The problem with acronyms!
(Jerry, the following obviously does not apply to you, but it is related to the subject your raised.)
A few days ago I bought a new Samsung LED LCD Smart TV UN60ES7100 from Amazon mainly because the local stores did not have this model in stock yet. During my conversations with a couple of store clerks about these TV’s regarding the role the LED’s play, I discovered that they did not know what the LED acronym meant, or LCD either, for that matter!
An LED (Light Emitting Diode) inherently, as its name implies, is a diode in itself and makes its own direct current if alternating current is fed to it.
BTW, I fully concur with the advice given regarding the merit of rectifying the AC for use to power LED’s.
Alex