[Keith]’s cousin gave him a LCD with a noisy backlight. He decided to replace it with a series of high output LEDs. He sourced some locally in the form of cheap LED headlamps from an auto-parts store.

The application of LEDs to the backlighting of large LCD panels poses unique power management considerations. The inherent configuration of the LEDs behind the panel, known as direct, or around the ...

Backlights are one of the most common failure points on LCD panels. Even though they usually say “no serviceable parts” on the back you might still be able to fix your monitor. Jared Bouck details the ...