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Why Buy An LCD TV

There are some, during these times of recession, that are reluctant to change their TV's, even given the imminent digital switch over. Plasma and LCD TV manufacturers like Bravia and LG are going all out with advertising to encourage people to switch to newer models of televisions but what's in it for you?

Well, for a start, many years of expensive research and expertise have gone into producing the new TV's so it stands to reason that the quality is going to be so much better. The flat screens are easier to watch that traditional TV sets. Light bouncing off the curved screens of old TV's made them virtually impossible to see in anything other than darkness. Yet with the new flat screens, they can be seen pretty well in any light.

It wasn't always visible to the naked eye, but old TV screens definitely flickered. Sometimes this was possible to see but either way, it was always there and led to a lot of people complaining about eye strain. LCD TV's do not flicker. Flat screen TV's also have a 160 degree viewing angle making them easy to see whatever your vantage point in the room.

One point to look out for when purchasing an LCD TV is the 'dot pitch'. This is a unit of measurement that determines the distance between sub-pixels of the same colour. The smaller the distance, the clearer the picture. For comparison, the ideal dot pitch would be described as '.28' which translates as 10,000 pixels/in2 on your display.

There is none of this complicated tuning business with TV's anymore. Thanks to their inbuilt tuners you can pretty much take them out of the box and switch on, ready for use. Long gone are the days when you would sit for what felt like hours on end with your finger on a button searching our one channel after another until you got the best picture.

The colour combinations on an LCD TV are beyond comprehension. Every sub-pixel has it's very own transistor electrode for perfectly smooth, evenly lit pictures that are rich with colour. There are 256 shades of red, 256 shades of green and 256 shades of blue amounting in a combined total of 16.8 million possible colours. It is now accident that Bravia concentrated their TV advertising campaign on the colourful aspect of the LCD TV.

Another advancement over the traditional TV is the response time to refresh pixels. Modern technology has got this down to under twenty milliseconds, unnoticeable to the human eye and avoiding the streaking, trailing or ghosting images that would often be seen on the older TV.

An LCD screen serves as more than just a TV. It can accept any video format including regular TV, HDTV, home video and computer monitor so once you have the screen it is multi functional. LCD's are famous for the quality and clarity of text and graphics which makes them ideal for using as computer monitors.

This idea is also great for space saving in some of today's small, modern homes. Using the one screen as a TV and a computer with a wireless keyboard and mouse, means that you can free up a great deal of space, especially if the TV screen is wall mounted.

With the debates floating around about whether you should opt for LCD or plasma, bear in mind that the LCD screen has a much longer life span, said to be around 60,000 hours. With average viewing habits, that equates to approximately twenty years.

So, with excellent picture quality and a long life span there is little reason not to invest in that new TV.

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