Is the difference between LCD televison and LED television worth the $500?

February 24th, 2010

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sunfiretakesit asked:


I was comparing Samsung HDTV sets at Best Buy….but don’t trust salesmen!

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5 Responses to “Is the difference between LCD televison and LED television worth the $500?”

  1. Po P Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    Don’t do it! The led technology is still too new…Too expensive and not enough difference.

  2. amp9C1 v2.0 Says:
    February 27th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    No.
    Better question: Is the difference between CRT television and LCD television worth the $150? (The answer to that one is also no.)

  3. jf Says:
    March 1st, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    LED is a type of backlight for an HDTV. It exists for both LCD and DLP. So there’s not really a difference of LCD vs LED. Its CCFL vs LED.

    Is LED LCD worth the extra expense? No. The reason being is that you can buy a plasma for the same price as that LED LCD and get even better image quality as a result (and for less). So spend less and get a better picture by just switching technologies.

    But, if you MUST go LCD, then LED LCD is worth it for image quality in the sense that at least you get blacks and contrasts closer to plasma, a heck of a lot closer than CCFL. Its a steep price to pay though. If you’re a videophile though it is probably something you want.

  4. theone78 Says:
    March 3rd, 2010 at 5:13 am

    Yes, it’s worth it.. .supposidly you save up to 40% more energy a year !

  5. miwa Says:
    March 6th, 2010 at 2:48 am

    Personally I think it worth extra money for picture quality,LED providing blacker black tones.LED TVs reduced power consumption up to 40%.

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