How to choose Right TV for your home- LED, LCD or Plasma?
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Today TV is one of the most entertaining and informative medium which is no more a luxury but a necessity. With so many options available in the market, often selecting a good television becomes a challenge.
The foremost decision is to decide WHAT TV SIZE DO you NEED?
While deciding the size of the TV, consider the size of the room you will be putting it in. If you are sitting too close to a big screen or too far from a small screen, it can affect the output and your vision adversely , hence the ideal distance could be at a distance of 2.5 times of your TV size. For example - If your TV is 42 inches (106cm), you should watch from approx 265cm away.
We offer you the TV buying guide on picking up a new flat panel LED, LCD or plasma television :
1. CONTRAST RATIO : If you are looking at the best contrast ratio, Plasma tv should be the first choice. A plasma television can completely deactivate the light source for each segment of the screen. This means that the sections of the screen can be completely dark while others are displaying bright colors, unlike a traditional LCD screen which has a single backlight array that can only alter brightness levels for the entire screen. The latest LED backlight technology in LED TV's allows for contrast ratios similar to those produced by plasma television panels.
2. BRIGHTNESS of the picture : An LED TV or LCD TV gives highest picture brightness. Combined with anti-glare features, the picture brightness of LED and LCD TVs provides better output in a well-lit room. Plasma TVs show more detail in the darker areas of an image but have problems in bright rooms. In fact LED screens are usually brighter with better contrast than LCD versions but cheap ones can produce artificial looking colors.
3. POWER : LED TV will use around one- third the energy of a plasma TV of the same screen size. Thus, LED's are most energy efficient of three choices available.
4. VIEWING ANGLE : Buy a Plasma TV for the best off-center viewing. Viewing Angle is the largest off-center angle at which a display can be viewed with acceptable clarity. Flat panel TVs are very good when viewed directly in front of the screen. When viewed off-center, the picture tends to be less bright. LED-LCD and LCD TVs use backlighting which acts like a shutter. This shutter effect causes a reduction in brightness at off-center viewing angles.
5. REFRESH RATES : Refresh Rate is the several times a display's image is repainted per second. A Plasma TV with the highest refresh rate, when compared to LED and LCD TVs, improves picture clarity of fast-moving objects and is particularly beneficial for sporting events, fast paced action movies and gaming.
6. LIFE SPAN : LED TV surpasses the other types available, in life expectancy and consistency in long-term performance. LCD's fluorescent backlighting loses some white balance; Plasma's phosphor will fade over time while the LED lighting technology does not change color over time. However, all the three TV technologies do have reasonable expected life spans.
7. WEIGHT : Amongst the three types, LED TVs are lightest weight TV for a given screen size. They are very thin and handy if you want to mount one on your wall.
8. COST : the most important criteria is the price of the tv For screen size bigger than 42", buying plasma TV is advisable as they will be cheaper than an equally sized LED or LCD counterpart. LED televisions generally command a price 20 per cent above that of an LCD television featuring a same screen size and similar specifications. But LED televisions' power-saving advantages make them attractive prospects for long-term use. A good, low-cost LCD TV will still outperform some budget LED TVs. So if you are going for LED TV , then go for good quality and brand.
Now while selling a TV, certain jargons are used say FULL HD, now what does that MEAN? HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT FROM HD?
Full HD TVs have approximately twice the number of pixels (dots on the screen) as HD TVs. More pixels mean more detail and a clearer picture.
CONCLUSION : LED TV monitors ensure near-perfect picture quality for watching movies in full HD, playing the best games etc. For a higher contrast ratio and a better picture, LED lights are locally dimmed, where you can dim certain areas of the screen while keeping other areas bright. This results in energy savings and eventually less electricity bills.
The most popular brands of TV are SAMSUNG, SONY, PANASONIC, LG and PHILIPS.
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