This single digit display is an old edge-lit module that [Ty_Eeberfest] has been working with. The modules were built for General Radio Company and have a really huge PCB to control just one digit.

So, one of the TVs I'm considering is the Sony 55NX810, which is a 2010 model and is a (dynamically) edge-lit TV. This TV should come down in price now that Sony's 2011 models have been announced. The ...

Ever seen a display like the one on the left? That's long been a pesky phenomenon -- known as "head-lighting" -- with many LED edge-lit LCD panels, and 3M's new Uniformity Tape wants to make sure it ...

Thanks to their improved luminous efficiency and longer life, coupled with increased demands for a wide color gamut, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are steadily replacing the venerable cold-cathode ...

Uniformity Tape from 3M claims to reduce the number of LEDs required for edge-lit LED LCD panels without sacrificing brightness or efficiency. Uniformity Tape from 3M claims to reduce the number of ...

Engraved acrylic lights up nicely with LED lighting. Simply engrave clear acrylic with a laser engraver, then edge-light the acrylic and watch the engraving light up. This badge made by [Solarbotics] ...

Thin LCD-LED TVs are appealing because they’re easy to find space for and are aesthetically pleasing. To stay slim, most thin TVs, like Samsung’s The Frame pictured above, use edge-lit backlights. But ...

All so-called LED TVs are really just LCD TVs that use LEDs for their backlight. This backlight creates the light that allows the LCD to create an image. However, there are multiple ways these LED ...