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Everything you need to know about LCD HDTVs, with a list of the current top 5 best LCD HDTVs! This page gives you the "need to know" information about LCD and HDTV technology. Learn about DTV (Digital Television) converters, too.
(Updated for August 2008!) Super crisp, yet energy efficient: LCD televisions provide an amazing picture with a wonderfully thin screen, perfect for anyone looking to conserve room space! Here, we'll review the current top sellers in terms of customer satisfaction and product excellence. Add a LCD HDTV to your home today! This page is created so that you can follow these logical steps:
Much like other LCD devices you're more used to, such as alarm clocks and computer monitors - LCD televisions also utilize a technology based on polarized light, where two polarized panels are located in front of and in back of a thin layer of liquid crystal gel, that is divided up into individual pixels. Each pixel is activated individually thanks to two axis of wires, which polarizes them accordingly.Come next February 2009, anyone using standard analog TV reception will need a digital TV converter to pick up the new DTV transmission. Learn more about DTV converters and the new digital TV signal here!
Another factor in LCD HDTVs are the scan rate: which include an interlaced and a progressive picture. Have you ever seen video tape footage of a PC screen? If so, you may have noticed how the screen seems to "sweep" up and down constantly, almost like a slide show. That is an interlaced picture. Similarly, interlaced HDTVs (and monitors) refresh every other line of the picture, every other time. The process is unseen by the naked eye. However, interlaced screens are known to cause "eye distress," which your mother warned you about when you sat too close to the TV set.
You may have already seen terms here, such as "16:9 aspect ratio," and had no clue what it meant. Aspect ratio simply means "units high x units wide." So, a 16:9 HDTV is 16 units wide x 9 units high ("units" meaning the measurement of an original video production, a broadcasting term).
Naturally, you'll want to go with the best option for the most technologically long-lasting, satisfying, high quality LCD television set; especially in a consumer market where things keep changing so rapidly.
View a list of the current top 5 best LCD High-Definition TVs! This data is a combination of top selling TVs, as well as overall consumer satisfaction. It was gathered by a comprehensive comparison of several top industry reviews and lists updated this month, including CNET, and top seller's lists from Amazon Electronics.
Best Television Ever
If you're looking for the best television ever, look no further than the hottest one on the market today: the Sony Bravia XBR!
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| heemsph
Great lens with tons of info. If you want a simplified version along with some recommendations based on internet research, be sure to also visit my lens at squidoo.com/hdtelevisionssimplified . Posted July 31, 2008 |
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sassydiva
This is a great Lens...very informative...very insightful Posted July 26, 2008 |
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Pastiche
Woah, now I understand this HDTV tech stuff. I have 2 non-digital Sony TV sets; I plan to go with Sony for my new HD unit - thx for the selection tips! 5*s Posted July 25, 2008 |
| fraugp
Wooow. Didn't relaise there were so many versions of HD TV. Interesting, Nice one! Posted July 21, 2008 |
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Steve-SEO-UK
Admittedly I haven't read all the info, but will do later. Nicely written and understandable for someone like me with little knowledge on the subject. Thanks for a great Lens. Posted July 17, 2008 |