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What is LED HDTV?
September 19, 2009  Most of us are familiar with LED (light emitting diode) lights- they are those tiny lightbulbs that are found practically everywhere, in all sorts of electronic gadgets, flashlights, even traffic lights. And, over the past few years, they have been invading the world of HDTV. But what is an LED HDTV? Is it an array of thousands of tiny lightbulbs? The answer is yes-- and no. There do exist TV screens built out of LED lightbulbs, but since they can't be made as small as the pixels on a home TV screen, they are used exclusively in giant-size displays, like you would see at sports arenas. One of these screens would not only be terrifyingly huge in your house, it would look awful at any distance closer than 30 feet. The sets that are often referred to as LED HDTV are more properly called "LED-backlit LCD television sets", because the LEDs are just providing a highly efficient source of light for the image, and are not actually creating the image themselves. So, an LED HDTV is essentially an LCD HDTV that uses LEDs to provide the main source of light, rather than the fluorescent lamps that are commonly used. There are many benefits to doing it this way, including:
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Burned out from hunting down HDTV information on the computer? HDTV For Dummies contains the same basic information and ideas as this website, but in a more low-tech format.
Plasma HDTVs in the 40 to 50 inch range are getting more affordable all the time. Even the 2007 generation of Panasonic's Plasma series, the 75U, is dropping to around $1150 in the 42 inch size and $1550 in the 50 inch size.
TiVo has been changing the way people watch TV for years now, and it just got even better. The series 3 can record up to 35 hours of HD content, or 300 hours of regular TV. Record 2 live digital cable channels at once, while watching a pre-recorded show. And skip all the commercials. The TiVo is so user-friendly, some call it the Macintosh of DVRs.
The next generation of Bravia is here. The XBR4/5 series is a dramatic improvement over the 2/3 series, offering a 120Hz frame rate for smoother motion, a 10-bit video processor for better color expression, a surprisingly low price, and much more. Initial reviews are extremely good.
Deal of the Week- SAMSUNG 32" 720p HDTV
