Plasma TV

Maintaining a plasma TV is quite a simple and easy task keeping in view how carefully you do it. Some simple steps while watching, placing and the cleaning of your most favorite consumer appliance will keep many common ‘mechanical ailments’ at bay. Definitely, doing so will prevent an untimely and unwanted burn-in. Here we go !

Balanced Brightness : Try to maintain a perfect balance as far as the brightness level, while watching your plasma TV, is concerned. Using brightness level up to its maximum, most of the times, may invite burn-in. It is better not to use ‘too’ shiny’ light bulbs and tubes in the TV room. They force you to keep your TV screen on a high brightness mode. Also, don’t use the contrast setting to its extreme. Rather, keep it at a justified level to prevent burn-in.

Move It : When your plasma TV is quite new, it is better to avoid viewing a still photo for long. It brings untimely burn-in. Thus minimize using the ‘pause’ mode for a longer duration. Also shun playing video games on your plasma. However, if your TV set has grown older, an elongated duration of static image viewing bears no danger.

Deep Sleep : Experts always prescribe that a user of plasma TV should not keep it on standby mode ever, rather he/she prefer to turn it off completely. Not only that the user may end up saving some energy, doing so will give the plasma TV a total rest too which allows the screen to maintain its efficiency for a longer period and keep the picture quality improved.

Careful Cleaning : While cleaning your plasma TV screen, first of all you should read out the users manual carefully. Only then you start cleaning as per instruction and use only trademark cleaning solutions which have pH neutral tag.

Use a new and clean piece of cotton cloth and clean your hands before and after cleaning the screen. Don’t use paper to clean the screen. While cleaning don’t allow the liquid to spill on any other part and keep the TV unplugged while you do the cleaning.

Place It Safely : Where you place your plasma TV also plays an effective and important role in the longevity of this consumer appliance. Keep it away from the direct exposure to the sunlight and fire. Thus refrain from placing it beside windows, fireplaces and other heating products. Moreover, get ensured that no dangerous amount of humidity is present around your TV. Avoid water and liquids to invade the safe zone. Don’t place your refrigerator near it too.

Elongated Watch : While you watch your plasma TV, be sure that you have watched your favorite program fully before you turn it off. Too many turn-offs followed by as many turn-ons will damage the internal mechanism of the screen leading to a degraded picture quality.

By: Pattrick S Savarna

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TV

So…since there’s about a thousand TVs to choose from we’re just gonna go over the vital differences between the different technologies.

LCD vs Plasma vs LED

Let’s start this off by going over what is the same. Everyone is going to boast about contrast, color reproduction, smoothness, and clarity, but each technology is going to be pretty similar when you’re looking at the best of each.

LCD

Pros

LCD gives you a very 3D like experience. The sets with 120Hz or more take away any artifacts (blur from fast moving objects

Cons

LCD TVs with lower than 120Hz really gives you an artifact problem. They’ll be cheaper, but may not merit the savings a couple months down the road

Plasma

Pros

Nobody can touch the vividness that Plasma can create.

Big screen for little price?.. plasma is the only way to go.

Cons

You don’t get the same 3D realism that you get with LCD or LED.

Plasmas have a shorter lifespan, though with newer technology they come close

LED

Pros

Incredible 3D realism!

Incredibly thin!

Cons

It’s the newest technology so it’s a bit pricy

Afterthought

As you can see these TVs (newer models) are fairly similar. The smaller differences may be enough to persuade you one way or the other. Just remember, like in anything else, you get what you pay for. Find that balance between price and quality.

Important Features

Connectivity

Depending on your setup you may need more than one HDMI in. If you plan on ever hooking up a computer to your TV you’re going to want to have a VGA in. Some computers and most new notebooks will have HDMI outs, but if not, look for that VGA in.

Full HD 1080p

You can save a decent amount of money if you buy a 720p model HDTV. Your eyes can only resolve so many pixels per inch. So you may not physically be able to notice a difference between 1080p and 720p. If you’re TV is big enough you will see a difference. If that difference important, spend the extra money!!! If you don’t see the difference save some money.

Speakers

If you don’t have a speaker system set up, or you’re looking to streamline your entertainment center, good speakers in your TV are a must. That in mind, if you’re an audiophile, there most likely will never be a TV with speakers that will satisfy your ears.

By: Brian Zurcher

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Are plasma TV stands just marketing hype or do they answer a valid need for perspective owners? As I began my search for a TV stand I saw this notation everywhere I looked. I began to wonder if there is really a difference between these and other stands available for entertainment audio-video furniture. My suspicion was that the name was created, not to assist the consumer, but to add a category for sales people to offer a specific choice to the plasma television buyer.

As I started my research to answer this question that had started to bug me, I noticed that they were also called LCD TV stands. So, I started to look at the similarities between the two products. Both LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and plasma televisions tend to be the more weighty, as in heavier, choices available for purchase today. Another interesting fact that kept popping up was that most of these stands were for televisions with viewing size of forty-two inches or greater. Some of these pieces of furniture were really great additions to the home. There were a few that were electronic with the ability to hide or reveal the device with the mere push of a button. I found these models to have a very high “cool” factor, for sure. And again they were just for these two specific kinds of televisions.

Another similarity of these types of TVs is that they tend to be larger than the other types average models. As I continued to look deeper, I realized that the furniture for the LCD and plasma models was indeed wider and sturdier than the others. Most big screen devices are awkward, bulky, and tough to maneuver. They also tend to be slightly top heavy. This doesn’t make them unstable by any means, but if they were just slightly of kilter the possibility of one falling over is greatly increased, especially due to their overall weight. I was beginning to see a reoccurring pattern everywhere I started turning over the information rocks, and it wasn’t looking good for my original analysis of the situation.

I was now forced to the realization that even though I would like to claim this is just another marketing device by the ever sneaky furniture sales people, it really isn’t. There are valid reasons for choosing a plasma or LCD TV stand if you have or are planning on purchasing one of these models. The construction, durability, and weight tolerance of these furniture pieces is designed specifically with them in mind. So if you are on the fence about whether or not to factor the name into your decision when purchasing, be on the safe side and make sure it is indeed part of your decision. It is far better than finding out too late that you should have considered it.

By: Lee Sundance

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