Electronics manufacturer Panasonic has predicted that edge-lit LED TVs will become the standard for LCD sets instead of those which use direct LED technology.
Markus Wagenseil, Panasonic's technical marketing manager, told TechRadar that he believes direct LED technology will prove to be too expensive to be sustainable, compared to slimmer and cheaper sets using edge-mounted LEDs.
He pointed out that direct LED sets require many more LEDs to be mounted than the alternative option, which will prove a disadvantage due to a market shortage of electronic components.
As a result, Mr Wagenseil forecast that direct LED sets will be pushed out of the market by edge-lit variants and plasma set within two years.
More and more companies are dropping the concept. Edge LED is the way forward for the LCD market, he said.
LEDs are becoming an increasingly prominent feature of TV technology, with Samsung having revealed the LED C8000, described as the world's largest full HD 3D LED TV, last week.
