Sunday, January 3, 2010

Purchasing A Television Does Not Need To Be Complicated

By Jason Thomas

It used to be that buying a new television required little thought. You basically just needed to have in mind what size TV you wanted, and a general price range. And, if you were wanting to buy a home theater system, you still only needed to pick the size of the television to accompany it.

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.

Choosing between plasma and LCD or DLP is where you will normally begin. There are good and bad about both. It also depends on how you will be watching your TV. What kind of entertainment value you want out of it. If you are gaming and watching movies, that will mean you want a better quality TV. Plasma has higher contrasts between colors when compared to LCD. It also provides clearer picture in regards to quick moving objects. The same image can have a ghosting effect on an LCD. The kinks are being worked out of this fairly quickly, as the LCD is getting a better refresh rate that is rivaling the plasmas.LCD tvs are relatively less expensive than a plasma the same size.

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 DLP sizes can be much bigger than the plasma and even bigger still than the LCD. For true HD quality on a television under 42 inches, the LCD is the winner. If you are looking for BluRay or true HD in a smaller size, this will be a better choice for cost purposes as well as truest picture quality.

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