LED backlighting allows LCD televisions to deliver the eye-popping contrast and black levels that would normally be the preserve of high-end plasma TVs – and now there’s a brand new batch of these screens heading for the high street courtesy of Sharp.

The new Aquos LE700 range features 32, 40, 46 and 55-inch models, all with full 1080p resolutions and, thanks to the LED backlighting, contrast ratios of 2,000,000:1.

All models include a 100Hz mode to smooth out motion, and the use of LEDs also means that the sets are mercury-free and therefore eco-friendly, not to mention long-lasting: Sharp claims you can get 100,000 hours of use out of each of these tellies – that’s a lot of episodes of The Gadget Show!

Sharp isn’t the only manufacturer offering LED-backlit TVs: Philips, Sony and Samsung already have models on the market.
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