Is Sony's New RGB Backlight Tech Finally an Answer to OLED?

Sony says it's developing a new backlight tech for LCD TVs, using RBG LEDs. "But wait, aren't all backlights RGB LEDs?" If that's what you're thinking, no, actually most aren't. What's your next thought? "Surely someone has done this before?" Actually, yes, Sony did, about 20 years ago. But this evolution of the tech, originally known as Triluminos, promises better color and contrast than what was possible before. It might even rival OLED in terms of picture quality. At the moment Sony is only talking about the technology, not any specific product where it might be found. However, the fact Sony's talking about it does imply we'll see this tech in real TVs soon. Here's why it's interesting. Backlights, RGB and otherwise Two company's takes on LED backlighting. All four of these TVs are showing the same image. Each TV at the top is the same model as the one in front of it, just with their liquid crystal layer removed so you're looking directly at the LED backlight. Note how the TVs on ... Read full article.