Liquid-crystal-display televisions (LCD TVs) are television sets that use liquid-crystal displays to produce images. They are, by far, the most widely produced and
sold television display type. LCD TVs are thin and light, but have
some disadvantages compared to other display types such as high
power consumption, poorer contrast ratio, and inferior color gamut.
LCD TVs rose in popularity in the early years of the 21st century,
surpassing sales of cathode ray tube televisions worldwide in 2007. Sales of CRT TVs dropped rapidly
after that, as did sales of competing technologies such as plasma display panels and rear-projection television.
