| If you have ever seen a plasma TV screen displaying | | | | cable or satellite TV you will be able to receive HDTV |
| HDTV programming, you know why so many people | | | | broadcasts as they make them available, but just |
| are rapidly discarding their old CRT type televisions | | | | make sure that your plasma display can indeed |
| and getting ready for the digital TV revolution. Plasma | | | | process high definition signals. |
| TVs produce such sharp, crisp images that they make | | | | 3. Choose in advance your mounting system. Will you |
| perfect companions to the new HDTV standards that | | | | mount the plasma TV to the wall, or will you use a |
| will be widely used in the coming months and years | | | | stand instead? Don't forget that just getting the |
| ahead. So if you happen to be in the market for a | | | | television is only part of the expense. Since most |
| plasma TV here are the top 4 things to consider as | | | | plasma screens sold are in the larger sizes, they will |
| you shop: | | | | have to be supported by either a stand or wall mount |
| 1. Determine if it is indeed a plasma TV, or just a | | | | because of their thin configuration. So make your |
| plasma monitor. A plasma TV already has the tuner | | | | choice and factor in this added expense beforehand. |
| built in to receive it's own television signals and it usually | | | | 4. Consider an extended warranty. Often extended |
| has it's own built in speakers. Plasma monitors on the | | | | warranties for electronics are not really as cost |
| other hand, are just simply large display screens | | | | effective as they may seem, but especially for high |
| without the tuner and speakers. If you subscribe to | | | | cost items, they can be useful. Plasma TVs are not |
| cable or satellite TV, you can use their tuner for | | | | cheap, and they are not cheap to repair either, so |
| programming, but you will still need speakers. Just | | | | buying an extended warranty that will cover you for |
| understand what you are buying beforehand. | | | | needed repairs later on can be a good investment in |
| 2. Is the set HDTV enabled? Since HDTV promises to | | | | this case. |
| be in full swing very shortly, you don't want to miss this | | | | Using a few simple guidelines such as these as you |
| great leap in TV viewing quality by not having a | | | | shop for plasma TVs can help you make better |
| plasma TV that is at least ready and able to process | | | | buying decisions and save money as you do. |
| the HDTV signals sent to it. Again, if you subscribe to | | | | |