LCD televisions are very popular at the moment due to the fact that they produce a brilliant picture quality and are also now quite cheap to buy. An LCD TV is flat screen and so they look very sleek and cool in any room and the other advantage is that a flat screen LCD television will require much less space than the old bulky televisions.
The Liquid Crystal Display technology that is behind the LCD televisions has come a long way in recent years, it has been around for a very long time but only recently has it been able to produce the kind of quality needed for a modern television. It can now produce the 1080p resolution that offers an unbelievable level of detail and clarity and simply looks superb. Most manufacturers such as Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and LG also produce screens that have a very high refresh rate such as 100 or 200htz and so you get a very fluid and clear picture, even with fast moving images.
When you buy a new LCD television you need to look for the HD Ready logo as this tells you that it can display HD imagery. This does not tell the whole story though as there are different levels of ‘HD' with the 1080p screens offering the highest resolution and therefore the best picture so look for 1080p if you want to buy the best. With good quality HD equipment such as a Blu Ray player or high definition television such as Sky HD you get an incredible picture that simply has to be seen to be believed.
The tuner that is included in the LCD TV is also important as you need to be sure that you can receive that service. Freeview is very popular and offers free access to digital television which is wonderful but there are areas in the UK that cannot receive it and so you need to be sure that you can access Freeview if you buy an LCD television that has only that tuner. Freesat is also a very popular choice but that requires a satellite dish which can be tricky.
There are lots of brands that offer LCD televisions with Sony, Panasonic, Samsung, LG and Toshiba being the most popular. Sony are a firm favourite due to the quality of their LCD televisions and the technology included within them, they offer all kinds of added technology to improve the picture quality that you receive. Samsung are also very popular as they offer very stylish screens and also have some very impressive technology.
The final thing to look at is the sound quality that the LCD TV produces, it is always better to use an external home cinema system but if you cannot do this then look for an LCD television that has good quality sound. Some can even produce a virtual surround sound which gives you sound from all directions with no additional speakers which is excellent.
Plasma Lcd Televisions
But what do LCD televisions mean to you? Well, to begin with, the picture you get is a lot sharper. By now you've probably replaced your old bulky computer monitor with a flat, LCD one, and you've no doubt noticed the difference in picture quality and clarity. Now the companies behind LCD want it to do the same for televisions, making them flatter, clearer and
altogether better.
Another thing to note is that the rise of HDTV
(high-definition television) is linked to the rise of LCD televisions. HDTV allows the original TV signal to be broadcast in even better quality than a DVD, and digital LCD TVs can then display the signal perfectly.
It really makes TV as we know it today look ridiculously primitive by comparison - and if you're willing to splash out on an LCD TV and an HDTV subscription, you can have it today. Every year, LCD screens are decreasing in price and increasing in size, making them an ever-better competitor against other screen technologies.
When you buy an LCD television, the main things to look forare size and price, although there are also more technical features you might be interested in, like colour depth (the number of
colours the screen can display). Response time is one that is often considered important,as LCDs with a long response time can produce a blurring effect when showing pictures of something that is moving quickly. There is also a measurement called dot pitch, which roughly indicates how sharp the picture produced
by the TV will be (lower numbers are better).
As a final word of advice, if you do decide to buy an LCD TV, make sure you see it in use in the shop first. You should watch to see how it handles different kinds of pictures, and what the display is like compared to other LCDs, as well as compared to plasma screens.
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