Whenever you look into the market for screens, you most often find variations in LED and LCD technology. The most common applications include computer screens, TVs, and smartphone LCD Touch Displays. However, before selecting one to work with on your project, it is essential to know the difference.
While LED and LCD technologies provide display screens, there are many differences between them, and the main differences are elaborated on below.
The first difference between these two is the lighting technology on the screen. In the LCD Touch Displays, you get a screen of light deflected through color layers in front. On the other hand, Led displays to have individual diodes that emit light in the required color.
Colors make a very important aspect of any display, and in terms of colors, LEDs offer better control as well as experience. It is because the light is directly emitted through individual diodes in LEDs. However, in LCDs, liquid crystal technology produces colors; some colors are not as vibrant as the others on LEDs.
LED displays work with a distinct range of RGB colors to produce sharp images, and these can be brightened or dimmed in different areas of the screen to enhance the picture quality artificially. That is not the case with LCD screens since the RGB range and control over different areas of the screen are not the same.
So, if you sharpen the image, the whole screen sharpens, including those areas that don't need sharpening.
LED technology best provides the best black sections on the screen. That makes these much better for watching low-light scenes and night-light videos since LEDs get better blacks by often turning diodes off completely. With LCD technology, you can turn the color to black, but the light from that area cannot be turned off, giving off a greyish look.
LCD screens are physically thicker in comparison to LED screens. Because of more layers, more power is required to provide good colors and image quality. LED technology provides better energy efficiency with fewer layers and a thinner screen. There is a significant difference in power consumption which makes LED much better.
Even though LED provides better sharpness, colors, and image quality, it stays energy efficient while providing higher brightness levels. LCDs use fluorescent lighting, while LED displays use diodes, and that's why the brightness levels are much better in screens based on LED technology.
The lifespan of an LED screen is around 100000 hours, while LCDs provide a shorter lifespan. They last for around 75000 hours which makes a significant difference.
LCD Touch Displays make a cheaper display option, while LEDs are expensive. Meanwhile, depending on the application, you may not notice much difference in the quality of both offers. So, for the best experience, always consider your use case before going with one.