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It is always exciting when you need to buy a new television. Be careful in buying your TV because there are so many that come with a large promise, and just do not deliver. This outline will help you figure out what to look for in your new television.
Pardon the pun but, size matters when it comes to purchasing a new TV. Too small a TV you'll feel like you're watching a 19" sitting on the 50 yard line from the nose bleeds. Too large a TV you'll feel like you're watching TV in a soap box. In picking the right size TV for the place you wish to put it, follow these two simple steps. First take a measurement of the distance between where you will be watching the TV and where the TV will be positioned and divide that number by 2 - 3.5, this will give you an approximate size television to get. Second, take a diagonal measurement of the space where the TV will sit using the number you got from your calculation. This is to make sure you have room to place your new television there or you can always make room.
OK Wait, Hold Up. Before setting off on your Television shopping spree you want to do just a little more research on what type of attachments you'll need. Like, do you have a surround system that uses a coaxial audio output connection (analog) instead of an optical audio output connection (digital)all How many HD devices will you connect to your new TV? Such as DVD/Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, and HD converter boxes. This will determine how many HD-MI ports you will need. How about, do you want to have slide shows of your pics displaying on your screen? Then a couple of USB ports may be in order to plug in digi cams and such. Asking yourself these types of questions before hand will save you a lot time on choosing the right TV. By reading customer reviews, you'll find out that this is a common mistake among consumers.
Another question you'd want to ask yourself is, what type of monitor will you need? Plasma or LCD. What will you be using the TV for? Casual watching, gaming, or sports. What type of room will the TV sit in? A dim-lite room or a well-lite room. Plasma TVs have bright vivid colors and a great picture, prefect for watching sports. Plasma screens produce deeper blacks than LCD screens and are ideal for dim-lite rooms. LCD TVs also has great picture quality, Video games look really good on them. LCD TVs are more energy efficient than plasma TVs. A con for plasma screens is burn-in, 20 minutes of a static or paused frame is all it takes. A con for LCD screens is individual pixel burn out occurs over the life of the LCD that can not be fixed.
When choosing screen resolution there's only two real choices. 720p and 1080p. 1080p is the highest resolution available for now. With that being said more and more devices and media are being geared for 1080p resolution. If you're looking to buy a larger screen TV, then 1080p is the right choice because there is a definite distinction between 720p and 1080p resolutions on bigger TVs. On smaller size TVs under 40", there's not much of a visible difference in 720p or 1080p resolutions. If you're not a big TV watcher, then you can save yourself some money and get a 720p resolution television. But of course the choice is yours.
TV warranties can be a tricky topic depending on who you are. All televisions come with a 1 yr. factory warranty which usually cover parts and labor. The tricky part is when buying an extended warranty for however many years, the first year overlaps with the factory warranty because the extended warranty starts the date the TV was purchased.
Navigating through the world of television buying can be very confusing at times. By know what you are looking for ahead of time, and you can reduce a lot of stress.
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Pardon the pun but, size matters when it comes to purchasing a new TV. Too small a TV you'll feel like you're watching a 19" sitting on the 50 yard line from the nose bleeds. Too large a TV you'll feel like you're watching TV in a soap box. In picking the right size TV for the place you wish to put it, follow these two simple steps. First take a measurement of the distance between where you will be watching the TV and where the TV will be positioned and divide that number by 2 - 3.5, this will give you an approximate size television to get. Second, take a diagonal measurement of the space where the TV will sit using the number you got from your calculation. This is to make sure you have room to place your new television there or you can always make room.
OK Wait, Hold Up. Before setting off on your Television shopping spree you want to do just a little more research on what type of attachments you'll need. Like, do you have a surround system that uses a coaxial audio output connection (analog) instead of an optical audio output connection (digital)all How many HD devices will you connect to your new TV? Such as DVD/Blu-Ray players, gaming consoles, and HD converter boxes. This will determine how many HD-MI ports you will need. How about, do you want to have slide shows of your pics displaying on your screen? Then a couple of USB ports may be in order to plug in digi cams and such. Asking yourself these types of questions before hand will save you a lot time on choosing the right TV. By reading customer reviews, you'll find out that this is a common mistake among consumers.
Another question you'd want to ask yourself is, what type of monitor will you need? Plasma or LCD. What will you be using the TV for? Casual watching, gaming, or sports. What type of room will the TV sit in? A dim-lite room or a well-lite room. Plasma TVs have bright vivid colors and a great picture, prefect for watching sports. Plasma screens produce deeper blacks than LCD screens and are ideal for dim-lite rooms. LCD TVs also has great picture quality, Video games look really good on them. LCD TVs are more energy efficient than plasma TVs. A con for plasma screens is burn-in, 20 minutes of a static or paused frame is all it takes. A con for LCD screens is individual pixel burn out occurs over the life of the LCD that can not be fixed.
When choosing screen resolution there's only two real choices. 720p and 1080p. 1080p is the highest resolution available for now. With that being said more and more devices and media are being geared for 1080p resolution. If you're looking to buy a larger screen TV, then 1080p is the right choice because there is a definite distinction between 720p and 1080p resolutions on bigger TVs. On smaller size TVs under 40", there's not much of a visible difference in 720p or 1080p resolutions. If you're not a big TV watcher, then you can save yourself some money and get a 720p resolution television. But of course the choice is yours.
TV warranties can be a tricky topic depending on who you are. All televisions come with a 1 yr. factory warranty which usually cover parts and labor. The tricky part is when buying an extended warranty for however many years, the first year overlaps with the factory warranty because the extended warranty starts the date the TV was purchased.
Navigating through the world of television buying can be very confusing at times. By know what you are looking for ahead of time, and you can reduce a lot of stress.
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