Widescreen TV

Whenever new technology appears on the market there are people who do comprehensive research and get the hard facts about this technology. Other people find out about these new technologies from sources that may have incorrect information or through a source such as a salesman in a retail environment who provides incorrect information when answering a customer’s questions.  When it comes to LCD TVs there are many misconceptions out there relating to things including how the picture is produced on the screen of the television to the average life span of an LCD TV.

One of the most discussed misconceptions related to LCD televisions is that LCDs are not a good choice for the viewing of action movies or fast moving sports such as car racing.  This is not entirely correct as the more recent models of LCD TVs on the market have a greatly increased response time which produces a smoother picture on screen.  Consumers were reluctant to buy LCD TV when it was first launched however as the technology has developed and problems such as picture lag and ghosting have been addressed LCDs are very popular with consumers.

The next most popular misconception with LCD televisions is that the viewer cannot watch the TV unless they are directly in front of the screen.  This also is not entirely correct as it is possible to view the pictures on the screen of an LCD at an angle of <60 degrees off the axis.  This angle is however much smaller than that of a plasma TV and once the viewer is at an angle greater than 60 degrees with the LCD television the picture becomes quite degraded.

Another misconception which is common with people making enquiries about LCD televisions is that the screens suffer from burn-in.  This is total false as the picture and screen of the LCD TV actually works by blocking the light to form the on screen pictures.  When these televisions first came onto the market there was concerns from consumers who were purchasing these televisions for gaming as some games have screens that stay static for long periods of time which was thought to increase the chance of burn-in.  Consumers were also concerned about the channel water marks used by the free to air channels that appear in the bottom corner of the screen causing a burn-in effect as well.  These two scenarios and many other similar situations were found to be untrue and did not cause any type of burn-in effect on the screen.