We explained what light-emitting diodes are (see here) and described Edge LED (see here) and Local Dimming (see here). In both cases, these are white LEDs. Another way to use LEDs in a flat screen TV is to use coloured LEDs. Red, green and blue are in the spotlight. Instead of having only white LEDs, [...]
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Shedding Light on LEDs (Part 4): LED RGB
by Charles-Edouard Carrier
Digitized Album Artwork
by Charles-Edouard Carrier
Earlier this week we were talking about Bang & Olufsen’s BeoMaster 5, a 500 GB hard drive that can store your entire media library. To access the music content of the BeoMaster 5, the BeoSound 5 is the tool of choice. With the accompanying booklet, photographs and information about the artist, you will feel like [...]
>> Read moreBuilding a Virtual Library
by Charles-Edouard Carrier
Bang & Olufsen offers a trio that will surprise your eyes and your ears. The BeoMaster 5, BeoVision and BeoSound 5 reinvent how we archive media files kept at home. A true jukebox for the 2010s, this series is driven by a powerful and secure external hard drive: the Beomaster 5. Discreet and stylish, the [...]
>> Read moreShedding Light on LEDs (Part 3): Local Dimming
by Charles-Edouard Carrier
We explained what LED is (see here) and described one type of device that is equipped with Edge LED technology (see here). Unlike Edge, where the diodes are placed in the frame of the screen, Local Dimming models have a panel filled with white LEDs. How does this effect the picture quality? Placing the LEDs [...]
>> Read moreShedding Light on LEDs (Part 2): Edge LED
by Charles-Edouard Carrier
After explaining what LED is (see here), it is time to look at the first type of LCD LED: Edge LED. With this technology, the diodes are placed on the sides of the device, not on the entire surface. As mentioned in the previous article, with a regular LCD screen neon cathodes (CCFL) provide the [...]
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