| One of the first things you must decide upon when | | | | allow you to sit closer without experiencing a loss in |
| shopping for a plasma TV is the size. To get the best | | | | image quality. That means if you will install the plasma |
| out of your plasma TV you have to choose the right | | | | in a small room and you will be sitting close to it, you |
| size for your environment and watching habits. There | | | | should choose a high resolution (1080p) plasma TV. It |
| are three main factors that will guide you in choosing | | | | also means that for most situations and most people a |
| the right size of plasma TV: | | | | 50-inch Full-HD (1080p) plasma TV is a good choice |
| - The available space you have for the plasma TV | | | | because you get the benefits of a large display and a |
| - The distance between you and the screen | | | | great image quality. You should keep in mind however |
| - The plasma TV resolution | | | | that you should not choose a Full-HD plasma TV just |
| First of all you need to make sure that the space | | | | because of this. If most of the time you watch content |
| where you will place the plasma TV is not limited, and | | | | that is not Full-HD the extra resolution will not give you |
| if it is you should keep that in mind so that you buy a | | | | a better picture than you would get with a lower |
| plasma TV that fits there. Make sure you leave | | | | resolution one. |
| enough space around the TV to have good airflow or | | | | Choosing the TV size is also a matter of budget. The |
| it will overheat and that will shorten its life. | | | | larger the screen is the more expensive it will be. So |
| The distance between you and the plasma TV is very | | | | don't just buy a large plasma just because it's large. |
| important. If you sit to close you will manage to see | | | | Make sure the other characteristics are what you |
| the pixels that make up the panel, while if you sit to far | | | | need too. |
| away you will miss the benefits of its high resolution | | | | I recommend you to go in a store and actually watch |
| and large size. For an optimal experience you should | | | | with your own eyes several plasma models of |
| sit at a distance at least two times higher than the | | | | different sizes from the distance you would watch it at |
| screen size (diagonal) and no more than five times its | | | | home. Don't just stare at it from one feet away. Get |
| size. That means that for a 42-inch TV your viewing | | | | back a few feet like you would normally sit in your |
| distance should be somewhere between 7 to 17 feet | | | | own home because it is a difference. See what feels |
| away. | | | | right and what looks better for you. Even if you intend |
| The plasma TV resolution is also important when | | | | to buy it online, I still recommend doing this test. |
| choosing the size. A higher resolution plasma TV will | | | | |