1. It is generally accepted that fald can do deeper contrast and black level than edge lit because the backlight is placed directly behind the panel instead of the edges. Some higher end edge lits can beat lower end falds and be the exception to this, such as sony X930e (edge lit) compared to X900E and X900F (falds). 2. More @Wikipedia
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