DisplaySearch Forecasts Steady Decline in LED TV Backlight Premiums
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Author: LIGHTimes News Staff

February 19, 2010... DisplaySearch predicts that the difference in cost between LED backlights and conventional cold cathode fluorescent backlights for LCD panels and sets is steadily decreasing. DisplaySearch says its Quarterly LED & CCFL Backlight Cost Report covers backlight unit cost structures and trends, with detailed cost breakdowns for 17 different configurations of notebook backlight units from 10.1” to 17.3”, 21 configurations of monitor backlight units from 15.6” to 27.0”, and 27 configurations of LCD TV backlight units from 26.0” to 60.0”.

The newly-released DisplaySearch Quarterly LED & CCFL Backlight Cost Report, which analyzes and forecasts the cost structure of CCFL and LED backlight costs, disclosed that the average cost of 40” edge LED backlight unit in Q1’10 is $118, and will fall to $100 by Q4’10. The company points out that most LCD panel and set makers are focusing on development of LED (light emitting diode) backlight units for improved visual performance, thinner form factor, and lower power consumption. The key issue has been reducing cost, in absolute terms and relative to the conventional CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent) backlights. Display Search News Release

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