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  1. I have a vaio laptop and really love the screen but I'm thinking of getting another ... dedicated to editing video ...
    is an LED screen worth the extra $100?
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    Originally Posted by Gromit137
    I have a vaio laptop and really love the screen but I'm thinking of getting another ... dedicated to editing video ...
    is an LED screen worth the extra $100?
    Main claim to fame for a LED backlight vs a CFL (flourescent) backlight is less power consumption so longer battery life. Both are LCD displays.

    I've suffered greater than average CFL backlight or associated inverter board failures (including a Sony Vaio laptop plus Viewsonic and Samsung desktop LCD monitors). Repair costs tend to favor junking the old one for a new one. That said, LED backlights may prove to have longer useful life than CFL.
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    Originally Posted by edDV
    Main claim to fame for a LED backlight vs a CFL (flourescent) backlight is less power consumption so longer battery life. Both are LCD displays.

    I've suffered greater than average CFL backlight or associated inverter board failures (including a Sony Vaio laptop plus Viewsonic and Samsung desktop monitors). Repair costs tend to favor junking the old one for a new one. That said, LED backlights may prove to have longer useful life than CFL.
    Never looked at them side by side. Since the OP mentioned he was going to use for video editing, are there any
    differences to be concerned about??
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    Originally Posted by showtaper
    Originally Posted by edDV
    Main claim to fame for a LED backlight vs a CFL (flourescent) backlight is less power consumption so longer battery life. Both are LCD displays.

    I've suffered greater than average CFL backlight or associated inverter board failures (including a Sony Vaio laptop plus Viewsonic and Samsung desktop monitors). Repair costs tend to favor junking the old one for a new one. That said, LED backlights may prove to have longer useful life than CFL.
    Never looked at them side by side. Since the OP mentioned he was going to use for video editing, are there any
    differences to be concerned about??
    Specs that would affect editing have nothing to do with LED vs CFL backlights. There may or may not be colorimetry issues.

    For video editing you don't rely on a laptop monitor anyway. They have the wrong gamma and black level unless carefully calibrated.
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    Originally Posted by edDV
    For video editing you don't rely on a laptop monitor anyway. They have the wrong gamma and black level unless carefully calibrated.
    Wouldn't that be true also for photo editing ?

    Personally i am a CRT person all the way for both video & photo.
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    Originally Posted by Noahtuck
    Originally Posted by edDV
    For video editing you don't rely on a laptop monitor anyway. They have the wrong gamma and black level unless carefully calibrated.
    Wouldn't that be true also for photo editing ?

    Personally i am a CRT person all the way for both video & photo.
    Photos can be matched to video, printers, various prepress processes or ICC specs. Photoshop has extensive calibration procedures. It depends what you are doing. If you target a particular RGB monitor, it may not look right on the next monitor you buy.

    This is why it is good to archive the original uncorrected scan or capture. Each "color correction" is done to a target export device.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_management
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Color_Consortium
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    Depending on the drivers and the display an LED monitor can have a slightly larger color gamut. Good for print media prep but not such a panacea for video. If you're editing video only to be seen on an identical LED display that's great, but odds are that's a no. Best bet is to always edit for the least common denominator so always test on a basic tube just to be sure.
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