Note: People, seriously, the commentary about the desktop contents on the CCFL test laptop is irrelevant.

ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on

Also, the LED backlight panel requires 50 percent less energy than typical CCFL monitors.

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Viewing angles were very similar on both machines, but as you'll notice, at half brightness it's the LED backlit MBP that's dimmer, and the CCFL display that's actually brighter.

ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on

Standing in front of the white-LED backlight on the new MBP, it's immediately apparent how crisp the whites are -- it's very noticeable after staring into CCFL LCDs all day long.

ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on

The LED backlighting employed in all three new displays reduces the number and overall size of panel components for an attractive, slim form factor, while also minimizing power consumption when compared to previous CCFL panel monitors.

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"VIZIO's 60" (E601i) is a Smart TV with the thin LED design that consumers prefer, at a price that would have only bought you a 42" CCFL TV in October 2009, " said Tamaryn Pratt, Principal, Quixel Research.

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Yes, we're aware CCFL displays eventually wear down and lose their brightness, but either there really is a huge difference in CCFL and LED, or the 8-month old MBP we tested against in the photos had really worn down.

ENGADGET: MacBook Pro backlight comparison: LED vs CCFL Hands-on