Help, I Need a New HDTV! (Part 3 of 5)

* Next in Part 4 of this article: Ok, now the true question... do I need HDTV?

Help, I Need a New HDTV! (Part 3 of 5)

HDTV stands for High Definition TV. Clarity and detail are clear and crisp and truly unmatched. After watching HDTV on a regular basisits hard to go back!

Brett Griffin lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. Brett has 12 years of experience in the technology industry and strives to seamlessly blend high performance technologies into one easy to use system. As co-founder of Architechtronics, Brett uses his creativity and experience to help builders, dealers, and homeowners meet their technology desires in their home.

Technically defined, HDTV displays vertical resolutions of 720 or 1080. This refers to the number of horizontal lines on the screen that make up the picture. Dont get caught up in the number of lines, it doesnt necessarily make for a better picture. While this may hold true for Plasmas, LCD and DLP TVs are evaluated differently. For example, 1080, is better on DLP and LCD for displaying slower moving video such as TV shows, news casters and other still images like photos from your recent vacation. While, 720 is better for fast motion pictures like action films, football games and similar fast moving programming.

In part 3 of our 5 part article, we the discuss what HDTV is.

Lastly you will notice next to the 720 or 1080 designations you will find a letter I or p. This refers to the compatibility of video signals. Progressive scan (P) is the newer method of creating a TV picture. The TV creates the picture from top to bottom in one pass and produces a better picture on newer technology TVs. Interlaced (I) is most common method of creating a TV picture. The TV creates the picture in two top to bottom passes, first all the odd lines, and than the even lines. Developed for CRT TVs to produce a better picture. Most of your older videotapes, DVDs and laser disc will be in the interlaced format. You will likely want to consider a TV that accepts both formats.

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Sharp's LC-26DV12U provides a convenient built-in DVD television solution with a distinctive design. It features a side-loading progressive scan DVD player, a high-performance LCD panel for high-brightness, a high contrast ratio, low-reflection glare protection and wide viewing angles.

Shopping For Your Wedding Dress - 3 Helpful Tips

Test of time. It is best to plan ahead in choosing your wedding dress. Make sure that you start shopping for it nine months before your wedding day. This not only saves you from the stress of cramming while getting other details straightened out, but also from having to pay lofty fees for your wedding dress. Remember that rush orders usually have higher prices than those done in advance.

Pen it on paper. No matter how long the shopping time is for your wedding dress, you might end up wasting too much money and time if you dont get everything on paper first. This means choosing right from the very start the designs you really want. Also, part of planning before your search is setting a clear budget for your wedding dress. These are so you wont end up spending too much time browsing through hundreds of brochures, websites and racks of wedding dresses.

Get geeky. Be like an eager student hungry for knowledge and the task of searching through various resources. Treat your wedding dress search as your biggest project ever. Do your search not only through surfing the web or scanning wedding dresses in actual stores, but also through inquiring from your own connections. Ask friends, friends of your friends, colleagues and acquaintances for help and referrals. This will more likely give you leads to bridal fairs, sales, and other promos. Making the power of leverage work for you effectively will help you find your wedding dress sooner than you think.

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