Are you Looking to Buy a Big Screen TV?
So you are in the market for buying a new big screen tv! There are probably two questions running through your head, how big and how much does it cost. These are two important questions, but buying the right tv goes a little bit deeper than size and cost.
Below are some of the most common things to know and understand before you buy your next tv.
What type of tv would you like to buy?
- LCD
- Plasma
- LED
- OLED
LCD TVs. These are typically the cheapest option when buying a tv. LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display. They typically have good color and are energy efficient. If you are buying a tv for casual viewing or a movie or a sports game on the weekend, then a LCD is a great option. If you are looking for a tv for a theatre room and plan to have lots of people viewing or watching it with various angles LCD may not be the best option for you. Also is you are big into gaming and want a high frame rate LCD screens are not the best option. Overall for a low cost and medium quality we would recommend a LCD.
Plasma TVs. Plasma tvs are great for a theater room, they offer multiple viewing angles and offers a high quality contrast that creates a great viewing image. The one drawback to Plasma screens is they don’t have a bright display so ambient lighting isn’t always great.
LED TVS. Light Emitting Diode TVs, these type of tvs use colored LED lights to transmit a high quality display typically better quality than LCDs, and energy efficient as well. They are great watching during the day because they have a bright display so there won’t be mush of a glare. Because of this reason they typically cost a lot more money.
Understanding Contrast Ratio:
Contrast Ratio is the difference in brightness between the darkest black and whitest white the TV can produce. With a low contrast ratio, black areas of an image might appear more like a washed out gray, or bright areas may lack vibrance. You’ll often see numbers like 2,000:1 or 5,000:1 to indicate the contrast ratio, and the bigger that ratio, the better.
Aspect Ratio:
Aspect ration is simply the ratio of the width to its height. Most tvs these days come with a wide screen 16:9 ratio, but if you are looking for something else, don’t be afraid to ask.
Refresh Rate
The refresh rate of your TV is the number of times the image on the screen is refreshed per second. It’s measured in hertz, so you might see 60Hz or 120Hz listed on the box. Higher refresh rates create a smoother flow between images and decreases blur. Also if your a gamer than a high refesh rate is good.
There are many other things to consider and understand such as HDMI, HDTV, smart tv, etc. In short most new tvs come with these features. Smart TVs have an application that allows the tvs to stream things like netflix and hulu on your screen. That is something to consider as well. Whatever your needs are at Cedar Post Pawn he have a large selection of tvs and the best price in St. George, Hurricane, Washington and all of Southern Utah.
