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Originally Posted by DawnFalcon
No, CCFL's are still commonly used. In 5 years, sure, you'll have a vast-majority of devices using LED lighting, but that's simply not the case today. CCFL's use AC (often via an inverter, for laptops and other non-mains devices) and generate a flickering light.
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I think there is a misconception about new LCD devices being used as ereaders (i.e. iPod Touch or iPhone). These devices are equipped with LED backlights and so they suffer no flicker...none. Almost every 16:9 display mainstream laptop that shipped in 2009 were LED backlit LCDs (Sony, Dell, Asus, Apple, etc.), as were most of the smaller LCD displays (Blackberry Storm, HTC smartphones, Archos 5 and 7, etc).
So my point is, since LED backlit LCDs are now the norm for NEW devices, and because they cause no flicker, the prejudice against LCDs as a good ereader aren't supported by the facts.
Can you name any
NEW 4" to 10" display device that isn't an LED backlit LCD (unless e-ink or some exotic OLED that we'd all love but can't afford)?