| I've got a confession to make. I love television. And I | | | | TV image. |
| love big screen TVs. Especially the new flat panel | | | | Because plasma TVs use the burning of phosphors to |
| models. Before you know it, everyone will forgo their | | | | produce an image, they can suffer from the same |
| traditional CRT television sets and own a LCD flat | | | | drawbacks of traditional TVs, such as high heat |
| screen TV. This idea really isn't as strange as it | | | | generation and screen burn-in. Also, plasma TVs tend |
| sounds. LCD flat screen TVs are becoming more and | | | | to be very expensive. |
| more popular, and with good reason. | | | | 2. Learn about LCD TVs. |
| But, you may be wondering, what exactly is a flat | | | | What to Know About a LCD Flat Screen TV |
| screen TV? Flat screen TVs have displays only a | | | | A LCD flat screen TV consists of primarily two |
| few inches thick. This makes them attractive and | | | | transparent, glass-like materials, which are polarized, |
| extremely convenient. You can now hang this kind of | | | | and "glued" together. One of the plates is coated with |
| TV on the wall, or place the set in thin areas. A LCD | | | | a polymer that holds the individual liquid crystals. Electric |
| flat screen TV can save a lot of room in your home | | | | current is then passed through individual crystals. This |
| and look stylish doing so. However, there are a few | | | | allow the crystals to pass or block light to create |
| things one should know before he or she buys a LCD | | | | images. Unlike plasma TVs, an external light source is |
| flat screen TV. | | | | needed. |
| 1. LCD vs. Plasma. | | | | LCD flat screen TV screens range from 15-inch |
| What About Plasma TV? | | | | models that are primarily used as computer monitors |
| Plasma TVs heavily rely on the fluorescent light bulb. A | | | | or secondary TVs, to 40-inch wide screen TVs. |
| plasma flat screen display consists of cells. Inside each | | | | (Although Sharp makes a magnificent 65-inch flat |
| cell are two glass panels separated by a narrow gap. | | | | screen TV in its Aquos brand lineup.) |
| These gaps are injected with neon-xenon gas and | | | | 3. Become a True Expert. |
| sealed in plasma form. The gas is electrically charged | | | | Know what you are talking about when you purchase |
| when the plasma TV set is in use. The gas strikes red, | | | | your LCD TV. These pointers pale in comparison to |
| green, and blue phosphors. This is what creates the | | | | the rest of the story. Learn all about LCD TVs today. |