays, and the difference is considerable when you look at the larger sizes. I don't believe that the power savings will pay for the current difference in price in a reasonable amount of time, but that's not the only point. The "drop in the bucket" can become an ocean -- or at least a small lake -- when multiplied enough times. The savings realized from Energy Star rated appliances probably has not made a huge difference in any single household's electrical bills, but with millions of units in use, they no doubt add up to an overall savings for the country. And I think that's good for our economy and for our environment.
Buying a low-energy HDTV isn't going to save the world, but it is a drop in the right bucket, in my opinion.
Alfred
Buying a low-energy HDTV isn't going to save the world, but it is a drop in the right bucket, in my opinion.
Alfred