LCD HDTV Helps Lower Prices Of Big Screen Plasma Sets
Since the introduction of wide screen panel televisions hit the market with liquid crystal displays and plasma units, the push has been to make them compatible with high definition broadcasts. Today's LCD HDTV sets, the picture quality is brighter and offers better clarity with its digital technology, and its development has helped reduce the prices of large screen plasma televisions. While LCD HDTV had a firm grasp on the small screen market, manufacturers refused to surrender the big screen industry to plasma design.
Due to the amount of internal electronic required to operate an LCD HDTV set, it was presumed by many in the industry that building an LCD television larger than 30-inches would be too difficult and too expensive. Packing the unit with enough transistors to light up all the light emitting diodes would also cause the unit to swell in size, causing it to lose its slim case design as well as attractiveness. While the plasma market enjoyed a free ride for a few years, selling larger screen units for several thousands of dollars, the LCD HDTV manufacturers were perfecting technology to allow them to build bigger, lighter units and offer them for much less.
The result was a decline in market share by the plasma manufacturers who were competitively forced to streamline manufacturing processes and bring their prices down to be competitive with the new LCD HDTV sets.
Not All That Is Flat Is High Definition
One common misconception among consumers is that all LCD and plasma flat screen television sets are high definition. This is not the case as while many are LCD HDTV monitors, there are those that feature enhanced definition as well as the old analog technology. If the price of the units does not give it away, there should be labels on the televisions in the store to indicate which ones are LCD HDTV and which one are not.
Not all of the plasma televisions on the market are high definition as well and regardless of the type of set purchased, if the input signal is not high definition, a LCD HDTV will not depict any significant improvements over the old television.
While plasma viewing under low light conditions may render the color black in a better contrast, a LCD HDTV is lighter and usually brighter than a plasma counterpart of the same size. And while the prices have grown closer together in most cases a LCD HDTV will be slightly less expensive.
