What is LED vs. LCD?
LED and LCD are both technologies used to light up the screens of everything from alarm clocks to TVs and computer monitors. While they might seem like competing and completely separate systems in the television market, that’s not exactly the case.Definition of LCDLCD stands for liquid crystal display, a method of presenting images on a flat screen by shining a backlight through a sheet of filters and tiny crystals made of liquid molecules. It is a process of making a picture rather than simply a light source.Definition of LEDLED is short for light emitting diode, a tiny device that creates light by using a circuit to create an electromagnetic charge. This is not a projection of image-creating technology, just a compact, energy efficient source of light.LCD and LED TVsLCD televisions and monitors use cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) as a source of backlight. LED screens use many light emitting diodes rather than CCFLs to produce backlight, but still utilize liquid crystal display