Learn More About Plasma TVs With Ramblax

By Miles Stoppard

Televisions aren't quite what they used to be. It seems that every day, there is new technology emerging that is replacing the latest and greatest thing that just came around last year. Over time, we've become accustomed to what we had available. Now, if you can afford it, you can have bigger, better and flatter televisions all the time. Before selecting a new TV, you should learn a little bit about the technology behind what makes them work. Most people who visit a local electronics store have no idea about the science behind the machinery. Only when you fully understand what makes LCD TV's and plasma TV's tick can you make a well informed decision on your future purchase. The style of televisions differs greatly from each other. Learn about them each and make a list of the plus and minuses of each before buying.

For the past forty years, televisions have used cathode ray tubes. Cathode ray tubes give great quality but are cumbersome. Now, not only are TVs smaller and less obtrusive, they are more technically advanced, as well. It used to be that the wider the screen, the larger the television would get because of the tube size. The television set, itself, had to accommodate the increase exponentially.

Plasma TVs give us wider screens without making the entire set larger. These plasma TVs are not cumbersome and hard to manage, even if you're trying to lift or move one, by yourself. The great thing about this technology is that you can get a much larger set without sacrificing space or your back. Plasma TVs use electricity fused through free floating gas ions that are known as plasma to create light and defuse the image to your viewing screen.

Plasma televisions have matching quality images to cathode ray tubes, with very little difference in quality. However, there are many advantages to owning a plasma TV, even more than owning an LCD TV. There is a larger viewing angle present with a plasma TV and the brightness of the picture on the screen is much better viewed in the dark than with a tube television.

Plasma TVs are great, there's no doubt about that. However, much like anything else, there are cons to owning plasma as compared to an LCD television. Plasma TVs require a huge amount of energy, so much that your electric bill may raise by 25 percent or more. Panasonic, the leading manufacturer of plasma televisions, claims that they have made great progress in reducing the amount of energy required to run their sets. Plasma TVs originally had some problems with image burn in; the image would be frozen into the screen and ghost images were encountered. This flaw seems to have been fixed over the past few years. LCD TVs don't do a very good job of reflecting a glare, but new strides are being made constantly where this is concerned.

With each new stride that is made, consumers have more choices, better selection and a more customizable package to purchase for themselves. Being an educated shopper will give you the upper hand when it comes time to buy.

Now you know a little more about the different types of TV that you can choose from. Visit Ramblax.com for pictures, customer reviews, pricing guidelines and specials from local UK outlets. - 30542

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