To LCD or not to Lcd…that is the Question
Jul/090
To LCD or Not To LCD…That Is The Question.
One of the toughest shopping decisions in the apartment decoration and retail world today may be choosing between an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or a Plasma flat-panel television. Lcd or Plasma…that is the question?
When choosing between these two you’re actually selecting between two competing technologies that come in very similar packages and achieve very similar features with bright colors and clear, crisp pictures. Although they seem quite similar on these two fronts, the actual method the two technologies use to deliver the picture are very different. In LCD’s, thin film transistors send an electrical charge to a series of many cells that are filled with liquid and pressed in between two sheets of glass to invoke a reaction that filters light through from a lamp behind the screen. Plasma technology has electric pulses that react with hundreds of thousands of natural gas filled pixels to create a glow and release light.
There was a time when the gap between the two was much wider as each had certain common problematic issues, but with the ever growing number of technological advances for both types of display, the problematic issues of the past are becoming less and less frequent. In the past and still somewhat evident with plasma televisions is the “Burn-In” effect when a certain image remains static for long periods of time, eventually burning into the screen itself and remaining there as a shadow even when the image is gone. LCD televisions do not have this effect.
While LCD doesn’t have any burn-in issues, plasma has a slightly better contrast ratio between black and other colors, a better viewing angle, and at times more vibrant color. On the other hand, LCD’s are a lot better on the electric bill consuming about 50% of the electricity that a plasma does. They also work much better in high altitude areas than plasmas.
If you are going to play a lot of video games or will be hooking your computer up to it, you definitely want to have an LCD television. If you watch more sports and movies, plasma has a slight edge.
Either way you decide, you are looking at an awesome purchase and a huge step in the direction of truly giving yourself a top-of-the-line lavish apartment. I highly advise you to pick-up the optional extended warranty or insurance coverages as they are offered by whatever retailer you get the TV from. These plans are well worth the cost and keep you protected from virtually anything that goes wrong…
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Is Your Flat Screen LCD TV Really Eco-friendly?
Jul/090
Every day, more and more bad news hits the media about global warming, climate change and pollution. Every day new products are developed and every day more chemicals are added to the list of pollutants to our atmosphere and water.
One of the latest chemicals to draw the attention of the scientists is nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), a chemical is used in the production liquid crystal displays (LCD), also called flat-panel displays, along with thin-film solar cells and microcircuits. The most popular use of LCD displays is for televisions and computer monitors.
NASA is reporting that the level of this gas in our atmosphere is much greater than previously thought. As the manufacture and disposal of these LCD screens increase, so will the emissions of nitrogen trifluoride into our atmosphere.
According to reports, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), remains in the atmosphere for up to 740 years and is only second to Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) in its global warming potential. This chemical has a greater greenhouse impact than even that of the world’s largest coal-fired plants. Its “globe-warming effect reportedly could be 17,000 times more potent than a similar mass of carbon dioxide”. [NASA]
Nitrogen trifluoride is missing from the list of greenhouse gasses addressed in the Koyoto Protocol and little to nothing has been heard about this chemical. Why is this extremely toxic chemical called the “missing greenhouse gas” from the Koyoto Protocol and what is the Koyoto Protocol?
In 1992, a United Nations Conference on Climate Change formulated the Kyoto Protocol. This protocol set the standards for reduction of six greenhouse gasses (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulfur hexafluoride (hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons)that are known to interfere with the climate system.
In 1992, few liquid crystal display LCD’s were being manufactured, so the gas was not considered a major problem at the time, but that is rapidly changing.
In 2008 alone, the production of this chemical would release the equivalent of the global-warming emissions from a country the size of Austria and production could double in 2009.
In February of 2009, the television industry in the United States is making a full transition to digital technology. With that will be an increase in the demand for LCD flat screen televisions.
Manufacturers are promoting LCD televisions as “eco-friendly” as a benefit to switching from analog television to digital television. In comparison, they do use less electricity than plasma TV’s, older rear projection, and analog TV”s.
What isn’t taken into consideration is that many Americans, keeping true to their “bigger is better” mentality, will purchase larger replacement televisions which will use even more electricity than their old televisions.
The discarding of millions of the old analog televisions will be another ecological nightmare. Televisions, along with all electronics, contain toxic chemicals. Improper recycling will only add to the ecological harm our garbage is causing to the planet.
To truly go green when you purchase a new television,
Don’t opt for the largest screen you can buy.
Recycle your old television through a reputable recycler.
Turn your television off when it is not being watched.
Spend less time in front of the television.
Spend more time outdoors where the air is probably cleaner.
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Choose a Quality LCD Flat Screen TV From One of These Two From Hitachi and Sharp
Jul/090
Now available in all types (and colours), television sets have certainly changed over the years moving on from cathode ray to digital and now LCD TV sets that we assume to be the norm today. Ask most people to list their most essential item or possession and a large number will list their TV as very high up on the list.
Much like the conventional approach to driving a car and our understanding of how the Internal Combustion Engine works (or not depending on your point of view) very few people understand entirely what happens behind the screen of a TV or do they? The word television is derived from a mixed usage of Greek and Latin roots meaning in literary terms ?far sight? and being derived from the Greek term ?tele? meaning ?far? and the Latin ?vision? meaning ?sight? or ?to view in the first person?.
Understandably if you were to ask the average man in the street his biggest issue with television today most would reply that the one problem they have is an increasing dependency on technological terms and an increasing ignorance of what these terms actually mean.
Now would be a good idea to concentrate purely on the digital aspect of television, its latest developments formats and bandwidth issues in use and exactly what all this technical jargon and terminology actually mean.
How would you define Digital TV? Digital television is a telecommunications system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures and sound by means of digital signals in contrast to the more established analogue systems which is effectively the transmission of signals used by analogue (traditional) TV.
So what is it exactly that we have to look out for with a Digital TV? Let us use one of the newer LCD TV?s available to help us as we detail what exactly this all means.
The following items of information have to be understood before you can make a proper valued judgement regarding your new Digital TV?
The Screen resolution of the TV is possibly the most obvious place to start. In this case it refers to the number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed.
Next up is whether the TV is Hi-Definition Ready and what does this mean? By Hi Definition Ready we mean that is the TV is ready and suitable to take advantage of the latest Hi Definition TV pictures that more and more programmes are being broadcast in.
We would need to look next at what types of connectors are used to connect the various peripherals that go to make the entire Digital Package work.
In this case we mean SCART Plugs and sockets and their usage. SCART stands for ?Syndicat francais des Constructeurs d?Appareils Radio et Television (SCART).
The final item we would look at would be what is the nature and number of the High-Definition Multimedia Interfaces (HDMI) being used. Here High Definition Multimedia Interfaces (HDMI) refers to the audio/video connector interface that transmits the uncompressed digital streams of information between two or more digital components such as a HD DVD Disc player, a Blu-ray Disc player, a Personal Computer or Video Console.
The first LCD TV that we recommend that you take a look at here is the Hitachi 32LD9700
The 32LD9700 is a 32in LCD TV these TV’s at present can be found in the region of 1000 pounds sterling or 2000 US dollars. The screen resolution is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD ready the answer is yes. The Hitachi has 3 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of multimedia interfaces the the 32LD9700 uses is HDMI also 2. The type of tuner for this TV is Analogue also Digital and the Hitachi 32LD9700 is available from a wide number of outlets..
So to take an initial view how would we rate Hitachi 32LD9700? Well it is a TV after all and as such the logical place to start would be the picture and our score here would be 10 out of 10, next we would look at the sound quality and our view of this would be 10 out of 10. Connectivity is important for most of these new media TV Sets and such our score would be 8 out of 10 . With regards to the overall level of features, our view would be 10 out of 10 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be 10 along with 10 out of 10 respectively..
The overall verdict would be WOW what can you say but that this is one of those TV’s that excel in almost every thing it is supposed to do. Described as a “Superb All-rounder”, there is not much that this TV does not achieve. If you can get your hands on one of these then go for it.
Next we recommend that you look at the Sharp Aquos LC-37GD1E
The LC-37GD1E is a 37in LCD TV with these TV’s at present can be found in the region of 3500 pounds sterling or 7000 US dollars. The screen resolution is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD ready the answer is yes. The Sharp has 3 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of multimedia interfaces the the LC-37GD1E uses is DVI also 1. The type of tuner for this TV is Analogue as well as Digital and the Sharp Aquos LC-37GD1E is available from limited outlets only.
So to take an initial view how would we rate Sharp Aquos LC-37GD1E? Well it is a TV after all and as such the logical place to start would be the picture and our score here would be 10 out of 10, next we would look at the sound quality and our view of this would be 10 out of 10. Connectivity is important for most of these new media TV Sets and such our score would be 10 out of 10 . With regards to the overall level of features, our view would be 8 out of 10 if we then take a look at the ease of use and overall value for money then our scores would be 8 and 8 out of 10 respectively..
The overall verdict would be This is one of those top of the range LCD TVs that is well capable of beating Plasma displays at their own game and would appear to be another winner from Sharp and yet another great product in their Aquos range. That having been said it is still slightly on the expensive side.
With regards to the prices in this article we have tried in all cases to take an average across the industry from a number of well known web sites and so we ask you to bear this in mind and treat these prices as advisory only rather than absolutes.
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How To Choose Your First LCD Flat Screen TV
Jul/090
Are you ready to buy your very first LCD flat screen TV? LCD flat screen TVs are becoming more and more popular and they have recently had dramatic price drops. If you are in the market for a new flat screen TV, then you have many choices before you.
The plasma screen was one of the most exciting consumer electronics products to hit the market in the last 10 years. Now however, the LCD flat screen TV’s are catching on for many reasons. Plasma screens tend to use more electricity, and are heavier which makes wall mounting more difficult. Another drawback with plasma is that the screens are a bit ’softer’ and are more easily scratched. When Plasma flat screen TV’s were first produced, their life expectancy was around 20,000 hours but now with the newer generations of plasma screens, their life span is closer to 50-60,000 hours.
Advantages of a LCD flat screen TV is that it is not susceptible to burn-in and usually is less expensive than plasma televisions. Because of the nature of LCD technology, there is no radiation emitted from the screen itself. It is also lighter weight than the plasma counterpart and thus easier to hang.
Plasma screens, in general, handle faster moving images better than LCD’s. Plasma and LCD screens may look similar, but that is really where their similarities end. Some LCD do not have the level of color accuracy as plasma displays. Historically plasma screens had better viewing angles than LCD. You would tend to see color variations with side viewing of the LCD’s, while the Plasma screen colors remained more solid.
Prices vary from company to company, so it is smart to shop around. There are many makes, models, sizes and prices associated with the LCD flat display. The prices of the TVs will vary, depending on the size, manufacturer, model and merchant. The name brands are going to be substantially more expensive than the non name brands.
Once you get that LCD flat screen TV up on your wall, you will surely have no buyer’s remorse. They are totally cool and in no time your entire family will be enjoying movies and games in crisp, vivid, full HD splendor on your LCD flat screen TV and have forgotten they ever had another kind.
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