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What is a backlight? Why does this matter?

Times:12 May 2015  Hits:1001

Laptop, tablet PC, and netbook screens use a "backlight" to illuminate the liquid crystal display within the screen. There are two kinds of backlight technologies, and they aren’t interchangeable:

CCFL (cold-cathode fluorescent lamp) - an older technology, still very common

LED (light-emitting diode) - a newer technology, gaining in popularity especially in laptop.

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