In an open letter regarding the companies revised environmental policies and practices, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the company will begin incorporating LED-backlit displays in its products later this year.
The change comes on the heels of pressure for Apple to adopt more green-friendly policies, Jobs stating that the firm will use LED backlighting “for all displays when technically and economically feasible.”
“We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007,” he wrote. “Our ability to completely eliminate fluorescent lamps in all of our displays depends on how fast the LCD industry can transition to LED backlighting for larger displays.”
According to AppleInsider, Apple began the larger conversion towards the LED backlighting when it was reported that the company was working towards implementing an LED-backlit system for its 15″ MacBook Pro laptop as opposed to cold cathode fluorescent backlights (CCFL).
LED technologies, which have been regarded as being more environmentally friendly than CCFLs, tend to be more efficient at evenly distributing light across the entire display surface, consume less power, offer improved color saturation, run cooler and last longer than CCFL-based units. This can translate into improved notebook battery life and allow the display to maintain its initial brightness levels for longer periods of time.
Additional details can be found at the Apple Core blog.

In an open letter regarding the companies revised environmental policies and practices, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the company will begin incorporating LED-backlit displays in its products later this year.
The change comes on the heels of pressure for Apple to adopt more green-friendly policies, Jobs stating that the firm will use LED backlighting “for all displays when technically and economically feasible.”
“We plan to introduce our first Macs with LED backlight technology in 2007,” he wrote. “Our ability to completely eliminate fluorescent lamps in all of our displays depends on how fast the LCD industry can transition to LED backlighting for larger displays.”
According to AppleInsider, Apple began the larger conversion towards the LED backlighting when it was reported that the company was working towards implementing an LED-backlit system for its 15″ MacBook Pro laptop as opposed to cold cathode fluorescent backlights (CCFL).
LED technologies, which have been regarded as being more environmentally friendly than CCFLs, tend to be more efficient at evenly distributing light across the entire display surface, consume less power, offer improved color saturation, run cooler and last longer than CCFL-based units. This can translate into improved notebook battery life and allow the display to maintain its initial brightness levels for longer periods of time.
Additional details can be found at the Apple Core blog.