LED displays

Glowing pixel panels

LED displays are screens that use light-emitting diodes to produce images.

The term covers everything from massive stadium screens to the small panels on appliances showing time or settings.

Unlike LCD screens, which use LEDs only for backlighting, true LED displays create images directly with diode arrays: The concert featured enormous LED displays behind the stage.

Opposites
display technology

LED displaysprojection screens

Surfaces for displayed images

projectors · CRT monitors · cathode ray tubes · film projectors · rear projection

light source type

LED displaysprojection

Something that extends outward

e-ink · rear projection

digital vs. physical media

LED displaysprinted materials

Text on paper

print media · newspapers · posters · chalkboards · whiteboards

Family

display

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G