HDTV REVIEWS -Knowing What You Are Buying

Have you ever went to the store to buy a new LCD flatscreen TV and stood there scratching your head looking at the selection? How do we know exacltly what to buy. What is better? In this hub you will find tech terms to help you purchase your new toy. The RIGHT one for you. What is HDMI anyways? This will help. You can print this to take with you to the store. Tax time is coming and I am sure most of you would like to upgrade.

There are so many acronyms. What do they mean? How do these help tell you what TV you would like to buy if you dont even know what they stand for? Is this one better? Or maybe that one? I know you dont want to buy a TV for 2 thousands dollars to get it home and be disappointed. Maybe even choke the customer service person that tells you, "NO REFUNDS!".

Lets face it, what kind of help do you really get when you go to the store to make this huge purchase. Does that 17 year old kid with acne and no girlfriend no what he's talking about? Putting your finacial choice in a barely legal person's hands is not a very bright idea!

(The TVs to the right are the top TVs in the market. Established by Cnet.)

Screen Refresh Rate: We have all seen the 120Hz listed on the TV. Basically, what this refers to is how many times per second the TV screen is completely reconstructed. For example; You buy a TV with a 60Hz, your picture will reconstruct 60 times per second. The more the screen is refreshed, the smoother the images will appear.

Vertical Resolution: We see the 1080p on the details listed below the TV. To display the picture, there are vertical lines. One on top of each other. With in those lines the pixels are displayed. Vertical resolution is the total number of lines counted from top to bottom of your screen. (EXAMPLE: 1080p has 1,080) The greater the number, the better the picture.

ENERGY STAR: If you see this, that means that according EPA this qualifies your TV to use 30% less electricity than your standard models. LESS ELECTRIC = LESS MONEY TO BE PAID EVERY MONTH!

HDMI Inputs: This carries both Digital Video and Audio (up to 1080p) in a cable. It provides the highest-quality connection between the TV and all other techknowledge plugged into it (game consoles, DVD players, etc). The more inputs, the more you can plug directly. Hooking things up just become so much easier!

*****Plasma has always had the better quality, but now LCD has caught up. They both range in different sizes now so this really is not a deciding factor. The only way to really decide what is right for you is to look at the details provided and knowing what the information is telling you.