Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Buying A TV

By Douglas Ross

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.

And once you get the decisions made and get your TV home, installation is the next big step. You used to just bring it home, plug it in, and hook up the antenna. Not today. There's so much involved in installing a TV now that many opt for getting it done professionally. Of course, this takes more cash out of pocket. But many find it a small price to pay when weighed against the option of doing it themselves.

Big-screen TVs are the trend of today. With movies at your fingertips and gaming happening across the country, the TV is the center for entertainment, and a big screen has much appeal. But when shopping for your TV, you must always keep in mind the relation of the viewing room to the size of your screen. You don't want to be sitting on the couch squinting, nor do you want to be seeing a big blur from a screen that's too big.

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.

So by now you have an idea that buying a TV takes some modern day knowledge due to the new technologies available in this area. But it's not hard to learn about them, and it pays to be armed with some of this knowledge before you run out and make a purchase of a set like the Samsung UE46B7000. Gone are the days when the choice was either buy a EMI, HMV, or Philips. Your options are numerous and TVs are not just TVs any more, but entertainment systems for your home and family.

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