You are ready for a great viewing experience but want to shop for a television set that suits your budget, tastes and circumstances. Yet, with so many different types and brands of TV sets out there, how do you decide the best one to buy this year?
Well, to help you decide, this article will look at the types of TV, different sizes, your sitting distance from the TV, resolutions, refresh rates, and other matters which include the smart TV, 3D TVs, connecting with HDMI and where to shop conveniently online.
Types of TV
There are 4 types of television sets on the market: LCD, LED, Plasma, and OLED.
These words don’t mean anything or much to you Amazon Argentina?
Don’t worry. Buying the best TV in 2015 should be as much fun as watching it. The choice should not be difficult because of technical details that you don’t understand. So this article will restrict such details to only what you need to guide your decision as to which television set to buy.
LCD TVs: LCD means Liquid-Crystal Display. These TVs are often very affordable yet give you quality HD performance. Displaying bright colors, they offer the best viewing experience in well-lit rooms.
LED TVs: LED stands for Light-Emitting Diode. LED TVs have excellent overall picture quality. They are thin and can therefore be placed in any viewing space. Although good for well-lit rooms, LED TVs fit all lighting conditions.
Plasma TVs: They are good for you if you need superb pictures, rich vibrant colors and deep blacks. They are capable of handling fast-moving action without producing much blurring. If your room is dark or low-lit, Plasma TVs will work best for you. Another advantage: they allow wider viewing angles than most LED or LCD TVs.
OLED TVs: OLED signifies Organic Light-Emitting Diode. Extraordinarily thin screen TVs, they are ideal if you are looking for extremely high degree of color accuracy, great contrast, wide viewing angles and a virtually blur-free picture. OLED TVs also give you viewing pleasure with true blacks and a brilliant range of colors.
Now that you know which type of TV to choose, let’s consider the size to go with it.
Sizes of TV
There are also 4 general sizes: 32″ class and smaller, 33″- 49″ class, 50″- 64″ class, and 65″-64″ class.
32″ and smaller size class: This is the right size for you if you are buying the TV to view in a bedroom, dorm, kitchen, or a casual viewing area.
33″-49″ class: This size is considered versatile, since the TVs can be placed in an average-sized living room as well as in many bedrooms.
50″-64″ class: Do you need great visual impact within any room, including big living rooms? Then choose this size.
65″-90″ class: These behemoths are indicated for media rooms. But they are also good for viewers seeking true immersive experience with movies and sports.
So, as you have seen, the choice of the size of the TV depends on the size of your room, the type of experience you wish for yourself, but also on how far away you will be sitting from the TV, which is what we are going to look at next.
The sitting distances from the TV
The general recommendations about how far you can sit from your TV screen to enjoy the picture most are of 2 types: minimum viewing distance and maximum viewing distance.
Minimum viewing distance: To determine the size of the TV set which is ideal for your circumstance, simply divide the minimum distance at which you will be sitting from your TV screen by 1.5. So, for a 90″ (7.5′) viewing distance, the ideal TV is a 60″ class. (N.B.: For a 4K Ultra HD TV, you can sit much closer than that and still have a clear picture.)
Maximum viewing distance: Simply double the minimum viewing distance. So for a 60″ class TV with a 90″ minimum viewing distance, the maximum would be 90″ x 2 or 180″ (15′).
With the minimum and maximum viewing distances, one can also easily decide which TV to buy for a home with people with different eye conditions (long or short vision).