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If you plan on purchasing a high
definition television,
you need to do comparisons and read consumer reviews. It's
important to evaluate ratings and HDTV reviews, but where
do you start and what do you look for? First
of all you should familiarize yourself with the various
types of HDTVs on the market, such as LCD televisions, projection
TVs and Plasma televisions. Pricing is probably
important to you as well, you want to find a cheap
plasma or LCD but also get the best possible quality.
Lets start with the resolution of high def Tvs
- regular television give you only 480 lines of resolution,
but HDTV gives you at the maximum 1080 lines offering crystal
clear picture quality.
- There is also 720p that uses progressive-scan which
gives you a smoother apperance that the 1080 format.
When shopping for a flat panel TV you want
to get the best bang for your buck, but some features might
be more important to you than other features. I have compiled
a list of features that you should look for when comparing
and reviewing flat screen TVs and what their function is,
you can decide if that is something you want, or something
that you can live without.
Read the guide below to learn what size of
TV you should be searching for depending on the distance
you plan to sit from the flat screen.
Distance from TV |
Screen Size |
5 - 7 feet |
37" |
8 - 9 feet |
42" or 43" |
10 - 11 feet |
44" to 50" |
11 - 13 feet |
50" to 60" |
13 - 14 feet |
50" to 60" |
15 + feet |
70" + |
- Picture-in-picture (PIP) - this feature enables you to
watch two programs at the same time. One program fills
the screen, while the other is in a little window.
- V-Chip - this is great if you like to filter out what
you children can watch. Instead of you hovering over you
kids while they watch TV, the V-Chip blocks out adult programming,
violent content and anything else that is acceptable for
the kids to watch.
- sleep timer - If you are one of those people who falls
asleep in front of the TV, then you might like this option.
This feature shuts your TV off after a certain period of
time, so you don't have to wake up to a blaring television
set.
- audio leveler - I'm not sure of you have noticed this
but it's one of my pet peeves. When your program goes to
a commercial break the volume rises automatically, somtimes
to a pretty loud level and I hate it! The audio leveler
feature takes care of this problem by keep the volume at
the same level. There is no more unecessary volume increases.
- built in HDTV receiver - I find this feature pretty useful,
it saves you the trouble and expense of purchasing a separate
receiver to get high definition programming.
If you want to save money where do you find the discount
hdtv plasma televisions? You don't want to buy a piece
of junk, you want the best quality for your money. This is
where your research and personal preference go hand in hand.
A great resource is right in front of you, the internet,
with a click of the mouse you can easily compare options
right from the comfort of your home.
There are numerous widescreen, plasma and LCD projector
manufacturers and options to choose from, such as Sony
LCD projection Tvs, Mitsubishi
big screen TV models, Plasma
Tvs from Sony , Samsung, ATI, Magnavox, Dell, Philips, LG,
Hitachi, Daewoo and the list goes on.
I have detailed reviews of HDTV television
models listed below, we will review each model as time progresses.
- Pioneer
pdp-4350hd - The Pioneer pdp-4350hd is
a 43 inch plasma television system that is as close to
perfection that you can come with a TV set. If you're
wondering what so great about I will explain. First of
all it's a plasma TV which means it's super slim (3.7
inches in width), and thin enough to hang on your wall
and look like it's a framed picture. The is a HDTV ready
television, there is no high definition receiver to buy
because it comes equipped with a built-in ATSC terrestrial
HDTV tuner
- Panasonic
th 37px50u 37" plasma - The Panasonic TH-37PX50U
is a 37 inch flat panel high definition plasma TV. You
get the best of both worlds a thin screen (3.8 inches
wide), with HD crystal clear picture. Do you like big
screens that give you the feeling of actually being there,
then the TH-37PX50U flat screen from Panasonic is worth
a review.
- Sony KD-34XBR960
- Panasonic th-42px50u
- Sony XBR KD-34XBR960
- Pioneer PDP-4360HD
- Sharp LC-45GX6U
- Sony KV-30HS420
- Sony KV-32HS420
- Samsung
TXN2670WHF
- Samsung TXN3098WHF
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