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HDTV - Display Technologies

July 27th, 2007 at 12:47 pm by ashok in General

Everyone wants to get high quality display on their television screens. There is distinct display technologies used to procure images on the screen. Each technology has its own positives as well as negatives. Before choosing an appropriate display technology, it is the duty of the customer to know various technologies used by the television manufacturers in the UK .

Different types of Visual technologies

• Plasma flat panel

Plasma display technology is a recent development in the fields of display methods. Plasma has come with the admiring advantages like bright display, high contrast pictures etc. This display technology can be viewed by wide horizontal angle. Most of the high models have designed with the potential to mount on the wall. These plasma units are not too big in size. You can buy these units up to 80 pounds. These plasma units use power up to 400 watts. The most common Plasma Screen size of the unit ranges from 37 to 60 inches.

• LCD flat panel

This is also a widely popular display technology. LCD television screens have come with the screen size as 37 inches and less. It can offer high quality colours on the screen. But it is impossible to expect various viewing angles. Unlike plasma screens LCD televisions offer limited viewing angles.

• DLP Rear-projection

Digital Light Processing is the acronym of DLP. These units have functioned with the support of lamps which glows on stamp sized Texas instruments. Huge number of small hinged mirrors is used for coating the instrument to create good quality image on the screen. These devices have the ability to offer sharp images with efficient colours.

• LCD Rear Projection

This is a unique kind of display technology which uses 3 LCD panels. A projector is used by this display technology to create images on your TV screen. It is possible to view rich as well as vibrant pictures on the screen.

• LCoS Rear Projection

This is a very latest innovation in connection with television display technology. Liquid Crystal on Silicon is abbreviated as LCoS which is slightly different from the standard LCD technology. Initially this type of display technology was marketed by JVC. But later it is refined and is marketed by Sony.

• Front Projection Display

It is a useful display technology mostly used for televisions. When DLP , LCoS, and LCD video technologies are used by using front projectors, it is known as front projection display. This technology will be very useful when you view programs from a dark room. This technology has featured with high quality display features.

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