What is the difference between LED and LCD monitors?
There is no difference in the display technology – both use TFT LCD panels – but the “LED monitor” uses a white LED backlight to illuminate the TFT LCD panel, while traditional LCD monitors use cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFL). The advantages of LED backlighting include higher brightness and dynamic contrast, lower power consumption, longer backlight lifetime and a slimmer monitor housing. Further reference can be found at LED Backlit LCD Television. At the time of writing LED backlit LCD displays are more expensive than their CCFL counterparts, but in the future it is expected that all LCD displays will move to white LED backlighting, so the price will drop. LED backlit monitors should not be confused with OLED which stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode and is a totally new ultra-thin screen technology using organic compounds that do not require any backlight – the compounds emit light when a current is passed through them. It is anticipated that OLED will be the screen techno
