Apple and HP to Launch Laptops with LED Backlight Screens

The U.S. based brands Apple and HP are expected to launch laptop computers with LED backlight based screens starting from the second quarter of 2007, Digi Times reports.

HP’s new LED-based notebooks will feature Microsoft’s Vista operating system (OS) and will aim at high-end, multimedia uses, the sources said, adding that using LEDs as the backlight source for large-size applications will become more popular thanks to more models of such kind from US-based notebook brands.

“LED (Light-emitting diode) backlighting allows for the LCD display to be slimmer and consumes less power compared to conventional Cold Cathode Fluorescent Light (CCFL) backlighting found in most modern laptop displays. Even though white LEDs are built inside the bottom edges of the LCD panel, the entire screen is evenly lit. LED is also responsible in delivering more realistic red and green colors so images appear truer,” Laptop Logic explains.

[...] Currently, some of Sony’s SZ notebooks and ASUS’ U1F laptop series feature LED backlight. It was previously reported that Apple and HP are expected to launch laptop computers with LED backlight based screens starting from the second quarter of 2007. [...]

[...] The LED backlight technology incorporated in U1F’s screen is claimed to provide lower power consumption, more realistic colors and a slimmer design. [...]

[...] Along with lower power consumption when compared to standard LCD panels, the LED backlight powered displays are slimmer and provide colors that are more realistic. [...]