LCD TV - A Must Have For The Couch Potato Generation
Television, the mirror of the world as it caters a lot of things that comprises the world's events. From black and white to colored, digital to high-definition sets, from small box type units to big flat screens and now on its newly innovated Liquid-crystal display (LCD) and Plasma display panel (PDP).
Liquid-crystal display (LCD) is an electronically-modulated optical device in a thin flat panel composed of monochrome pixels filled with liquid crystals arrayed in a reflector that is proven to be lower in weight and reduced power requirement model. A Plasma display panel (PDP) most common on large TV displays has many tiny cells between two panels of glass. These cells hold an inert noble gases mixture that is turned into plasma. The excitation of the phosphors emits light allowing the PDP to transmit picture images. But these two technologies have their own strengths and weaknesses. They have different response time, picture clarity and overall image details.
The most common weakness shared by these sets is the response time. The response rate is very vague in marketing specifications because there is no industry standard in measuring response time. Sony or Sharp is traditionally much more trustworthy about specification integrity.
Television industry has engineered TV sets capable of capturing the true response time. Sharp's recent line of Aquos LCD television product with response time specification of 6 milliseconds can be categorized as an example of true response time. Sony's BRAVIA lines and its current LCD XBR reported an 8 millisecond response time. Some Chinese and Korean LCD manufacturers were rumored to indicate more than 25 milliseconds response time. Citing these response time issues really makes a big difference. It should be taken as one of the top considerations that would go along with the viewing angle. The viewing angle is about 160 degrees for Plasma and up to 165 degrees for LCDs.
Plasma TVs may suffer from burn-in which was produced by static images and may laminate an after image ghost that remains permanently on screens. LCD TVs do not incur image ghosts. LCDs are just a bit slimmer than Plasma TVs. LCDs are available for those who have small spaces at home. LCDs are also now coming up with the large sizes comparable to Plasma sets.
In terms of color saturation Plasma are better than LCD but LCDs are better in displaying crisp and static images because it was initially developed for computer user. There were reports suggesting that LCDs offer better viewing experience even on high altitudes. Again, LCD television sets are lighter and less fragile than Plasma sets making it much easier to be shipped.
For couch potatoes LCD TV set is the best choice for you. LCD TVs has an average life span of 60,000 hours or 7 years assuming that it is operational 24 H a day. Don't worry because the time it deteriorates definitely there will be another innovation that will surely catches every couch potatoes needs.