The term “LED” stands for Light Emitting Diode which is the latest screen technology that has begun to replace LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screens and Plasma screen televisions. LED screens are still LCD’s. The key difference is the LED television screens do not use fluorescent lights in their backlighting but instead use light emitting diodes as their backlights. By using this technology, the LED televisions provide more light to the screen without increasing the overall width. The two types of the LED style of backlighting are the “Edge” lighting and the “Full Array” lighting. The Full Array lighting is typically judged superior because the viewer has better control over the brightness or darkness of the screen. The Edge lit screens are thinner than the Full Array so if screen thickness is important to you, look for models with Edge lighting instead.
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