"LED backlights LCD" technology aka WLED. Very thin and stylish

[Harvey]

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As we know it is dangerous to look at LED lights for longer than 90 seconds!

That's quite a statement without any links to any corroborative data or other info. Don't worry. Your eyes will be completely shielded from any dangerous light from LED's as long as you maintain this position.

 

[Rubycon]

That's quite a statement without any links to any corroborative data or other info. Don't worry. Your eyes will be completely shielded from any dangerous light from LED's as long as you maintain this position.

I think I remember what that picture was!

Staring at anything BRIGHT for a long period of time can cause damage.

I'm willing to bet the n00b is one to fear cell phone radiation too.

 

[Ayah]

Very thin, very stylish and also very expensive (for now).

 

[Zacharry]

Is it possible to mount one of these onto a monitor arm? I want one of the ASUS LEDs, but they aren't VESA compatible.

 

[LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE]

That's quite a statement without any links to any corroborative data or other info. Don't worry. Your eyes will be completely shielded from any dangerous light from LED's as long as you maintain this position.

That's quite a demonstration of administrator's "elite" cultural, mental and social abilities... you know, as admin you or your parents can get sued for such insults? Or perhaps your parents allow you too much without their permission?

 

[LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE]

I think I remember what that picture was!

Staring at anything BRIGHT for a long period of time can cause damage.

I'm willing to bet the n00b is one to fear cell phone radiation too.

You guessed it right ms. moderator, only a fool would talk on a cellphone for hours on a daily basis. Perhaps you find drugs amusing as well...

 

[Rubycon]

You guessed it right ms. moderator, only a fool would talk on a cellphone for hours on a daily basis. Perhaps you find drugs amusing as well...

I like to listen to people talk and talk and talk. Lets me know how full of donkey detritus they are! :thumbsdown:

 

[LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE]

I like to listen to people talk and talk and talk. Lets me know how full of donkey detritus they are! :thumbsdown:

Just don't forget to use a cellphone every time you talk and listen and keep it closer to your ear to make sure your brain endurance test is well received. And if your cellphone's screen is LED-backlit also keep it closer to your eyes. And when you die from a brain tumour and go blind, remember me.

 

[DrPizza]

Led-Permanent-Eye-Damage is banned for spamming this forum with his message that he's posting all over the internet (cut and paste). Plus, after a quick count of the few nutcases in OT and P&N, the quota for tinfoil hat types has already been achieved.
Oh, and this was the wrong forum for that message. I'd remove the posts so this thread could get back on track, but the thread hadn't had any activity for over a month. Consider my leaving the posts here for entertainment as my Christmas present to you guys in video cards. Merry Christmas. -DrPizza

 

[Luddite]

Well, I googled "led eye damage" and "led health hazard" and came up with zilch. No studies proved any link between LED lighting and eye damage or ill health. There is some concern that LED lights above 5000k (this is beginning of the blue end of the wavelength) could be harmful with prolonged exposure due to mimicing the sunlight spectrum and the aging effects to the eye that could result. But nothing definitive, or even remotely convincing.

If I were LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE, I'd be more worried about ccfl backlit LCDs. There's actually more evidence about the effects of prolonged exposure to ccfl lighting, including sunburn-like symptoms on the skin, headaches from the electromagnetic radition, joint pain, eyestrain, and of course disposal problems with the mercury and the people who have to handle and work with it. There is a British study on ccfl's (with bulbs, not monitors) that linked short term exposure to some health symptoms, especially for people with Lupus, but I can't find it now. I personally have suffered from rashes on my face with both CRTs and ccfl LCDs during really long work hours on the computer. Haven't tried LED backlit monitors yet though.

Maybe if LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE took off his tinfoil hat, the LED death rays wouldn't reflect into his eyes as much.

 

[Rubycon]

Well, I googled "led eye damage" and "led health hazard" and came up with zilch. No studies proved any link between LED lighting and eye damage or ill health. There is some concern that LED lights above 5000k (this is beginning of the blue end of the wavelength) could be harmful with prolonged exposure due to mimicing the sunlight spectrum and the aging effects to the eye that could result. But nothing definitive, or even remotely convincing.

If I were LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE, I'd be more worried about ccfl backlit LCDs. There's actually more evidence about the effects of prolonged exposure to ccfl lighting, including sunburn-like symptoms on the skin, headaches from the electromagnetic radition, joint pain, eyestrain, and of course disposal problems with the mercury and the people who have to handle and work with it. There is a British study on ccfl's (with bulbs, not monitors) that linked short term exposure to some health symptoms, especially for people with Lupus, but I can't find it now. I personally have suffered from rashes on my face with both CRTs and ccfl LCDs during really long work hours on the computer. Haven't tried LED backlit monitors yet though.

Maybe if LED-PERMANENT-EYE-DAMAGE took off his tinfoil hat, the LED death rays wouldn't reflect into his eyes as much.

The inverters will give a nice shock, that's for sure!

 

[Friendo]

too bad it's 1080p..

 

[mmnno]

Hmm, thought the first page was the only one. Guess this was already covered.

 

[Zebo]

LED guy maybe means lasers like IR lasers regulated by FDA that can cause blindness, hence regulation.

 

[TraumaRN]

Going back to the original thread, I myself now own a brand new LED backlit monitor as well. And Compared to my old CCFL Samsung it's literal night and day. I primarily game and surf the web and especially for gaming(TF2, Empire Total War and a few other) it's great, and actually it's pretty good for watching 1080P movies on as well. I was very impressed how light the actual monitor itself is. And how stylish it looks.

I myself bought the LG version the LG W2486L here is a link, I thought it looked better than the Acer version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-134-_-Product

 

[TheDoc9]

DeathBUA and adlep, you both seem to love these monitors. As in you're literally in love with them. I've never seen so much praise for a cheap ass acer in my life. Oh wait, are those affiliate links in your posts :\

 

[ElFenix]

DeathBUA and adlep, you both seem to love these monitors. As in you're literally in love with them. I've never seen so much praise for a cheap ass acer in my life. Oh wait, are those affiliate links in your posts :\

the affiliate is anandtech's own.

 

[TraumaRN]

DeathBUA and adlep, you both seem to love these monitors. As in you're literally in love with them. I've never seen so much praise for a cheap ass acer in my life. Oh wait, are those affiliate links in your posts :\

Pretty sure mine is an LG...oh wait yup says right on the monitor I'm typing on "LG" and on the link I originally posted...

 

[mindless1]

Your post reads like one of those crazy ass forwarded emails warning us not do do the obvious.

Seriously.. if you have something to contribute, please post facts, research, anything besides a factless rant about LG and LEDs. My new laptop has an LED backlit display so I'd be interested in learning more. Please provide links.

Welcome to the forums by the way

On the one hand I agree, but on the other... freedom of speech and all, it's a bit over the top to insist someone has to post what you like the way you like it.

I'm just sayin', where will it end? Taken in such critical contexts, over half the posts in the forums could be lacking such standards and regardless of whether the info is right, I for one would never offer info with a prerequisite burden to prove it to anyone.

I'm not suggesting there's any truth in the claim about LED backlighting, but when (you think) you spot a nut posting on the internet, giving them a challenge often ends up a waste of time.

 

[Rubycon]

LED guy maybe means lasers like IR lasers regulated by FDA that can cause blindness, hence regulation.

Completely different things. Even if one were to remove the source (LED) backlight there is no hazard. Remove the source in a laser printer and you can hurt yourself.

 

[MrX8503]

How is this new tech? LED backlit have been around already. Also that base is horrendous. Notice how the base is super fat, no wonder the screen itself is thin.

I'll stick with S-IPS.

 

[mindless1]

^ I assume you'll find some way to backlight that IPS monitor, if it's not CCFL vs LED? Apples and oranges. Who cares about how flat the base is unless they're living in earthquake central?

Then again, I could care less how thin the pane itselfl is so long as it's within typical LCD range rather than CRT range, and I'm not too pleased with the nonsense marketing that it's a "good" thing that they use fewer materials to cut weight... if I'm paying a few hundred I don't want hype about a couple dollars change in shipping cost or how I might save the environment when they could've used different plastics and stamped recycling info on the rear, and the reality is flimsy products often end up in the landfill sooner.

 

[QueBert]

My old school, bad ass 22" Trintron CRT would crush this puny ass WLED monitor! Why do people want such a light monitor? I move mine about... well the one time I put it on my desk.

That said, I think the offbase stand looks utterly retarded. I do however like the 16:9 I use my PC a lot running XBMC and 16:9 looks far better for all the skins on it.

 

[jiffylube1024]

After having vision problems after purchasing a LG LED-backlit TV unit (without knowing nothing about LEDs) I made a research now on LED backlit technology and since the LED lights are directed towards the viewer, watching a LED-backlit TV screen creates a direct health hazard to every viewer. I personally noticed that on my eyes vision after few months of watching LG Model # 42LH90 with LED-backlit screen and my vision became much worse, I need new glasses and my eyes now get tired just a few minutes after watching this TV. The screen is way too bright to watch it with covering one's eyes when it goes bright. I now turned the LED lights completely off and the TV picture is dark and ugly, but this is the only way I can watch it now.

There's a big difference between an LED-light and an LED-backlight. One is like staring into a bright light bulb; the other provides backlighting for a monitor just like CCFL's have been doing on TV's for years.

I'm guessing 15 years ago this guy would have made a thread on how the radiation from the electrons in a CRT tube gave him cancer...

 

[Fox5]

I would think LEDs would cause less damage than normal lights, isn't more of the light in the visible spectrum?