Advantages and (uk television) Disadvantages of Plasma TV
No commentsBy Art Gib
Plasma televisions are becoming more and more popular in American households because of their amazing picture quality. Most people who are looking for a serious home theater start looking at plasma HDTV’s. Compared to LCD TV’s, they have much richer colors and the black and dark colors are much blacker. There are several advantages and disadvantages of owning plasma television. Learn the pro’s and con’s before you head out to the store.
Advantage #1 - Picture Quality
The main reasons people choose plasma over LCD, rear projection and front projectors is the picture quality. Because of the plasma technology, the colors displayed by plasma TV’s are superior to those of any other kind of television. Many people think that when the color black is displayed on their TV that it is actually black. However, most TV’s can’t actually display blacks. They are just dark shades of gray. Plasma TV’s produce very black blacks because of the plasma technology.
Advantage #2 - Screen Size
Plasma TV’s start in the 42 inch and higher range. If you are looking for a large TV, there are plenty of plasma options. LCD screens range from cell phone screens clear up to 65 inch televisions but a large plasma TV is typically a better buy than a LCD TV. If you are buying a plasma TV 50 inches or great, make sure you get a HDTV with 1080p resolution. 1080p is the highest possible resolution and if you are viewing a large screen TV, you will actually see the difference between 1080p and 720p. If it is a smaller TV, the difference is hardly noticeable and not worth the extra money.
Disadvantage #1 - Cost
Plasma TV’s are typically the most expensive televisions on the market. They used be nearly double or triple the price of similar LCD HDTV’s. The prices are slowly dropping due to advances in technology but you will usually pay more for a plasma TV than the same size in a LCD or rear projection television. Plasma TV’s also cost more to run because they require more power and electricity. It isn’t a major difference but over the course of a year, you might pay an extra couple hundred dollars in electricity bills.
Disadvantage #2 - Screen Size
Because plasma’s aren’t usually available in less than 42 inch screen size, you can’t get a smaller TV if you are limited to a certain size. Most flat panel owners are looking in the 30 and 40 inch range and you will find your options are somewhat limited if you are looking for a plasma television. If you are buying a smaller screen, you don’t have to have 1080p resolution. Many new TV’s come with 1080p but if you have the choice, a 720p might save you some money and you won’t even notice the difference.
Art Gib is a freelance writer for YouReviewElectronics.com, a website featuring the latest Panasonic TV reviews.
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Finding the Right HDTV for Your Home
By Art Gib
When looking for a new HDTV, keep the following in mind when you are going to purchase:
* How do you need? Believe it or not, bigger is not always better. You can have a TV that is too large for your viewing are or too small for your use.
* What do you plan to do with your new toy? Will you watch a lot of sporting events? Movies? Video games? Believe it or not, certain types of HDTV’s work better with certain types of content. Many sports fanatics will find a large, bright DLP projection system ideal for their tastes, while those who love to watch CNN throughout the day should avoid plasma screens in large, because the effects of combustion in graphics .
* What do you intend to connect to it? If you already have a decent investment in Audio Video equipment, this facility could dictate certain types (and figures!) Interfaces, ports or HDTV on your system.
* If you have a centralized system of entertainment, video switching - using the receiver to switch between video sources and destinations - then you need receiver, you can change the HDTV content. Otherwise, you’ll need a new receiver, which can be costly.
* Do you need a HDTV tuner or just a HD capable TV?
* What you want for style? You may find you’re easily influenced by the elegant, but also many versions of HDTV, you can get these features, for various reasons. You need to know what you want (and can be used) when you go to buy HDTV.
Find the right size:
With your HDTV, you may be too close to the picture, and you can be too far (or have too small an image). You know you’re too close, if you can see the pixels on the screen. You must find the somewhere in between is the perfect size.
In general, experts determine the optimal size for your HDTV set by dividing the distance you sit on television of 2.5.
Need to think about how you plan to use the HDTV with the right type of HDTV for the application. Although you can use any type of HDTV for any scenario viewers that you can think of certain types of HDTV work better for specific uses. Different types of high definition televisions use different technologies to create their images, which often coincide with some better use than others.
For example, if you pack a lot of friends in the room watching movies a lot, you may want to consider plasma or direct-view CRT (tube HDTV) on the screen, instead of CRT rear-projection LCD and flat-screen televisions. This is because the plasma and direct-view CRT are the best angle (image quality when viewed from the side).
Art Gib is a freelance writer for YouReviewElectronics.com (http://www.youreviewelectronics.com) featuring Vizio Plasma reviews.
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