| reat television experience, nothing can beat an LCD | | | | factor to consider. It entails the picture definition and |
| TV. Compared to a conventional TV set, a LCD TV | | | | how sharp or fine the image is. More the resolution of |
| offers pristine and a crystal clear picture of a high | | | | the LCD TV, finer will be its picture quality. The |
| definition and excellent resolution. Once you have had | | | | minimum pixel resolution that any LCD TV offers is |
| the LCD TV experience, you would not want to go | | | | about 1280x720. Very rarely will you find a LCD TV |
| back to your old TV set; that is for sure. There are so | | | | with lower resolution, than this, and if you do, do not go |
| many different major electronic brands like Toshiba, | | | | for it. Also, the price tag of an LCD TV is directly |
| Sony, BenQ, LG, Panasonic, Samsung etc. which | | | | proportional to its resolution. High pixel resolution would |
| manufacture high quality LCD TVs, and keep coming | | | | hover somewhere around 1920x1080. |
| up with newer and better features and versions of the | | | | 3. Contrast Ratio — For all those who |
| LCD TVs. | | | | don’t know, contrast ratio is the ratio of the |
| Before you purchase a LCD TV, consider some of | | | | level of variation between the lightest or the whitest |
| the basic and essential points to make the perfect | | | | part of the image to its darkest parts. So, this means |
| purchase. Here is a guide — | | | | that, low contrast ratio of an LCD TV will result in dark |
| 1. Screen Size — Bigger the screen size of the | | | | images coming across as grey whereas the lighter |
| LCD TV, more extravagant the experience. But, you | | | | images would end up looking blurry. |
| cannot blindly purchase a large screen LCD TV, unless | | | | So, picking an LCD TV with the right resolution is very |
| you have enough space to accommodate it, and the | | | | important. On an average, a 32 inch LCD TV will have |
| distance that you can keep from the TV, while | | | | a contrast ratio of about 10,000:1. These days, quality |
| watching it. Maintaining a comfortable distance from | | | | electronic brands like Toshiba and Samsung offer high |
| the TV is very important. | | | | dynamic contrast ratio of around 30,000:1 for a 37 inch |
| So, considering this, it should become clearer to you, as | | | | LCD TV and about 50,000:1 for 46 inch LCD TV. |
| to what screen size you should opt for. For a 32 inch | | | | These are the three most important features to |
| LCD TV, you must maintain at least 6-8 feet of a | | | | consider before buying an LCD TV. Apart from them, |
| distance, whereas, for a 65 inch LCD TV, maintaining | | | | you must also confirm and check on the prices of the |
| about minimum of 16-18 feet is ideal. | | | | LCD TVs of various brands, and which suits your |
| 2. Resolution - Resolution of an LCD TV is a vital | | | | budget and offers you the best features as well. |