AppleUnited » Rumors http://www.appleunited.com goldmine for your mac mind. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Future MacBook Pro to use new LCD backlight technology http://www.appleunited.com/2007/01/21/future-macbook-pro-to-use-new-lcd-backlight-technology/ http://www.appleunited.com/2007/01/21/future-macbook-pro-to-use-new-lcd-backlight-technology/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:59:08 +0000 Larry http://www.appleunited.com/2007/01/21/future-macbook-pro-to-use-new-lcd-backlight-technology/ mbp15in.jpgAppleInsider reports that a forthcoming update to Apple’s MacBook Pro line will usher in a generation of more vibrant and uniformly-colored notebook displays thanks to some new underlying backlight technology.

While pricer than CCFLs, LED technology is more efficient at distributing lighting evenly across the entire display surface and offers an increase in color saturation. According to a white paper from Cree, a backlight solutions provider expected to provide its LED technology to Apple, LED-based backlights also consume less power, run cooler, and last longer than CCFLs.

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