Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Things to Consider When Buying a TV

By Jerome Wallace

Buying a TV takes some modern day knowledge due to the technology explosion of the past few years. It's no longer just a choice between a couple of brand names and buying one that you believe in. The choices and the options have grown in huge proportions to what we used to have. And your TV is no longer just something to watch the news or a ball game, but it's a total entertainment system, full of electronic functions and options that never existed before.

You should also be prepared for trying to install your new TV. There are a lot of wires that need hooked up. You're going to have to do a lot of reading from the manual unless you want it done professionally, which is more 'out of pocket' expense.

The big thing today (pardon the pun) is buying a big-screen TV. In order to get the proper TV, you need to have an idea about the room where it's going to sit and be viewed. Some small TVs may have you squinting, and some too large may be a blur. You have to find one that's the right size for watching in the particular room you're going to watch it in.

Even if you've had a favorite brand for years, it pays to be open-minded for checking out some of the new TVs with new technology infused into them. Lots of new brands that you may not have heard of before are putting out excellent quality TVs and for good reasonable prices. There's no shortage of choices for you to consider, and most all of them surpass the quality of TVs of the past.

There are two very important considerations that you need to settle before you begin shopping for your TV. The first is to know exactly what you need from it, whether casual viewing or gaming, or recording, or sports. The second is just how much money you're ready to spend on your new TV. Once you have these answered then you can shop without having to filter through hundreds of different models and makes that don't suit your needs in the first place. It will save you time.

Most people today like to go with the high-definition TVs because of their picture quality. Resolution is higher giving you a clearer, sharper, crisper picture than the old standard TVs. Plasma TVs are huge in their popularity just for this reason. The LCDs are quite popular too, and are less expensive than the plasma, but do give up just a little in picture quality.

Another thing to make sure of is what type of signal your TV is going to receive. There are some people still using antennas, while many are on regular cable or digital cable. And yet lots of people are jumping on the deep dish satellite craze, with tons of channels to choose from. Whatever your signal type is, your TV needs to be setup for receiving it.

Some TVs like the Samsung UE46B7000 can receive multiple types of signals without problem. On the back they contain many different receptors and connectors that will enable you to connect to a variety of signals. Satellite and digital cable use a box for receiving their signals. This is where your S-video cable comes into play. As you can see, buying a TV may not be so simple if you're not equipped with some TV knowledge. But learning about them is easy, and there's certainly one out there that will fit you.

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