Notebooks with LED Backlight to Surge in 2008

The use of LED backlighting, the display enhancement technology currently implemented in only a few notebooks by select manufacturers, will surge in 2008, Digi Times reports.

The average power consumption of 12.1-, 13.3- or 14.1-inch widescreen laptops that feature LED backlighting is one to two watts less than similar-sized notebooks that use traditional cold-cathode fluorescent lighting (CCFL) as the source, notebook business unit general manager at Asustek Tony Chen told to DigiTimes.

It is explained that one watt power reduction translates into an extra 30-45 minutes of battery life.

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.

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