LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has a solution, involving a small ...

Hardware hackers love the Nokia 5110 LCD. Or at least, they love the clones of it. You can pick up one of these panels for a couple bucks wherever electronic bits and bobs are sold, and integrating it ...

The ALD series multioutput dc/dc backlight LED drivers serve the steady migration from cold-cathode fluorescent backlighting of LCD displays to LED backlights. These drivers are specifically designed ...

Shipments of flat panel TVs continue to outpace expectations as suppliers quickly ramp production to meet the growing demand. Liquid crystal display (LCD) technology has carved out a significant niche ...

Sony says it's developing a new backlight tech for LCD TVs, using RBG LEDs. "But wait, aren't all backlights RGB LEDs?" If that's what you're thinking, no, actually most aren't. What's your next ...

There is an ongoing effort to replace conventional CCFL backlighting in large-area (40-in. or greater) LCD TVs with LED backlighting. The benefits LEDs provide include improved color gamut, adjustable ...

Somewhere along the line, thin and light supplanted picture quality as the secondary priority for TV purchases; the primary consideration for most of us being price. Perhaps it was the memory of the ...

LED-backlit LCD monitors are just beginning to appear on the market, and Samsung is throwing its hat into the ring with the debut of the SyncMaster 244ex. The 24-inch wide-screen display has a native ...

Japan’s Sanken Electric has developed a new type of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) backlight for LCD TVs that’s as power-efficient as LED backlights but is supposedly up to 60% cheaper to ...

LED-backlit panels are becoming more and more mainstream, with nearly every 16:9 laptop coming out lately boasting that feature. Apple said as early as 2008 they would start using LED backlights for ...

Laptops have taken over desktops as the primary computer choice for most consumers, but their screens are generally mediocre at best. If you use your laptop for basic tasks, you’ll get along just fine ...