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paulsherwin · 23rd Jun 2022, 12:04 pm

I'm pretty sure both of those are LED, though you'd have to look inside to be certain.

Generally speaking, VFD displays are custom made for the application, and will have graphical symbols for AM/PM, alarm status etc. LED displays just have a single LED as a PM indicator.

23rd Jun 2022, 12:04 pm	#28
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,947	Re: Old digital clock radio display fault I'm pretty sure both of those are LED, though you'd have to look inside to be certain. Generally speaking, VFD displays are custom made for the application, and will have graphical symbols for AM/PM, alarm status etc. LED displays just have a single LED as a PM indicator.