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Even though we hear about LED televisions across the TV market, LED is actually a term coined by electronics giant Samsung. LED actually stands for light emitting diodes, which are used as a backlight for LCD TVs. Other LCD televisions use flourescent lights.

LED are not as bulky as its flourescent counterpart therefore making thinner LCD televisions possible. In fact, some LED TVs are only two inches thick. Not only are the small, but they also do not produce a lot of either heat or power, making them an efficient option. Often they are also grouped together in such a way that if one of them burns out, then the others still produce enough light. Some LED TVs, however, use lighting around the edge, which makes them very thin, but can cause the screen to not look as good.

LED televisions are also environmentally friendly in that mercury is not used in their production, however arsenic and gallium are. Backlights are necessary for LCD screens because they do not produce any light of their own, and therefore would need an external light in order to be able to see its picture. The LED does not add screen width because their light is inwardly projected.

Samsung first introduced LED televisions in 2007 and are typically used in larger TVs such as 40 inches and above. In 2008, LED TVs were also introduced by Sony and Sharp, with the latter introducing the ultra-thin Aquos model. Some prefer LED backlit LCD televisions because their colour saturation is quite high, and their dark colours are typically deeper. This gives a richer picture with sharp detail. It is a good idea to do your research when it comes to a LED television verses a traditional LCD TV as there are not only picture differences between types of backlighting, but also between manufacturers.