LCD television

A liquid-crystal-display television (LCD TV) is a television set that uses a liquid-crystal display to produce images. It is by far the most widely produced and sold type of television display.

LCD TVs rose in popularity in the early years of the 21st century, and exceeded sales of cathode-ray-tube televisions worldwide from late 2007 on. Sales of CRT TVs dropped rapidly after that, as did sales of competing technologies such as plasma display panels and rear-projection television. This was partly because LCD TVs were thin and light, and used less power than plasma, although they had some disadvantages such as poorer contrast ratio and inferior color gamut. Further development of LCD TVs have improved them to far exceed the capabilities of older sets.