Wednesday 4 November 2009

Choosing a Panasonic TX-L37S10

By Hazel Bender

Buying a TV takes some education, especially with so many different types, models, and brand names as we have out now. Various sizes, shapes, and features can cause you to cringe and wish you'd never left the house. But in reality, it's just a matter of understanding the basics that you need, the rest is purely personal choice.

It helps if you have an idea about if you need S-video inputs or not. Also if you may want or need RCA jacks in front. What about a digital comb filter? And will any of these things influence the quality of my viewing a movie or sports event? Questions like this will indeed pop up when you start shopping for your TV. So it's best to be prepared with some knowledge about such things.

America seems to be sold on the idea that bigger things are better things. But is this a reality in shopping for a TV? There are some small TVs that you can't see through a squint, and some large ones that are so blurred you feel you need to sit a block away. So knowing what size fits the room you're going to put it in goes a long way with deciding your viewing quality.

TV screens get measured from diagonal points of the screen, not top to bottom or side to side. Knowing this helps you to figure what size you will need for your particular viewing room. The flat-bottom TVs are very popular, but when buying one you need to take into consideration that they won't take up near as much space, say, as the old regular one you're replacing.

If you're considering a large screen of 40 inches or more, you might take a look at a rear-projection CRT. What they do is form a combination screen/projector and add them within one single box. The image is thrown onto the back of the screen by the projector, and then you're able to view it from in front.

There are three cathode ray tubes that make up the colors of blue, red, and green that get thrown onto the projection screen. Home theaters have been the biggest advocates of this type of TV. Some of the advantages for you are getting the biggest screen for your money with great picture quality and good black level.

If there are any drawbacks to the rear-projector CRTs, it's that they're heavy and deep in the back. They also don't perform well under bright lighting. They're hard in the maintenance department and their viewing angle can be quite narrow. But the quality as far as color and picture go is hard to compete with.

With the flat panel TVs you probably already know how popular they are. Everyone seems to want a flat panel TV. And no wonder, they're compact and large-screened. They have a lot to offer for convenience and quality as well. You can get them in Plasma or LCD. Plasma lights up thousand of teeny tiny lights to illuminate it's picture, while the LCD is more akin to a laptop computer in its projection.

Buying a TV like the TX-L37S10 requires some knowledge, but it's not knowledge that's hard to come by. With just a little bit of research and reading you can go out armed and ready for your TV shopping experience. The main thing is to get one that suits ALL your needs, and one that's easy on the wallet.

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