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New LED Backlights For LCD Screens

Posted by timothy on from the you-can-never-have-too-many dept.

stuffman64 writes: "LumiLeds has a new LED backlighting technology based on their Luxeon Star LEDs. It is meant to replace the power-hogging CCFL lights currently in use. Benefits include longer battery life for notebooks, less weight, and a larger color gamut (up to 130% of the NTSC standard). The release can be found here." I wish I could hook up one of their evaluation kits to my machine right now;) The same site has quite a lot of LED-related information throughout.

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  1. mini-version by Erasei · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I think this would make a very cool addition to a mobile mp3 player. Instead of the little screens they have now, we can get some larger ones with better GUIs, due to much lower power usage.

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  2. Argh, my eyes by Jeffrey+Baker · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Their power-saving plan works by alternating the duty cycle of their red, green, and blue LEDs at 1-65Hz. I can feel a headache coming on already.

  3. X-Mas Tree Lights by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Wish one of these companies would get a clue and do Christmas tree lights. Extreme low power, long life compared to current plugins (skip the plug-in and go with a straight built) and possibly programmable. Yeah a string might cost $30 but would be paid for in 1-2 seasons . Any of you looking at your Electrical cost?