LED TV's Edge Lit or Backlit?

[UMRK]

Is there much difference (In picture quality etc) between Edge Lit & Backlit LED TV's, and which do you prefer & why?

[ChuckFickens]

I prefer plasma, but if you're only talking about LED then back light is better as it generally will give darker blacks and therefore better contrast.

[deggers316]

very little difference , led lit tv's just cos more

[deggers316]

cost

[ChuckFickens]

Both types the OP is asking about are LED lit. (as opposed to CCFL lit)

[ChuckFickens]

And just to be clear, there are 3 types of LED backlighting (listed in order of worst to best)

Edge (pretty much the same as CCFL back lighting)

Constant array (can give a more uniform back light than edge)

Dynamic array (the best, each individual LED behind the screen can be dimmed to give far blacker blacks)

[beso]

The dynamic array is also more efficient because the LEDs are turned off behind the black pixels.

I bought a television last year and found that there was a 3:1 difference in the annual power consumption between the best and worst models.