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Testing shows “significant durability” problems with edge-lit LCD TVs
"Brand agnostic" design flaws cause uniformity problems, RTINGs torture test finds.
Review site RTINGs has been running extreme tests on dozens of TVs and a few monitors that are meant to simulate years of use. In a YouTube video this week, a representative for the publication's research team said that in the past few months, testing has revealed a "clear, but troubling trend" of LCD TVs with edge-lit backlights being "inherently prone to significant durability issue." Three main issues are causing the uniformity problems, which have been getting worse on all but one of the seven affected edge-lit TVs, RTINGs said: warped reflector sheets, cracked light guide plates, and burnt-out LEDs.
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