Advantages of LCD TV Over Plasma TV

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Statistics shows that 98% of American households own a television unit and spends at least 3 hours and 48 minutes of viewing time per day. Television has become a very important household necessity for many people, adults and children alike. With the increasing demand of modern technology advancement, companies try to move along with the fast paced lifestyle people are living in right now.

The television industry has evolved and become a part every household budget to make the family more convenient and entertained during family viewing time. Television manufacturers made different approach to give consumers more options in choosing the best kind of TV for the family. The birth of LCD TV and Plasma TV represents the revolutionary kind of entertainment the contemporary world is looking for. But which is more beneficial for consumers, LCD TVs or Plasma TV?

Liquid crystal display televisions or LCD TV are thinner and lighter compared to the regular CRT TV of the past. It has a better color display and high resolution advantage than most Plasma television available in the market. LCDs have a wider choice of 1080 pixel sets and more screen sizes to choose from. Unlike plasma TV which only has the smallest size of 42 inches, LCDs provide smaller sets that are more space saving and cheap. Plasma Televisions are the latest when it comes to modern TV technology but LCD TV manufacturers created more advanced and better models of LCD TV to catch up with the Plasma TV technology. Latest models of LCD TV offers a much better color display and are generally a bit brighter than most plasma TV. It has less reflective screens that look better in bright rooms.

Plasma TV tends to look dim in bright lighting when set in a standard mode, which are generally recommended for home use. It is more beneficial when used for gaming consoles because of the higher amount of panel resolution that gives a more detailed video gaming experience. LCD TV is less prone to burn-in from images that are displayed for a long period of time which has become a problem with early models of plasma TV. It provides a more stable image quality that avoids eye fatigue for those who spends long hours of TV watching. Aside from these, LCD Television has a longer life span of 50,000 hours of viewing time than Plasma TV's 30,000 hours. The best advantage of LCD TV is that it is cheaper compared to Plasma TV, making it a more recommendable choice for consumers who want their money to be all worth it. It is also known to be more energy saving than plasma sets, so you don't have to worry about your electric bill all the time.

You must always remember that it is not a matter of having the latest and most hip television out in the market. You must be able to weigh the advantage and disadvantages it might bring. It is always better to choose the ones that are of high quality, more affordable and longer lasting to make your money all worth it.

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LCD Televisions - Advantages and Disadvantages

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LCD televisions are television sets that use LCD technology, just like in the computer LCD monitors, tuned up for video and television display. Many features of LCD Television rendered it more practical than CRT TVs and thus LCD TVs began to gain instant popularity among the consumers.

LCD televisions are referred to as "transmissive display", because light is not emitted by the liquid crystals themselves. A light source behind the panels emits light that gets redirected by a white panel to the rear of LCD, which distributes the light evenly to generate uniform image. This is the basic principle behind the working of LCD televisions.

The LCD tv display has a liquid crystal solution sandwiched between two polarizing transparent crystals. In order to form a template for the liquid crystal, the front layer glass of the display is etched on the inside in a grid pattern. These crystals bend light in response to an electric current and each crystal behaves like a shutter either allowing light to pass through or blocking it. So a pattern of dark and transparent crystal are formed that generates the image.

LCD televisions have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. The LCD TVs do not have a rapid pixel response time and thus in cases of fast moving objects exhibit motion lag. Improvements have been made to overcome this defect, however this works only if your screen size is lesser than 35 inch. The bigger the screen gets, fast action videos create more of ghosting effect and they video becomes highly indistinct. Since LCD TVs use LCD panels, many LCD televisions do not have the capacity to go fully black, rather blacks appear to be darker gray.

LCD TVs are also quite expensive compared to their CRT counterparts. Especially when it comes to sizes over 35 inch and the ones with a 16:9 aspect ratio are very expensive. However with continuous research and improvement, the manufacturing price of the LCD televisions fell and eventually LCD TVs began to dominate the market.

Though LCD TVs suffer quite a few drawbacks, there are more advantages that cancels out the few imperfections. The major and obvious advantage is that LCD televisions are easier to watch. LCDs offer more brightness and contrast than CRT televisions and perform well under almost every light atmosphere. Even under bright light ambiance, the images of the display do not appear washed out. Also, the display does not suffer glare due to surrounding lights. Since most flat screen LCD television displays can have a viewing angle of 160 degrees, the video will look agreeable from anywhere under 80 degrees on both sides.

Unlike plasma televisions, you will not have to worry about image burn-in, ideal for gaming usage. This is because colors are created using filters and the display screen is not coated with phosphor dots. Also LCD televisions are multifunctional; you can use them either as an HDTV player, home video player or as a monitor for your PC.

The screen size of LCDs range typically from 13 - 65 inches and there are brands that manufacturer displays up to 100 inches. The slim profile television is also economical in the sense that it does not require much maintenance.

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