Editing Backlight (section)

===CCFL backlights===
[[File:LCD-TV Backlight with CCFL.jpg|right|thumb|220px| 18 parallel CCFLs as backlight for an LCD TV]]
[[File:lcd-ccfl.svg|right|thumb|LCD with edge-lit CCFL backlight]]
For several years (until about 2010), the preferred backlight for matrix-addressed large LCD panels such as in monitors and TVs was based on a [[cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL)]] by using two CCFLs at opposite edges of the LCD or by an array of CCFLs behind the LCD (see picture of an array with 18 CCFLs for a 40-inch LCD TV). Due to the disadvantages in comparison with LED illumination (higher voltage and power needed, thicker panel design, no high-speed switching, faster aging), LED backlighting is becoming more popular.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Many LCD models, from cheap TN-displays to color proofing S-IPS or S-PVA panels, have wide gamut CCFLs representing more than 95% of the [[NTSC]] color specification.