If you’re in the market for a 46 inch TV there are many choices available to you and lots of technology being put to use in new TV’s in todays market. This guide will give your informative advice for you to use while shopping for your brand new TV in hopes that you will be able to enjoy it for many years to come!
One of the first choices you will have to make in your search for a new television is whether you want a plasma or LCD TV. LCD TVs have a bright back light that they use that will shine through a layer of liquid crystals, passing through to transmit or block the light. Plasma TVs use an electrical charge to create a gas that will give off an ultraviolet light, which in turn causes phosphors to glow.
If you’re going to be watching your new TV in normal or low light conditions than you’ll probably want to spring for buying a plasma TV. They offer a high contrast ratio which shows off deeper blacks and will almost always offer the better choice when it comes to regular viewing. Plasma TVs offer a superb viewing angels and prevent the picture from losing it’s quality by holding black levels from off axis in plasma’s 160 degree viewing angle. Plasma TVs also offer a deeper pixel cell structure which let’s them win in the depth perception department of TVs.
For other viewing conditions such as on public display or if you’re putting your TV in a sun room than you’ll want to consider purchasing an LCD TV. LCD’s usually produce a brighter picture and are great for rooms with bright outdoor lighting. LCD’s contain back lights that are usually fluorescent tubes which lets the brightness typically be changed to much higher levels then a plasma TV.
Features of your new TV is another factor you will want to consider in purchasing a new TV. When you’re going for a TV as large as 46 inches then you might want to test out the quality of the “zoom and stretch” feature that the TV offers as this is what will be used when you’re viewing a non HD television show or movie with an HDTV. You’ll want to make sure that the TV stretches 4:3 aspect (4:3 is standard and 16:9 is wide screen) shows and movies without to much distortion. Many TVs also have different viewing modes that you can set depending on whether you are watching a movie, a TV show, or playing a video game so if this is important to you make sure you TV includes many view settings to offer the best possible quality picture for what you’ll be using your TV for.
When searching for a new TV to purchase and keeping all of these tips in mind you should have very little trouble picking out a great TV. Stores will usually show all of there different TVs next to each other so use this to your advantage in comparing different features, viewing angles, and picture quality and I’m sure you’ll come home with a TV you’ll enjoy!
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