LCD Wall Mount and Floor A flat panel LCD or plasma TV can be



hung on the wall, after considering viewing position. If it is

a heavy TV it might not be a good idea to try to fix it on the

plaster directly. A wall mount TV is suitable when you have

sufficient space. Suppose you don't have the wall space to wall

mount your TV, go for an LCD or plasma TV with a stand. Rear

projection TVs can also be freestanding and are less expensive

than LCDs and Plasma TVs. Your rear projection TV can come in

huge sizes like 70 inches and it can even come HDTV ready. Their

weight is similar to plasma TVs though the technologies differ.

Big Screens The general choice when choosing big screens is

between flat panel plasma TVs and the more affordable rear

projection DLP TVs manufactured by Toshiba, Panasonic, Samsung,

RCA and Mitsubishi. Screen size starts from 42" and onwards.

The technology used is digital light projection, producing

images that have deep blacks for good contrast. To watch these

TVs, you'll need to sit in such a way that you are directly in

front of your TV to be able to experience the best picture in

terms of brightness and contrast. Rear-projection LCDs on the

other hand are thin and light with great picture quality. The

pictures however, tend to be dark at times and the black

reproduced by them is not the best black. Rear Projection CRT

is considered yesterday's technology - bigger and bulkier sets.

Picture quality can be better than even LCD or DLP televisions

in high definition rear projection CRT sets.

Get The TV That Fits Your Room First, measure the spot where

you want your TV. Get the length, depth and width. Home

entertainment systems need empty space on either side as well.

Remember, your TV need not fill the entire area. To maximize

space usage, decide on the right screen size. Different screen

sizes suit different rooms. So, if you have a small room, flat

panel LCDs in the range of 15 to 21 inches or CRT tubes TV in

the same size range, portable TVs and combos that include TV,

DVD, VCRs are ideal. If your room is narrow, consider a rear

projection TV or a flat panel LCD or plasma television. Big

rooms can take larger sized LCD TVs, rear projection TVs, and

wide screen plasma TVs. What used to be a matter of just making

a decision on price range while buying a Television set has now

become a challenge, making a decision between different kinds of

technologies. While price and size still make all the difference,

picture quality has come a long way with DVD quality and high

definition signals in the market. You need to look at whether the

picture quality you saw at the retailer's store is the same when

you view the TV in your home.

Article written by Marc Crohn.