LED Backlight Display in the future?

Any one know whether Apple is planning on going to a LED back light display rather than the Cold Cathode Flourescent Lamp (CCFL) backlight? Flourescent's give me migraines and I hear the LED backlight is far superior due to electrical usage, heat as well as better picture.

Sorry, but no one outside of Apple knows anything about future product releases. Anything anyone here would post would be pure speculation which isn't allowed here (the Discussions are for technical support on existing products). There are a number of rumor sites which you can read, but as to whether any rumors they report have any validity, your guess will be as good as ours.

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  • Qosmio X500-014 (LED Backlit Display)

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    Thanks for reply Dr.Lamp.
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  • X200 - Discrepancy concerning Information about LED-Backlight

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    I hope that someone can help clarify something (I did perform a search, though without any luck).
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    Ä
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    Yes, that's what I think too, thanks.
    But I am having trouble to get reliable information.
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    <http://store.apple.com/us/product/H3314LL/A/nvidia-quadro-4000-for-mac>

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