| Buying a television these days is no simple task. | | | | dark states (where the liquid crystals are fully |
| When you walk into a showroom or begin to browse | | | | un-twisted), or somewhere along the gray scale in |
| the vast selections online, most of us become | | | | between. |
| overwhelmed by the seemingly endlesschoices. | | | | What are the advantages? |
| Where do we begin? | | | | - It's easier to watch. Flat panel TV displays like LCDs |
| With all of the changes in television technology these | | | | and Plasmas are significantly brighter and feature |
| days, it pays to have a little understanding of the key | | | | higher contrasts than traditional CRT sets. Which |
| developments & features before heading out with | | | | means, that an LCD TV will perform exceedingly well |
| the credit card. Below we will attempt to explain the | | | | under most ambient light conditions. A brightly lit room |
| advantages of the LCD technology so that you may | | | | won't wash out its picture, nor will lamplight cause a |
| be an informed buyer & therefore be happy with | | | | glare on your television screen. The beauty of these |
| your final purchase. | | | | flat screens is that you don't have to turn out the lights |
| What exactly is a Liquid Crystal Diode? | | | | to see the image clearly and easily. Nor do you have |
| LCD technology is relatively complex and improving all | | | | to worry about eyestrain, since neither LCDs nor |
| the time, but is based upon the fact that liquid crystals | | | | Plasmas flicker the way old-fashioned TVs do. |
| are in their natural state, twisted. The ability of the | | | | - The picture is smooth, colorful, and (best of all) wide. |
| crystals to allow light through can be altered by | | | | - The display is multi-functional and long-lived. |
| applying electric current. Very simply put, a light source | | | | What to consider before buying? |
| is shone through a liquid containing crystals held | | | | - Measure your floor plan to ensure that you have |
| between two polarized screens. By applying the | | | | enough space. |
| correct quantity of light passing through, the desired | | | | - Set a budget. |
| display is produced. | | | | - Make sure that it’s HDTV compatible. |
| How does a LCD TV operate? The Basics: | | | | - Do your homework; get to know the product’s |
| LCD monitors work by blocking light. By sandwiching a | | | | features & benefits. |
| solution of TN liquid crystals between two | | | | LCDs are all around us. Liquid crystal displays are so |
| perpendicularly aligned panes of polarized glass, it | | | | prevalent in fact that most people couldn't get through |
| becomes possible to manipulate the intensity of light as | | | | their day without using one. This technology is utilized in |
| it passes through this crystalline matrix and out the | | | | digital clocks, microwave ovens, car dashboards, |
| glass panel at the other end. Depending on the voltage | | | | calculators, stereos, thermometers, and even some |
| of the electrical charge running through them, liquid | | | | bathroom scales! The applications for liquid crystal |
| crystals will untwist so that the intensity of light able to | | | | displays are almost limitless, so it should come as no |
| pass through the second polarized pane is affected. | | | | surprise that this technology has revolutionized the |
| Basically, these displays can switch between light | | | | most basic home appliance of all-the television set. |
| states (where the liquid crystals are fully twisted) and | | | | |