LCD or LED

[hardy]

I just purchased the LG 42LD550 but I am thinking about returning it for the LG 32LE5300. They are the same price, even though one is 42" and the other is 32". Should I keep the 42" LCD or upgrade to the LED?

[redwudz]

The LED displays have several advantages. If you're thinking 'green', they do use a lot less power and generate less heat. The case itself is also thinner. The display part of my LED 23" monitor is a bit more than 1/2 inch thick, though the power supply adds another inch or so to the center of the back. And the display itself is lighter in weight. Maybe not important to most, but if you have it mounted on a monitor arm, it does help.

Maybe the biggest plus is longevity and stability. LEDs shouldn't suffer from deterioration over time as the older florescent back lights do. I have a couple of old florescent back lit monitors, probably ten years old, and they are getting dim. LEDs will last a lot longer and whatever initial calibration you do for color, etc., should also last.

Most LED monitors are back lit from edge LEDs around the screen mounted on a sheet of plastic. I have heard that some upscale displays are lit directly from the back can vary brightness levels dynamically in small areas of the screen, though that's uncommon for most LED displays. That would improve contrast ratios. And it's probably my own perception, but the whites seem more correct with a LED display.

I have both a Viewsonic 24 inch LED LCD monitor and a Asus laptop with a LED display and I am very pleased with both the displays. The Viewsonic monitor doesn't have as good of black levels as my Hanns G florescent monitor, but that's more related to the LCD part of the display, not the back light.

If the other TV/Monitor is the same price, I would recommend the LED version.

[hardy]

I think I'll give it a shot, there were some bad reviews on the LG because some panel's are VA instead of IPS like they are suppose to be. I called Amazon and they said it is the IPS panel.

[zzyzzx]

I'd pick the LED over a LCD just to reduce or eliminate the possibility or persistance issues. I still watch a lot of SDTV, and I find the black bars burned into the sides annoying.

[neomaine]

Persistance (image rention?) on an LCD? Not going to happen. Personally, the extra 10" is awful lot of realestate to give up. There would have to be some much better reason than what's given above for moving down.

I picked up a 60" Sharp LC6088UN via Dell. Specifically went with tried and true CCFL versus the current LED, especially edge lit. For greenness, my settings have it at 85 watts versus 60 for a similar LED. Compared to plasmas in the 300w and my old 35" crt at 400w, it's still very very good.

[handyguy]

LG makes the sides gray on their plasmas during SD. Keeps it from getting written in I suppose.

I have a LG plasma 42" they are cheaper than LCD these days it seems & don't use much power, it's also very thin, as a matter of fact, it weighs just 44lbs with base on it.