Do you think the latest LCD-LED TV sets are worth the money? LED practically doubles the price over its standard LCD counterpart.I am on the market so wanted to ask here ...

With anything new you take a pretty good risk. I can't speculate cause I don't own one, but it is superior technology. They've been pretty reliable in most applications so far, but TV and it's color range is a different story.

I started looking into them as I saw how much LEDs have changed and improved over the past years..From what I've read so far, it's not like I thought they would be....... I thought the screen was made up of very small groups of LEDs that changed colors, rather than the LCD type, but now believe that the LED part of the new TVs are just better lighting behind the screen.I'm sure that is a great improvement in viewing, but not what the term "LED" TV lead me to believe.

I saw a 21" LED monitor at Frys Electronics down here in San Diego, Calif., Samsung I believe, and I could see an improvement over the LCD monitors next to it. The blacks were truly black where as the LCD had either a real dark gray or even a brown tint to them. And the price was $349.00USD, not really much more than an LCD. Responce was 2ms! Waiting to see a 24" as I might go for one of those.Clutch

My faux pas... whenever I think LED these days.. my brain goes to the organic stuff. OLED's. Now those things are amazing!

The OLED's would be cool for flight sim because the can bent. There was a good article in Sound and Vision Magazine about LEDs. I can't find it online.

I saw a 21" LED monitor at Frys Electronics down here in San Diego, Calif., Samsung I believe, and I could see an improvement over the LCD monitors next to it. The blacks were truly black where as the LCD had either a real dark gray or even a brown tint to them. And the price was $349.00USD, not really much more than an LCD. Responce was 2ms! Waiting to see a 24" as I might go for one of those.Clutch

Seems that one big price difference between LED backlighted sets might be if the LCD screen is illuminated from behind by LEDs just around the edges or all over behind the screen area, they are doing both ways. Plus, I'm getting the impression that the larger you go, the less you will be able to opt for edge lighting.I think it's something we need to see working in person to know if it's worth throwing even more money at them to get full coverage LED array or not. Both with TVs and monitors. Even tougher when you do photo work... you need monitor to have proper colors and lighting over the entire screen.

My parents bought the first LED TV in the Quad Cities when they came out here and I have to say that the TV is amazing. The picture and colors are so much better than any other TV I've seen, and it's amazingly thin and gives off no heat. Aside from that, because its LED it'll never run out and it is extremely cheap to leave on because it uses only pennies for electricity. If you have the money and are in the market for a TV, this is, in my opinion, the only TV you should look at.

The LEDs only come in 46" and 55" for now. I wish they came in other sizes. I need a 50". One is too small and the other (for my purposes based on an Enterainment Unit that I have in my home) is just too big. Hopefully Samsung will give me an additonal size soon.Stan

The LEDs only come in 46" and 55" for now. I wish they came in other sizes. I need a 50". One is too small and the other (for my purposes based on an Enterainment Unit that I have in my home) is just too big. Hopefully Samsung will give me an additonal size soon.Stan

Stan, your info is not exactly correct. I just returned from Best Buy. I saw 40" and 42" LEDs. I don't know about your preferred 50" but there are sizes beyond those two you mentioned.

Stan, your info is not exactly correct. I just returned from Best Buy. I saw 40" and 42" LEDs. I don't know about your preferred 50" but there are sizes beyond those two you mentioned.

I know that....I should have been more clear: I am looking for an LED larger than 46" and less than 55". The space I have available is 50". I currently have a 50" rear projection Hitachi in that space. The space is between two areas of a large entertainment area which takes up 70". I plan to sell the Hitachi and replace it with an LED OR the best LCD I can get. There are plenty of LCDs and Plasmas that would fit that space perfectly.Stan

I would go for a plain florescent LCD TV readily available today. The reason is that the LED is still not very accurate and can black out some of the images that still require light and color. I just wish there were true LED TV's and that would solve the 'true black' problem.

I would go for a plain florescent LCD TV readily available today. The reason is that the LED is still not very accurate and can black out some of the images that still require light and color. I just wish there were true LED TV's and that would solve the 'true black' problem.

I think you're right! LED is probably not there yet. I'm hearing about some of the technology's negatives lately.Stan