Eric Franklin led the CNET Tech team as Editorial Director. A 20-plus-year industry veteran, Eric began his tech journey testing computers in the CNET Labs. When not at work he can usually be found at ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Are you old enough to remember Philips Ambilight? If not, it was a brilliant feature on some Philips TVs that cast a glow onto the wall behind ...

CCFL backlights are the most common backlight technology and are used in displays ranging from 5.7 to 23 in. or more diagonal. They can have from one to 24 or more lamps mounted along the edge of the ...

Somewhere along the line, thin and light supplanted picture quality as the secondary priority for TV purchases; the primary consideration for most of us being price. Perhaps it was the memory of the ...

Whether you’re gaming or streaming movies, time spent relaxing in front of the TV can be great. But if you want to take it up to the next level, you can’t go wrong with backlighting! Turn your boring ...

LED-backlit LCDs are where TV’s future and present meet—they’re the best LCDs you’ve ever seen, but they’re not as stunning as OLED displays, which will one day dominate all. They’re not cheap, but ...

Samsung's UNB8000 series is the company's top-of-the-line LCD at CES 2009, with LED backlighting, 240HZ, and interactive widget-based content. Matthew Moskovciak Senior Associate Editor / Reviews - ...

Apple is exploring new ways of arranging light-emitting diode (LED) backlights on LCD displays, in a way that could improve color accuracy and allow wider viewing angles. A new patent application made ...

A typical LCD consists of liquid crystal material with transparent electrodes and polarizing filters. Applying voltage across the liquid crystal layer allows light to pass through in varying amounts.

To better understand mini-LED backlighting tech, it helps to know how LCD-based screens like those used in phones and tablets have historically worked. Unlike OLED screens which have individual pixels ...

A few days ago, Ars reviewed the new 17" MacBook Pro. Most of that review also applies to the new 15-inchers, but there is one aspect to the latest incarnation of the 15" MacBook Pro that warrants ...

Notebooks are set to see huge gains in the usage of LED backlighting next year with projected to be between 30-40 percent. The demand for LED backlighting was expected to grow significantly in 2008, ...