@Old fogie late bloomer, LCD gets dimmer over the years as well - the time takes its toll on the backlight. But that's easily changeable - you don't need to change each pixel.
@Old fogie late bloomer, 5 to 8 years with average usage for LED backlight, but still - it fails eventually as well. Fluorescent tubes start to exhibit light output decrease after just half a year... Of course, it becomes an issue for non-professional designers long after its predicted use-time...
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will it be as colorful and have the extreme contrast ratios of OLED?
And will it remain as accurate and bright as new, after years and years of use, like a LED-backlit LCD display?
@Old fogie late bloomer, LCD gets dimmer over the years as well - the time takes its toll on the backlight. But that's easily changeable - you don't need to change each pixel.
That's true especially of LCDs with fluorescent tube backlights, but I believe that displays that use RGB LEDs can last a long, long time.
@Old fogie late bloomer, 5 to 8 years with average usage for LED backlight, but still - it fails eventually as well. Fluorescent tubes start to exhibit light output decrease after just half a year... Of course, it becomes an issue for non-professional designers long after its predicted use-time...