This Christmas many of y'all will be purchasing large LCD and Plasma
monitors and I would like to offer some helpful hints.
1) Do not purchase 720p monitors, you will regret doing this, period.
Instead spend the couple of extra dollar it will take to purchase a
1080p monitor. The difference in quality between the two format is
totally profound, and the difference in cost is minimal.
2) May sure that the monitor you but has two *** HDMI *** inputs, and
that any video equipment you purchase has a DVI/HDMI output.
3) When you purchase all your equipment purchase EXTRA DVI/HDMI high
grade cables. Yeah, the cables cost $150 each, and yeah the monitors
usually come with the cable, but that extra cable will make a
profound difference... and keep these cables as short as humanly
possible. A 16 foot HDMI cable can totally trash your video signal,
but a four foot cable will look excellent.
4) A 40 or 46 inch LCD will give you your best deal, and so long as
you can sit 15 feet or less away from the monitor you will be quite
please with the image. The monitors over 46 inches are of best use on
rooms where you are over 15 feet away from the monitor. If you get a
monitor that is "too big" you will be quite unhappy as you will be
sitting so close to something so big that the you will not do able to
comfortably see the whole screen, and the pixels will be quite evident.
5) Get a digital/HD cable box with an internal DVR functions. You
will be very happy that you did. Make sure the cable box has an HDMI
output, and a connection for an external high capcity SATA drive.
6) Buy an extended "in home" service plan for your new HDTV monitor,
and make sure that the warranty include full replacement of the
monitor, and make sure that you actually understand the warranty
conditions before you pay any money. Also, purchase a warranty that
gives you a solid 3 years of coverage.
7) These new HDTV monitors can also be use for computer monitors, but
you will likely need a new 1080 x 1920 card for your computer
8) LCD monitors are best when you the viewers will be almost directly
in front of the monitor, but the quality of the image will degrade as
the viewer move off the sides. This is not a problems with using a
smaller monitor in a smaller room, but it can ruin your experience
if your furniture is too spread out. IF you do spread out when you
watch the monitor then your going to need a plasma monitor instead of LCD.
9) Stay with the top five brand names of LCD/Plasma monitors, and
don't belive any of the marketing hype you see. Stay with Samsung,
Sony, Sharp, Toshiba, etc. By the way, the best bang-for-your-buck
will come from either a Samsung or Sony 1080 HDTV system (LCD)
-jma
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Received on Sat Mar 02 2024 - 00:57:28 CST