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Encyclopedia > Backlighting

Backlighting refers to a technique used to make flat panel displays easier to read. A backlit display is illuminated so that the foreground appears sharper in contrast with the background. Flat panel displays encompass a growing number of technologies enabling video displays that are lighter and much thinner than traditional television and video displays using cathode ray tubes, usually less than 10 cm (4 inches) thick. ...


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Display backlighting system - Patent 6347882 (0 words)
The display backlighting system of claim 8, wherein the display surface area of the liquid crystal display is parallel to a mounting surface area of the printed circuit board.
Typically, the goal of backlighting is to route light from a source efficiently and evenly into the planer area (backplane) of a light pipe directly behind the LCD so that it may escape forward through the LCD, giving the appearance of an illuminated display.
Backlighting requires that light from the light source be emitted into an entrance lens of the light pipe and distributed evenly within the light pipe.
Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide (596 words)
Laptops from Apple and HP might use LEDs as a backlight source starting in the second quarter of this year.
These LED backlights distribute backlight more evenly than the cold cathode florescent backlights used in laptops today, and also offer a higher range of colors.
Using a little software tweak a MacBook user was able to get his keyboard backlighting to flicker and dim with the beats of the music from iTunes.
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