| With advancing technology revolutionizing the television | | | | They have a wide viewing angle, and would make an |
| viewing field, consumers have more choices than ever | | | | excellent choice for many people. The drawbacks |
| before. And as is often the case with electronics, it | | | | include less longevity and faster wear rate at higher |
| can be confusing. Terms and acronyms are used in | | | | altitudes above 6,000 to 7,000 feet, and the fact that |
| the electronics industry that you just don't find | | | | they tend to run hot and need internal fans to cool |
| anywhere else, and if you aren't careful it can keep | | | | them down that can sometimes be noisy depending |
| you from buying newer technology simply because | | | | on the model that you choose. They also can suffer |
| you don't understand it well. That can certainly be the | | | | from screen burn-in when an image is left on the |
| case with modern TV monitors. | | | | screen for a very long time, producing a faint ghost |
| The old analog TV sets of yesteryear did not have to | | | | image even when viewing something else. |
| have a very advanced monitor because the TV signal | | | | DLP TVs are are capable of painting the screen with |
| was only so good anyway, So CRT monitors lasted | | | | high contrast, color dense images too, although the nod |
| as the screen choice for decades. But now with | | | | still has to go to plasma TVs in general in this area. |
| HDTV moving the entire viewing experience forward | | | | They are also easily used as a monitor for almost any |
| in dramatic fashion, better ways of producing the | | | | digital video source that you have, including your |
| on-screen image is in full production. | | | | computer. They use a reflective technology to display |
| Two of those competing screen technologies are | | | | the screen image and so their picture is very bright |
| plasma TVs and DLPs (digital light processing TVs). | | | | and easy to see even in brightly lit rooms. However, |
| Both types of screen technologies have been around | | | | they must be viewed at eye level, since the brightness |
| for a while, although DLPs have only become | | | | falls off rapidly as you view them from either above or |
| commonplace in recent years. They use completely | | | | below eye level. The DLP will last almost indefinitely, |
| different means of displaying a TV picture and so | | | | but the light source must be replaced every 10,000 |
| each has it's own peculiarities, both for good and bad. | | | | hours and that will cost over $200 when you do. |
| So you as the consumer need to weigh the | | | | Actually either will make a fine choice to use with |
| differences and determine which will best fit your own | | | | today's emerging television technologies. Just be |
| needs. | | | | aware that each has it's own drawbacks, so choose |
| Plasma TVs are well-known for their high contrast | | | | the monitor that will fit your own particular needs and |
| images and vivid colors, and they are generally | | | | uses best. |
| cheaper than DLP TVs in the larger screen sizes. | | | | |