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MAG GML2226 thoughts, LED vs CCFL

Phantomaniac

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Anyone have any experience with this monitor? I almost pulled the trigger last night at $150 each on newegg, but I wanted to know if there was any visual advantage to LED backlighting vs CCFL. I'm not particularly concerned with monitor thin-ness or power savings. I know a TN panel is still a TN panel regardless of the backlighting, but given all 1920x1080 monitors are TN I'll take any advantages I can get. :p
 

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LED backlighting is usually more uniform than CCFL so you're less likely to have problems like bleeding. More expensive LED backlighting can actually increase the color gamut, but I don't think it's likely you'll see that being used on cheap TNs.
Finally LEDs are supposed to last longer, but not a big issue since CCFLs still last years.