Plasma Television Power Usage
plasma television power usage
Calibrate Your New Television - Three Reasons Why You Should
Millions of consumers make a significant investment when they purchase a new plasma, DLP, or LCD television. A common belief is that the display settings present at the time of delivery are often the best ones. For a variety of reasons this simply isn't the case and, in fact, these factory settings may not create the best viewing, could significantly shorten the lifespan of the television screen, and will often cause the TV to consume more energy than necessary.
The display settings on a television showroom floor are often set to the extreme, with maximum brightness and contrast to catch the eye of passing shoppers. The lighting within a showroom is also much different than that in the average living room. Overly bright pictures, excessive contrast, and so forth can create eye strain over time. In addition, such settings are not realistic and do not accurately reproduce a scene as it is shot. Certainly, getting color settings accurate will also be key in obtaining a life-like picture. An owner should get their new television situated in the room and then calibrate it under the type of lighting conditions that will be present during normal viewing.
In addition to improving viewing quality and comfort, calibrating a new television can help to preserve the life of the screen. Settings that are too bright will prematurely age the phosphors in a plasma screen, the pixels in an LCD, or the lamp in a DLP. Replacing the lamp on a DLP is the most common repair but can cost a few hundred dollars even if the owner takes on the task. Obviously, replacing a plasma or LCD screen involves even greater expense if the screen is no longer capable of producing a quality image.
Another reason for calibrating a television screen as soon as possible is to reduce the amount of power it consumes. Decreasing brightness and contrast settings can significantly reduce the energy used. Energy conservation is not only environmentally conscious but it can help owners save on electricity usage each month. Certainly, a single electronic device is not responsible for a large percentage of any power bill but over time, the savings do add up. As television screen size has increased significantly in the past 10 years, the energy consumption of a television has become more of a concern. Consumers are wise to take this into consideration when purchasing a new television.
For a fee, many retailers now offer consumers the service of installing and calibrating their television upon delivery. However, owners can also take on the task themselves with relative ease using a commercially available calibration disk. The advantage of this do-it-yourself method is that if the television is moved at any point in time, the owner can easily re-calibrate it to suit the new living environment.
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Plasma or DLP Projection?
I just moved into a bigger place, and my 27" tube television seems too small from where it is in the room. So I have decided to upgrade. I have been looking, and I plan on purchasing a new TV 46 inches or up. I have seen fairly decent reviews for a Samsung 51 inch DLP online, for about $1000.00. I plan on spending no more than $1500.00, which looks like that would get me a decent plasma tv. I understand a Plasma is bad on power usage, but is a DLp any different? I am not too concerned about the drop off in quality on the DLP? I usually sit right in front of the TV and I do not have large gatherings where people may have a bad view if they are at an angle. I do not plan on mounting my TV on the wall, a even though it seems as though projection televisions are on the way out, it seems like the best bet for me right now. Any good reason why I should get a flat panel plasma instead?
I had a similar situation just recently, and I decided to purchase a Samsung 1080p 52" LCD TV for only $1400. It really depends on where your going to put the TV. In a room with a lot of windows, neither. Both have ENORMOUS glare problems. The plasma screen as you probably know has a glass screen which reflects the sunlight like a window. The DLP tv has a dull black screen which also reflects light but not as bad. still bad though. I to, prefered the DLP TV until about 5 visits to best buy and about 20 visits to bestbuy.com. The DLP tv really has horrible viewing angles, and the only place you can really get a good view from is directly in front on a level viewing angle. If your going to be watching alot of movies and playing video games, Plasma would definetly be my recomendation because of the high contrast ratio which produces deep blacks and bright whites. if its going to be a home theater tv, then DLP. also, the Samsung LED DLP tvs do not require you to replace the bulb at 3000 hours but instead give you 10x that at 30,000 hours. Here is a great one. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8749474&type=product&id=1202649424894
i know it is above your price range, but they go on sale every other week for 200 or 300 dollars off and will meet your range. hope all this info helps
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