I have a rather old 22" flat screen PC Monitor used on my desktop PC. I love it. However, this past week it seemed to have died. I have been looking to replace it and to get a24" model while I am at it. In looking at monitors online I find there are two types: LCD and LED. I wanted to know the difference and which would be better. I found lots of answers online, but this one was best I thought. I am not sure this guy really knows, but it sounds to me like he has some knowledge about them.
"Q. I spend a lot of time at my computer, so I need a monitor
that's easy on my eyes, but monitor shopping is confusing. What is the
difference between an LED and an LCD monitor?
A. LED (light emitting diode) and LCD (liquid crystal display)
monitors are based on the same basic technology, but differ in the kind
of backlighting used. Technically, LEDs are a type of LCD monitor.
Unlike older CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors that generated their own
light, LCD displays rely on an external source to manipulate light
passing through polarized liquid crystals. Backlighting significantly
affects picture quality, the result being that LEDs offer superior
picture quality to LCDs.
LEDs also provide truer color quality, meaning blacker blacks and
whiter whites, with just a hint of lemony freshness. Due to the
configuration of the backlighting, LEDs are typically much slimmer than
conventional LCDs.
LED monitors require less power -- up to 40 percent less than
conventional LCD monitors. They are also more environmentally friendly
because mercury is not used in their production.
LED monitors are definitely easier on the eyes than LCD monitors
which make them popular choices for people who work long hours at the
computer. Not surprising, I spend a lot of time at the computer and
though I have a number of monitors, both LCDs and LEDs, for my primary
system I use a Samsung LED. It is noticeably easier on my aging eyes."
I found one man's opinion at http://www.azfamily.com/news/technology/Monitor-shopping-LED-vs-LCD-monitors-170744276.html
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