If you Google "hdtv buying guide" you'll get about 1,070 million results. So why write another HDTV buying guide? Because none of the 70 million thousand guides already written is understandable. Not a and not a bit. OK, I admit that I haven't read all the results of 1,070 million, but I read the first 20 or 30 or so, and that all say the same thing. They say that stuff overwhelms your mind: which is better Plasma or LCD or 1080p or 1080i or 720/60 Hz or 120 Hz, and so forth, and so on, until your head is spinning. The reason that the guides are so complicated is that people writing guides are techie geek. I don't mean any offense, but knows too much for their own good, and I don't know what is good for you. I don't know what is good for you, but I can tell you what you need to know and what you don't need to know, and I will give you a headache or make you feel like an idiot.
If you're reading this, it's probably because you're still watching TV. TV square is the term that I came up with fifteen years ago, when I started to produce programmes in HDTV. I call it the older NTSC TV system "square" because compared to widescreen HDTV, the image appears. The large screen is the second best thing that you're going to like on your new HD set. The first thing you're going to come about is clarity. The picture of HDTV is so clear that when broadcast stations of DTV/HDTV passed last year, the news anchors began even more to worry about their makeup. The picture is so clear that reveals every stain and scrub! What does all this do about buying a new HDTV? Well, the truth is, HDTV is much better than square TV that virtually any new HDTV set you buy is going to please. Yes, any HDTV you purchase is going to be OK. If you wish, you can stop reading now and go out and buy one that you can afford. I mean it-stop reading now and HDTV you can afford to buy. Oh, want a little more guidance? OK, I'll give it to you in 3 simple steps in order of importance. (But remember, you do not need to complete all steps. Stop whenever you've had enough and go buy your new HDTV. )
Step 1. Budget: The only important consideration
This is obvious, but sometimes the obvious needs to be said, especially when it is the only really important. What can you afford? In case you're thinking you're going to have to sell the farm to buy a new HDTV set, quit worrying. HDTV sets are cheaper now than it was when fashion color TV went from black and white to color. Actually, you can buy a nice new HD set for under $ 500, also starting at $ 200. So, dig in your pocket, see how much change you and head to the store.
1/2 step 1: choose a Major
Easy. Just make sure you buy a brand that is recognized. Here are the brands that you should consider: Samsung, Panasonic, LG, Vizio, Sony, Mitsubishi, Toshiba. Just don't buy one from the back of someone's truck.
Step 2: screen size
The screen size is going to be mainly determined from step 1, your budget. How much you can afford, the larger screen you will get. Of course, in the case of HDTV, the bigger the better (to a limit, of course). The most popular size/price are screens that are between 40 and 42 inches. The best way to approach this step is to find out what is the biggest screen you can get for your money, then head to the store and buy an HDTV.
Step 3: resolution
Here is where it gets a bit technical, but don't worry. If you want to keep reading, there are only two numbers you should be familiar with: 1080 and 720. Don't worry about the letters after the numbers (1080i, 1080p), it doesn't matter. Just remember that the larger the number, the better the resolution. 1080 is better than 720. But keep in mind that any one you choose for the price you can afford it will be much better than TV square which will be very pleased. This is all about. Head to the store and buy an HDTV.
Yes I know. Is the other HDTV buying guides that tell you that you have to decide between an LCD or Plasma and many-hertz refresh rate and a lot of other technical stuff, but it does not matter. If you get an LCD or Plasma or 60 Hz or 120 Hz or 240 Hz, or even if you get a 1080i or 1080p or 720 p, the image is going to look so good that it doesn't matter to you. It would be as kind of choosing between a new Mercedes or BMW when you've been driving a Chevy 1990. Either one is going to thrill you.
Stuart Calcote is an Emmy award-winning 29-time writer/director of international television programs, and one of the first in the world to produce programmes in HDTV. Stuart invites you to http://www.hdpictures.com/about_hdtv.html visit for information comprehensible, no-nonsense HDTV. Visit http://www.hdpictures.com/about_hdpic.html for more information about Stuart Calcote.
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