HDTV And LCD TV Screen Shape And Size ... 3 Key Planning Tips
Tip #1: Measure Your Room And Furniture Spacing. Going to " big screen plasma TV" is not simply a matter of bigger-is-better. Here's the rule: the bigger the HDTV such as a 42 plasma TV ... the more distance you'll need in order for the picture resolution to work correctly.
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For a 37 LCD TV model, you'll need a minimum of 5-feet distance from the screen. Moving up in size to a 50 plasma television, you'll need 8 to 10 feet of space between the front of your screen and your viewing chair.
Tip #2: Getting The Best LCD TV Shape For Viewing Performance. Pixels ... plasma ... liquid display crystal screens ... cables ... the list goes on. When considering HDTV screen shape, think wide screen TV. Reason? Most high definition broadcasts create a digital signal that corresponds to the wide-screen shape and format, which is captured in the term "16:9 aspect ratio. Old fashion analog sets, CRT TV in its earlier incarnations, put together cathode ray tubes in a square shaped sets with a conventional 4:3 aspect ratio. Looking to the not-so-distant future wider screen formats will permit your viewing of seriously wide screen film formats ... which may expand to 21:9 wide aspect ratio.
Tip #3: Thin Vs Wide ... Light Vs Heavy. Trends reflect the market.
* Wide Deep Heavy Great Value CRT TV. For price-value, you can't beat conventional CRT TV (tube TV) ... a proven technology delivering quality audio-video quality ... however, must be HD-ready via extra components, especially when all broadcasts convert to HDTV format in 2009. Wide-and-heavy CRT TV also includes the mega sized rear projection TV models ... sizes into the 50 inch rear projection TV range and bigger ... tipping the scales at hundreds of pounds and perhaps 30 inches in depth.
* Thin Flat Panel TV. Clearly the market has signaled that wide screen, thin, light, and high resolution TV is the future. Current selections? A range of high performance flat panel TV technologies to consider include plasma TV ... LCD TV. While higher priced than CRT TV (tube TV), these plasma and LCD TV models offer a bright, high contrast viewing image ... thin profiled, and less weight and bulk, for easy wall mounting to create a sleek modern look in your viewing area.
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