Sunday 3 January 2010

Purchasing A Television Does Not Need To Be Complicated

By Jason Thomas

In the old days, buying a television was pretty simple. You only had two questions to ask yourself. One, how much money do I want to spend and two, how big do I want it. That was pretty much it for most people. Even if you wanted a home theater system, it was just a matter of deciding on how big the TV was going to be.

Compared to the past experience of purchasing a television, things are much more complicated. Technology is constantly improving, and you can possibly find yourself with a new, obsolete, piece of equipment if you are not properly informed. You should know how you are going to be using your television, primarily. If you are going to gaming or watching movies, or just watching television, are things to consider. You might want to think about buying a DVD player that can convert your TV to 1080p, or just go with BluRay.. Regardless, your first decision is the TV itself.

The first thing to decide is whether to choose plasma or LCD or DLP. There are pros and cons to all three choices. What type of entertainment your household will be partaking in will likely decide which way to go. Plasma TBS have a better contrast between colors, than LCD. Fast moving objects appear clearer with plasma, as well. On an LCD, this will appear as ghosting images. This dilemma is quickly being worked out, as the refresh rate on LCD's is getting faster, almost equaling that of the plasma. The cost of an LCD id less than a plasma TV of equal size. There is less heat emitted with LCD's as well as it being more energy efficient.

In a darker room, plasma will look better. It has more vivid colors. If you will be watching TV in a lighter room, LCD's work great. This allows the TV to be placed in any room of the house. DLP offers yet another choice. The image of DLPs are made up of tiny mirrors and the picture can be as good as the plasma or the LCD.

The main difference is the variety of sizes and cost and of course the DLP sets are much bigger than the plasma and a lot bigger than the LCDs. The LCD is also better for true HD on the smaller, under 42 sizes, so if you are wanting to go BluRay or true HD in a smaller set, it is the most cost effective way and also the most true.

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