Feeling overwhelmed in selecting a new TV? With all the choices these days, you may feel like, Where do I start?!
In part 2 of our 5 part article, we the discuss the options in TV technologies
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Plasma. Plasma technology contains millions of pixels that contain a rare natural gas. This gas when excited by a small electrical charge produces colors and light to display the picture on the screen. Plasma is great for home theaters because it reproduces high motion video exceptionally well. On the other hand, if you have members of your family who like video games, I would rule Plasma TV s out mainly due to something called
...home theater system. A diverse range of home theater packages is available in the market, and customers can choose according to their needs. Here are some packages: Eiki EIP-1000T DLP Home Theater Projector; Da-Lite Model B HDTV Format High Contrast ...
Downfalls. The biggest downfall of Plasma TV s is their half-life. As the TV ages it will naturally loose some brilliance and color depth. The good news even with an average use of 4 hrs a day your plasma would still yield a half life of ten years. Not too shabby.
Burn-in is another downfall. Burn in is result of an image being displayed too often or for too long. Common ones are network logos, computer icons, video games, etc. The pixels involved get damaged and develop a memory . This information actually becomes burned in to the screen. The good news with care, you can drastically reduce the chances of burn in.
...be the choice of a television with a flat screen. This reduces glare and edge distortion and enhances the television's performance. The flat-screen CRT television actually provides a viewing experience identical to, if not better than flat-screen televisions, at a ...
LCD. This technology is emerging from the computer world. Most small flat screen computer monitors are LCD. LCD does well in smaller sizes (50 or less), and produces still images and deep blacks rather nicely. In my opinion, they produce some of the best still images of any TV in the market. LCD TV s uses transistors to supply voltage to
...from place to place. There is no doubt that plasma TV technology has a great many benefits over both traditional CRT televisions and rear projection models. In addition, the fact that the prices of plasma televisions have been steadily falling ...
Benefits. LCD are also very thin TVs with the thickest depth at approximately six inches. Pricing ranges from $600 to $5000. In addition, for the energy conscious individual, LCD s consume the least amount of electricity to operate.
DLP. DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology utilizes a small Digital Micromirrors Device (DMD) to tilt more than 1.3 million micromirrors. The mirrors tilt to reflect light to create the picture. A color wheel produces the varying shades of colors that reflect on the micromirrors.
Downfalls. If you are looking for a thin
...on and the manufacturing costs diminish the prices will start to drop on plasma TVs and the cheap plasmas will be introduced which will cost in the $800 - $1200 range, and as technology get better the screen size will ...
Benefits. DLP TV s show the intention of having the longest life. The only part that will fail or affect image quality is the bulb life. Rated at 80,000 hours and being replaceable, average viewing of 4 hrs a day, make this a great TV for the next 50 years!
* Next in Part 3 of this article: What is HDTV?
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...are not recommended for locations at altitudes over 6,500 feet. Plasma tends to offer the largest of screens and is somewhat less expensive than LCD screens of the same size. LCD screens on the other hand emit less heat and ...