Confused LED / LCD

ebis · 26 Jan 2011 at 21:32

Hi,

Looking at this Samsung monitor it says it's LED ect, however when I google it all I seem to get is LCD results. Kinda confused as to what it actually is, and as a side note how do people think this monitor would do for gaming?

SAMSUNG BX2231

Thanks

cmndr_andi · 26 Jan 2011 at 21:38

LED is just the backlight type - the panel is still a standard LCD one.

With edge-lit LED panels like that samsung - the picture quality really isn't any better than a standard CCFL backlit screen with a similar good quality TN LCD panel. The main benefits with edge-lit LED screens is low power usage and a slim profile. Also, the dynamic contrast ratio number is meaningless - just something they make up, the real static number is ~1000:1, just like all TN LCD panels.

Have a read here and here for some more info.

Andy_Jenx · 27 Jan 2011 at 03:58

I am in the same position. Looking for a gaming monitor and not sure if the LED range is worth it. Great info here guys. Doesnt look like the cost difference between the two is justified.

roderz88 · 28 Jan 2011 at 12:19

Im on the same boat actually, I dont know whether to get a new LCD or LED screen

PCM2 · 28 Jan 2011 at 13:14

Did you read the second reply to this thread?

HW91 · 28 Jan 2011 at 16:59

In short, it makes FA difference to quality but LED lowers power consumption slightly(only really matters in bigger screens and there aren't many of those which use LED backlighting) and also makes it a bit thinner