| Several years ago you could simply look at TV | | | | screens exceeding 50', at least 12' should be left. |
| advertisements in a newspaper or magazine, choose | | | | Environment |
| the cheapest deal for a particular TV size and then | | | | You also need to pay attention to the actual |
| walk into a store to make a purchase. However | | | | environment of the TV room. Such factors as the size |
| nowadays, with so many models and competing | | | | of the room, the type of video or audio set up and |
| technologies available in the electronic market, you | | | | acoustics, along with how light the room is will |
| cannot equate the best prices with the best deals | | | | determine how the sound levels and brightness of |
| anymore. Therefore there is more to think about and if | | | | screen that you'll need. |
| you want to track down the best value deal, you | | | | Picture Quality |
| should not overlook the following essential tips: | | | | You can judge the picture quality of a TV by looking |
| Size of the Set | | | | at the degree of darkness of its screen and picture |
| They are obviously, generally larger than in the past. | | | | tube when it is switched off. A TV with a flat screen |
| Even before you think of buying a TV, measure the | | | | reflects lesser glare from the windows and helps in |
| dimensions of the area of your home to ensure that | | | | comfortable viewing. TVs with comb filters are |
| your TV fits in perfectly. It is better to leave a spare | | | | equipped to remove the 'dot crawl' appearing along the |
| couple of inches on all the sides of the set to ensure | | | | object edges in the picture. Consider buying a TV with |
| easy installation of cables. | | | | progressive scan image to give a film-like look to a |
| Size of the Screen | | | | plain video. |
| An even larger jump in size for screens than for sets! | | | | Remote Controls |
| To make viewing comfortable, you must see that | | | | While buying a TV, check out its remote control |
| enough space is left between the sitting area and the | | | | configuration and judge whether you find it easy to |
| TV. This would depend on the size of the TV and the | | | | operate. Also, see whether it is a universal remote so |
| room. Ideally, you should leave 8' for a 26" TV, 10' for a | | | | that it could be easily replaced when damaged or lost. |
| 32" TV and 11' for a 36 inch TV. For bigger TV | | | | |