Monitors LCD vs LED What's the diff?

Guess what? LED refers to what backlight is used to light up the LCD. LCD refers to Liquid Crystal Diode. LED refers to Light Emitting Diode.  Liquid Crystal Diodes don't emit any light. LED's do. Florescent lighting was the main way of backlighting LCD's. Now, it is being superseded by LED's .It is kind of a misnomer, misdirection, misadvertising or marketing strategy. Whatever you want to call it. When you see a monitor or TV called LED TV, it still is a LCD with LEDs used for lighting the LCD.

This is the Hewlett Packard L2105tm touch screen monitor. Speakers are included but you can over-ride them.  $299.99 List, $279.99 Newegg, $260.99 Amazon. LED.

This is the Samsung B2430H Monitor. It doesn't have speakers. Nor is it touch screen. So $331.00 List, $ $209.99 Newegg, $209.99 Amazon. LCD.

As I said before, LCD is the actual screen. What lights it up are the LED's or Florescent light bulbs. Oh, and plasma screens? Well, hehehe, the light in a Florescent tube is referred to as PLASMA. It again is a misnomer, misdirection, misadvertising or marketing strategy. I know, I know. It kinda takes the fun out of it, but still......

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