Flat Screen
Should I Buy The Flat Screen TV?
By Titing
flat screen tv
Before change the CRT TV to the Plasma or LCD TVs, a very common first question come out from the people is Why shoud buy a Flat Screen TV?
This article is built as a very first time guidance and explaination to one who think he need something new to improve the way enjoying movies, sport program and other high technology offers.
Here are some points for your consideration.
Room Space
CRT or Cathode Ray Tube is the old standard for televisions. The principle behind it is a vacuum tube that consists of an electron gun that is directed towards a screen coated in phosphor. It needs to have a curved screen and enough depth to position an electron gun behind it and shoot the image out of the television. So, larger the screen it must take larger space especially in depth.
A Flat Screen TV like LCD or Liquid Crystal Display is a large amount of tiny liquid crystals that are held between two electrodes. There’s no tube anymore. LCD or Plasma TVs are just like a simple good looking a thin square box. It will not take floor space. You even could hang your Flat Screen on the wall so you will have plenty of room for furnitures.
Resolution & Contrast Ratio
Besides extra space, there are other benefits that you can get form a Flat Screen, it offers the highest resolution of any other kind of television. This amazing television also seems to have no glare at all because it has a very low glare.
Flat Screen have excellent resolution up to 1080p (progressive scan), whereas a CRT TV might have a resolution of 480. High-end Flat Screen TV even have dynamic contrast ratio up to 1,000,000:1 that ensure a very wide of color gradation from a really-really black to really-really white.
With the new technology such as ‘Clear panel and Wide Color Enhancer Technology’ in Samsung and DynaLight SuperContrast Display Technology in Toshiba, no wonder why these Flat Screen TVs have a very-very good picture quality.
Cost & Power Consumption
The first thing that we immediately notice about Flat Screen TVs that they are far more expensive than CRT TVs. The reason is that the new technology has cost a lot of money to develop, but this things already become a commodity and the price will drop over the time because of competition.
A Flat Screen, Plasma or LCD will initially cost more than a CRT TV, but it also uses less power. This means that in the long run, you can save money because it cuts down your electricity consumption.
LCD or Plasma TV?
The LCD and Plasma TVs just look the same, but actually they are not.
Picture Quality
According to picture quality, we have to consider to Contrast Ratio, Refresh Rate and Resolution. Generally Plasma TV has higher contrast ratio and shorter refresh rate than LCD. Both high-end Plasma and LCD already high definition ready.
Size
If you are looking for an extra large TV more than 50 inch of screen diameter, go for a Plasma.
Burn-ins
If you plan using the Flat Screen for gaming, get the LCD. Some games still cause previous plasma products got some burn-in, but the latest plasma technology have solved this problem.
Others
LCD TVs are far less fragile than Plasma TVs. This is also an advantage when it has to be moved to other location.
LCD TVs are also much easier to install than Plasma TVs.
Generally, LCD TVs are cheaper than plasma TVs.
Brands
If you are looking for Flat Screen products with outstanding quality, the following brands are being considered as the best manufacturers of Flat Screen TVs: LG, Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Toshiba and Samsung.
Finally, take your time and of course the choice is yours.
+++ Happy Reading and Enjoy the Technology Advance !
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