LCD TV information and comparisons
| User Rating: | |
| Thickness: | Minimum 1 inch |
| Power consumption: | Requires less power to operate when compared to plasma, but more than OLED TVs |
| Screen size: | 13 - 57 inches |
| Burn-in: | Not an issue |
| Cost: | Much cheaper |
| Life span: | 50,000 - 100, 000 hours |
| Viewing angle: | Up to 165°, Picture suffers from the side |
| Mechanism: | Backlight covered by a layer of liquid crystals |
| Backlight: | Yes |
| Used by: | iPhone, HTC Sensation, iPad 2 |
| Contrast Ratio (measure of the blackest black compared to the whitest white): | Up to 15000:1 (not as good as Plasma) |
| Energy consumption: | Much greater |
| Motion lag: | Not an issue |
| Introduction: | A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals. Liquid crystals do not emit light directly. |
| Screen Refresh Rate (affects quality of video): | LCD TVs were originally designed for computer data displays, and not video. Refresh rates are therefore not as good. But LCD TVs are catching up fast. |
| Performance at High Altitude: | LCD TVs are not affected by high altitudes. |
| Brightness: | Brighter than plasma |