As lighting topologies have advanced, backlighting technologies have evolved to keep pace. At one time, cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) were the dominant technology for backlighting ...

This article explains the latest steps taken by major notebook makers and LCD panel makers to make the 'green' benefits of LED backlight (LED BLU: Light Emitting Diode BackLight Unit) technology ...

Turns out our local zombie-infested Apple store was already stocking yesterday's new Santa Rosa-based LED-backlit MacBook Pro-- and so naturally we had to do our own wholly unscientific comparison.

[Lee Davison] acquired an Acer laptop that didn’t have a display anymore. He had enough parts on hand to add in an LCD panel and give it a CCFL backlight. But when he started looking for an inverter ...

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 ...

When you work at Tektronix and they make a difficult to refuse offer for their ‘scopes, you obviously grab it. Even if the only one you can afford is the not-so-awesome TDS1012. [Jason Milldrum] got ...

The compact fluorescent tubes (CCFL) commonly used to backlight LCD panels have attracted the attention of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive because they contain mercury. Right ...

Large-size TFT LCD panel (10-inch and larger) backlight units (BLUs) based on non-CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lamps), such as LED (light emitting diode) and FFL (flat fluorescent lamp) backlighting ...

Hospitals and surgery centers are increasingly implementing light emitting diode backlight technology in their operating rooms. This echoes the example of consumers, who have been flocking to replace ...

Ok, so I have to admit firstly that I'm a huge fan of monitors with x-IPS panels. The color gamut/accuracy and the wide viewing angle are big Plusees for me, but the CCFL backlight is somewhat of an ...

There's been a lot of talk over the past year about LED TVs and how exactly they differ to the current and previous crop of LCD TVs. The big misconception behind the technology is that it's an ...

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