On its own, an LED is very simple: voltage is applied to a semiconductor diode, and it lights up. An LED display, meanwhile, combines this simple notion with the existing principles of an LCD.

LCD vs. LED vs. Mini LED vs. OLED: A quick guide A brief breakdown of the display tech behind TVs, monitors, ... (CRT) and plasma displays as the dominant consumer display tech.

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LED, LCD, OLED, QLED. The alphabet soup of TV types can be confusing and overwhelming. This guide will make it simple to understand every TV type available.

While consumers grapple between OLED and various LED, LCD-based technologies for both their TVs and phones (and soon, computer monitors), a little more understanding is always welcome. Related Stories ...

Cutting-edge LCD TVs like the TCL 8 series use mini-LED and QLED to improve picture quality but they're still not as good as OLED. Sarah Tew/CNET Liquid crystal displays, aka LCDs, are old .

Once you realise that 'LED TVs' are actually LCD TVs with better PR, you realise that LCD is by a huge margin the dominant TV technology in terms of sales - and it has been for well over a decade.

Expertise A 25-year CNET veteran, David has been reviewing TVs since the days of CRT, rear-projection and plasma. ... Here's a little secret: an LED TV is just an LCD TV with a fancy backlight.

An LED TV, as we've mentioned, provides a much deeper and more vibrant picture than an LCD TV, so it naturally costs a bit more, around $100 to $300 or more depending on the size.