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Backlight

A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) that provides light from the back or side of a display panel. LCDs do not produce light on their own, so they require illumination—either from ambient light or a dedicated light source—to create a visible image. Backlights are commonly used in smartphones, computer monitors, and…

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Backlight

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Triples81
Avg. degree1.97
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Backlight

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related to Reflective polarizers · 15
Backlight → Adrianus, CRT-based, DBEF, Dirk Broer, Joerg Brambring, LCD, LED, Paulus Schaareman, Philips, Such, The, The LCD, These, TWh, Vaan
related to LED backlights · 14
Backlight → Dell's Studio, However, HP DreamColor LP2480zx, HP EliteBook, In, LCD, LED, LEDs, RGB LED, RGB LEDs, The, This, When, White LEDs
related to CCFL backlights · 13
Backlight → CCFL, CCFLs, Due, For, LCD, LCD TV, LED, Many LCD, NTSC, S-IPS, S-PVA, TN-displays, TVs
related to Power consumption · 10
Backlight → As, Australia, China, EU, European, Moreover, Standards, The, TV, USA
related to Usage · 9
Backlight → AC, An ELP, CCFL, Colored LED, ELP, Incandescent, LCD, The, White LED
related to Diffusers · 6
Backlight → ELP, For, LCD, LGP, Light, The
related to External links · 2
Backlight → LCD, World's
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Backlight → form of illumination used in liquid-crystal displays

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led light lcd white leds backlights color display displays used blue lcds green source backlighting technology power consumption panel screens

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Backlightis aform of illumination used in liquid-crystal displays0.90text
computer monitorsinstance ofCCFL backlights are used on larger displays0.80text
and are typically white in colorinstance ofCCFL backlights are used on larger displays0.80text
in monitorsinstance ofthe preferred backlight for matrix-addressed large LCD panels0.80text
TVs was based on a cold-cathode fluorescent lampinstance ofthe preferred backlight for matrix-addressed large LCD panels0.80text
the HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooksinstance ofRGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high end color proofing displays0.80text
as well as more recent consumer-grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.RGB LEDs can deliver an enormous color gamut to screensinstance ofRGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high end color proofing displays0.80text
cockpit displaysinstance ofspecifically for high-end and long-life LCD applications0.80text
air traffic control displaysinstance ofspecifically for high-end and long-life LCD applications0.80text
and medical displaysinstance ofspecifically for high-end and long-life LCD applications0.80text
prismatic structure to gain the light into the desired viewer directionsinstance ofReflective polarizersThe LCD backlight systems are made highly efficient by applying optical films0.80text
reflective polarizing films that recycle the polarized light that was formerly absorbed by the first polarizer of the LCDinstance ofReflective polarizersThe LCD backlight systems are made highly efficient by applying optical films0.80text

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