Editing Backlight (section)

==Power consumption==
The evolution of energy standards and the increasing public expectations regarding power consumption have made it necessary for backlight systems to manage their power. As for other consumer electronics products (e.g., fridges or light bulbs), energy consumption categories are enforced for television sets.<ref>"Implementing directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for televisions", 2009; {{cite web |url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32009R0642 |title=EUR-Lex - 32009R0642 - EN - EUR-Lex |access-date=22 November 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817224612/http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32009R0642 |archive-date=17 August 2017 }}</ref> Standards for power ratings for TV sets have been introduced, e.g., in the USA, EU, and Australia<ref>"EU Australia and US regulation on energy consumption in TV sets", 2008</ref> as well as in China.<ref>"China Regulation on Energy Consumption in TV Sets", 2010</ref> Moreover, a 2008 study<ref>"International survey on the importance of the energy efficiency of TV appliances", 2008</ref> showed that among European countries, power consumption is one of the most important criteria for consumers when they choose a television, as important as the screen size.<ref>Controlling Power Consumption for Displays With Backlight Dimming; Claire Mantel et al; Journal of Display Technology; Volume: 9, Issue: 12, Dec. 2013; {{cite journal |title=Controlling Power Consumption for Displays with Backlight Dimming |journal=Journal of Display Technology |volume=9 |issue=12 |pages=933–941 |doi=10.1109/JDT.2013.2260131 |year=2013 |last1=Mantel |first1=Claire |last2=Burini |first2=Nino |last3=Nadernejad |first3=Ehsan |last4=Korhonen |first4=Jari |last5=Forchhammer |first5=Soren |last6=Pedersen |first6=Jesper Meldgaard |bibcode=2013JDisT...9..933M |s2cid=24082090 }}</ref>