L.E.D. Backlit T.V.

aliEnRIK

Oldagetraveller : Its a bit of a 'luck of the draw' thing. Some tvs are more susceptible to 'backlight bleed' than others depending on the factory its made in. Ive seen several reviews saying the tv has no backlight bleed and yet some people go on to buy one and theirs does.
Personally speaking I bought a Sony 46W5500 which at the time was looking like it was very unlikely to have bleed. I gambled and it does have 'very' slight bleed if you really look for it top right. But No ones ever mentioned it and I very rarely notice it. But I have seen posts on other sites where people had to send them back.
I should also mention I properly calibrate tvs using an 'eye one' sensor which helps lower backlight issues (pretty much all tvs default settings are WAY too high with backlight and contrast settings)
Best advice I can give is set the backlight to as low as possible without losing detail. Brightness is to set blacks and contrast is to set whites (Brightness too high means black becomes grey, too low and you lose detail, contrast too high you lose detail, too low and its not as bright as it could be - there are other possible factors though)
So yes, backlight bleed can effect any LCD/LED tv, but you can minimise the possibility of issues by doing a bit of research first (And then minimising the effect if it does bleed by calibrating properly)
For the record, ill probably buy a Panasonic Plasma when I next upgrade (not that im in any rush as my tv looks VERY good save for a niggling 'movement' issue - as of yet there is no 'perfect' tv)

almillar

pitkin2020 - fair enough if it's personal experience, you did allude to some observations in store. I'm just fighting off the pub gossip and sales pitches for people who might make more money out of selling LCDs rather than plasma, or just blindly buying one or the other without looking. My opinion, like yours it seems, is based on personal experience and research. I've got LCD and plasma, and haven't experienced image retention on either (and yes, that difference is important).
I've stated before that I think this reflection thing is a red herring, you need to place your TV correctly to get rid of light hitting the screen, whether it's matte or glossy.

Notmyrealname

pitkin2020 wrote: »

Plasmas are ok but you tend to get a lot screen burn with them and a lot glare off the screen.

Screen burn hasn't been an issue for some time now. There is a move to anti-reflective coatings however apart from sunny days, I've not really noticed an issue with my Panny.