- Every floor model television is set its brightness to maximum. Try and ask the salesperson to reduce the brightness of the television you are comparing.
- Display floors are well-lit. Few living rooms are lit that much. See if you can ask them to reduce the light shedding on the picture.
- Blu-ray. If you have a disc that you are familiar with, see if you can use it instead of the TV signal that is normally shown. Blu-ray provides the best picture a television can display, so it makes for the best reference from which to judge. And if you are used to the look of a particular DVD, use it instead.
- Televisions come with many picture presets such as movie, sports, etc. Try all of them to see which is best.
- It is strongly recommended to protect your television with some sort of surge protection. Do not believe the hype that a better protector will somehow improve video quality, but do choose a model with coaxial inputs and outputs for your cable or antenna.
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Friday, March 13, 2009
Television Buying Guide 8
Things to Consider
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Television Buying Guide 4
Regular Television Programmes on an HDTV
You may be disappointed in your HDTV the first time you see a programme on it. That may be because you are watching a standard definition channel. Regular television programmes can look very bad on an HDTV compared to high definition programmes. An HDTV is larger and sharper and shows more of the flaws of standard definition broadcasting.
DVD Programmes on an HDTV
Regular DVD programmes look very high-quality and spectacular on an HDTV and most people are quite satisfied with them. Many DVD players and all Blu-ray players have a built-in upconversion unit that converts DVD programmes to high-definition. However, in most cases the difference would be subtle.
HDTV is Tomorrow
Buying an HDTV is a smart move, as you can be fairly sure that they will not become obsolete at least for a few years. Of course, new technologies emerge every now and then but nothing on the scale of shift from SDTV to HDTV is likely to happen for a long time. Almost every HDTV is equipped with an HDMI input that can accept copy-protected signals.
You may be disappointed in your HDTV the first time you see a programme on it. That may be because you are watching a standard definition channel. Regular television programmes can look very bad on an HDTV compared to high definition programmes. An HDTV is larger and sharper and shows more of the flaws of standard definition broadcasting.
DVD Programmes on an HDTV
Regular DVD programmes look very high-quality and spectacular on an HDTV and most people are quite satisfied with them. Many DVD players and all Blu-ray players have a built-in upconversion unit that converts DVD programmes to high-definition. However, in most cases the difference would be subtle.
HDTV is Tomorrow
Buying an HDTV is a smart move, as you can be fairly sure that they will not become obsolete at least for a few years. Of course, new technologies emerge every now and then but nothing on the scale of shift from SDTV to HDTV is likely to happen for a long time. Almost every HDTV is equipped with an HDMI input that can accept copy-protected signals.
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