The below table contains several differences between LCD and LED:
| LCD | LED |
|---|---|
| It stands for Liquid Crystal Display. | Short for Light-Emitting Diodes. |
| LCD monitors are not a subset of LED monitors. | LED monitors are subset of LCD monitors. |
| It primarily uses fluorescent lights. | It mainly uses light-emitting diodes. |
| In LCDs, usually fluorescent lights are located at the backside of the screen. | Usually, light-emitting diodes are located around the edges or backside of the screen. |
| LCDs are less energy efficient than LEDs and are thicker in size. | LEDs are more energy-efficient and are much thinner in size as compared to LCDs. |
| Its resolution is low. | Its resolution is high. |
| Its contrast ratio is high. | Its contrast ratio is low. |
| Direct current can reduce the span life of LCDs. | Direct current does not have any effect on LEDs. |
| LCDs display area is large. | LEDs display area is small. |
| The switching time of LCD is slow. | The switching time of LED is fast. |