Which High Definition TV should you get?
It’s worth thinking about.
The choices are many, The most cost effective and best bang for buck are LCD Televisions.
LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display.
When LCDs first became available, they were considered inferior to Plasma Televisions, due to the slow response times of Liquid Crystal Displays. This often resulted in a blurry picture when fast moving images were displayed on the screen. The good news is that over the past few years, these have dramatically improved and they are generally better in quality than a Plasma screen, AND as an extra bonus they are now MUCH cheaper than they used to be.
Plasma Screen TVs.
These were the original “Flat Screen To Have” and they just have a cool name – Plasma. They were expensive, power hungry, but if you wanted a large Flat Television, then this was the best one to buy. Although they are still available and have come down in price dramatically, their performance is generally about the same as a LCD television.
LED Televisions
LED is the latest technology available in flat screen TVs. Instead of using a gas plasma or a Liquid Crystal to display the image, they use millions of LEDs or Light Emitting Diodes. LEDs have been used widely in electronics for a long time, but the technology to manufacture them into a compact flat display screen has only just recently become available. The image is made up from millions of miniature LED lights set up in sets of the 3 as Red, Green and Blue. LED TVs are generally about half the thickness of the other 2 types of television screens, and the picture quality is superior in every way to LCD and Plasma screens. This is THE TV to have if you intend on hanging it on the wall like a picture. Go and check them out at your local appliance retailer to see the difference!
Not all brands are the same!!!
Some noteworthy brands to consider buying are:
Panasonic
Sony
Samsung
LG
There are many others on the market and if you do a little research on them, you will discover that most of the cheaper ones actually come out of the same factory as each other.
To test this, pick up the remote control while your in the shop and press the MENU button. If the menu appears the same as a few other brands in the shop, you can pretty much guarantee that it came out of the same factory as the other “cheapies”.
While they offer good bang for buck, I have seen a lot of these cheaper ones blown up or doing weird things after a few years.
Spend the extra money and buy a good one so you can enjoy it more!
One more thing to consider is this. When the salesman offers to sell you a surge protector for your new TV, he is not trying to take more money off you!
LCD, LED and Plasma TV’s need a surge protector. They are very delicate, and I have seen MANY un-protected ones get coloured stripes across or down the screen after a small power spike or thunderstorm.
If you are having trouble setting up your new TV, do not panic. Give us a call on 0422 869 464 and we will come and do it for you and run you through the basic functions. This is not an expensive service, but it will save you some time, hair and frustration. We can also supply you with any HDMI, RCA, custom length Antenna Leads that you might require so don’t just dive in and buy a whole heap while your at the shop, just in case you might need them!
Enjoy your new TV!
