Choosing a TV

When choosing a TV for your home theatre, people have a misconception that if is is big it is already good enough. But when selecting the best possible TV for your home theatre, size is not the only factor to consider, there are more. You should also take into consideration the resolution of your TV. It must have the ability to produce clear and bright pictures as this is why you are creating your home theatre, to mimic the feeling of being in cinemas. You also have to consider durability because buying a TV is a big investment and you must get your money’s worth. In this section you will learn about the different TV you can choose for your home theatre.

The first impression…

Wide screen analogue TV

Many wide screen analogue TVs would suffice for your home theatre. They can come in all shapes and large sizes. Although they do not create clear and crisp pictures like their predecessors, they lasting longer and is known for retaining a good picture throughout its service life. There are some analogue TVs that look like flat screen TVs upfront but still retains its bulky and heavy build out back. Note mentioning is that among the other TV types, this is the cheapest. So a bigger size would probably be cheaper or priced the same as the smaller sizes of an LCD or Plasma TV.

LCD TV Series

LCD TV

An LCD screen consists of more than a million crystals pressed between thin panes of glass that has a wafer-thin light source behind it. When an electrical current strikes it, the crystals bend to allow a particular colour of light pass which creates an image that reflects on the screen. Because of this, an LCD TV reflects bright and vivid pictures and has less screen glare. It is not susceptible to burn-in and has a cooler running. LCD TVs are also lighter as compared to the other two that makes is easier to mount on walls. The disadvantage of this TV is that it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD TV can burn out and images will not look as before and sometime be annoying. LCD TVs are also more expensive than the other two types.

The TV stuff

Plasma TV

Plasma screens are made up of more than a million pixel cells filled with neon-xenon gasses. When an electric signal touches the gas it lights a phosphor which emits particular colour of light creating an image on the motor. Since what powers the screen is only gasses, it is easier to create larger screen sizes that have a better contrast ratio, better colour accuracy and saturation as compared to the other two. The disadvantage of this TV is that it is more susceptible to burn-in of static images and it generates more heat because of the gases. You also cannot use it for prolonged periods of time as this takes a toll on its display life span as compared to the other types.