LASKYS misleading people about LED TVs

Steve Thackery wrote:
I think there is a point which we're not discussing, here

No there isn't. You've snipped out all of the previous message(s) and not
left anything in for context. To snip out irrelevant stuff is good
netiquette but to snip all of it just leaves your message hanging in mid air
and we're left wondering what you're on about.

There are, in fact, three distinctly different technologies, all of
which are talked about as 'LED TV'.

The simplest merely replaces the usual backlight with LEDs, which
provide lower energy consumption.

The next type use an array of backlight LEDs across the entire screen.
These LEDs are individually modulated so that dark, or black, areas of
picture receive little or no backlighting, thus giving a greatly
improved contrast ratio. (Backlight leakage is still a real problem
on my brand new 46" Sony).

The third type uses OLEDs to emit the picture directly, with no
backlight.
The first two are both marketed as 'LED TVs', and yet there is a big
difference in their performance. The marketing people haven't got
their heads around this, yet, and neither, it seems, have the public.
Perhaps it's regarded as too 'technical' for the commoners?

The third type isn't really in the picture yet, due to their scarcity
and colossal cost. I feel sure they'll be marketed very carefully to
distinguish them: I bet they always call them 'OLED' rather than
'LED'.
But the confusion between the first two is very disappointing.

Steve

"Pete Zahut" wrote in message ...
Steve Thackery wrote:
I think there is a point which we're not discussing, here

No there isn't. You've snipped out all of the previous message(s) and not left anything in for context. To snip out irrelevant
stuff is good netiquette but to snip all of it just leaves your message hanging in mid air and we're left wondering what you're on
about.

I disagree completely.

It was entirely appropriate for Steve to snip everything, because his post
was an invitation for the discussion to branch out in a different direction.
He was not replying to anyone in particular.

What he actually snipped was a comment made by Max about an old dial-light
bulb, how would that have put his post in context?

--
Graham.

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