Buying a TV, help!
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Buying a TV, help!
I'm in the market for a new TV. I'm confused with all the different technologies out there i.e. LCD, DLP, Plasma, etc. I know that I want at least a 36", widescreen, HDTV-ready TV. Other than that, I'm not so sure. So, can anyone out there offer some real-world experience/advise so that I can make an educated purchase?
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Ok, are you going for a flat-panel or rear projection?
DLP is a projection technology, and Plasma is a flat-panel technology, and LCD can mean either.
Flat-panel LCDs generally don't come in as large a size as Plasma. Also, I've never personally studied a plasma TV, but I know from a smaller LCD TV my parents have that fast motion appears blurry on an LCD screen. This is because of a lower "refresh rate" than convetional CRT TVs. Flat panel technologies are obviously the most expensive.
Projection TV have improved a great deal these last few years. Even my parent's rear projection TV which is maybe 3 years old doesn't have nearly the viewing angle of the newer ones. DLP is based on technology from Texas Instruments, and is supposed to be a superior projection technology.
Do be careful that the TV you get is truly HD-ready, as opposed to HD-capable. Also, just because a TV is billed as "digital" doesn't mean it's HDTV. Lower-priced, lower-end, models can be capable of displaying the HD signal, but really only provide the fidelity of EDTV (Enhanced Digital TV).
Do you have Satellite or Cable?
If you have Satellite, you may need to put up and antenna to get your local networks in HDTV, and if you are on the fringes of the signal range, the reception will be spotty. And, because it's digital, it's pretty much all or nothing. You either get the signal, or you don't, no snow or fuzz or anything.
DLP is a projection technology, and Plasma is a flat-panel technology, and LCD can mean either.
Flat-panel LCDs generally don't come in as large a size as Plasma. Also, I've never personally studied a plasma TV, but I know from a smaller LCD TV my parents have that fast motion appears blurry on an LCD screen. This is because of a lower "refresh rate" than convetional CRT TVs. Flat panel technologies are obviously the most expensive.
Projection TV have improved a great deal these last few years. Even my parent's rear projection TV which is maybe 3 years old doesn't have nearly the viewing angle of the newer ones. DLP is based on technology from Texas Instruments, and is supposed to be a superior projection technology.
Do be careful that the TV you get is truly HD-ready, as opposed to HD-capable. Also, just because a TV is billed as "digital" doesn't mean it's HDTV. Lower-priced, lower-end, models can be capable of displaying the HD signal, but really only provide the fidelity of EDTV (Enhanced Digital TV).
Do you have Satellite or Cable?
If you have Satellite, you may need to put up and antenna to get your local networks in HDTV, and if you are on the fringes of the signal range, the reception will be spotty. And, because it's digital, it's pretty much all or nothing. You either get the signal, or you don't, no snow or fuzz or anything.
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