What is the differnce between plasma tv's and High deffanition?
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I won't correct your spelling (I have trouble myself), but that is an apples and oranges question. Plasma has to do with the type of screen (Plasma, LCD, DLP...and so on). HD has to do with the resolution, or the number of lines on the picture, old TV's had 410 lines HD has 720 or 1080, ie a sharper picture. I would be glad to go in more detail if you e-mail me. :)
871694
An average TV runs about 60 watts... your average light bulb. Your computer burns about 1/2 of that... now, that can depend on what you have running in it, and if your monitor is LCD or CRT (projection). Laptops take very little power at all.
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There are a lot of great places to learn about a HDTV on the internet.  Check out HDTV tech specs at http://www.hidefster.com/Tech_Specs.html or learn about HDTV at http://hdtvinfo.typepad.com/hdtv_info/
707737
The pixels on a computer/laptop are different from those of a standard non-HD television. You can try fiddling with the different resolution settings to see which works best or pony up the money for an LCD HDTV...
12830
See Below for a link to HD-Out cards.\n\nThe video card won't matter for TV watching but it will matter for DVD playback.  Even if you aren't going to game, some low end video cards result in choppy playback.  It depends on how much you want to spend but I like the GeForce 6600 or 6600GT with 128MB of memory.  If you go for the ATi camp then a Radeon 9600XT should be fine.  I know for a fact these provide smooth play back.  Though it depends on what type of connection you were going to use.  Most video cards have S-Video out but it depends on what you were planning to use.\n\nIt also depends on if you are going to use PCIe (PCI Express) or an AGP slot for the card.\n\nI would (depending on the type of connection you want to use) buy a seperate video card and get a PCI TV tuner card, if you have a spare PCI slot.\n\nFor HD-Out cards, see this page but stick to the guidlines above for the GPU, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?submit=PROPERTY&SubCategory=48&propertycodevalue=2328:14100&bop=and&order=PRICE\nMaybe you missed it, the above link will take you to a bunch of cards that have HD-Out.
296212
no, a pixels not something you can just take out... LCD's and plasmas are both made with a gas!! the pixel just determines how well the gas will pick up the light in you screen! Go to Dell's website find one you want and them call the 1-800 number. they will always drop the price!!! i just bought a 17" LCD from Dell for around 100 bucks!!!!!!1
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a flat panel has a thin profile. it's an lcd or a plasma display.\n\nflat screen is a monitor or a TV with a flat screen and a large profile. it can be tube or rear projection. \n\nit you are trying to decide on one vs the other, you'll need to answer the following questions to make an educated choice: \n\nWhat you have room for?  a 50" flat panel is much lighter than a 50" flat screen tube tv.\n\nWhat image display you like? aech set will vary in display colors and tones.\n\nWhat are you willing to spend? price will be a big factor.
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Resolution - Higher the better (1280 x 1024 is standard)\nContrast Ratio - Higher the better (500 is standard)\nResponse Time - Lower the better (16ms is standard)\nViewing angles - Higher the better (160 is standard)\n\nAlso look to see whether it has integrated speakers, tilting mechanism, wall mounting facility etc.
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"a VGA display is progressive scan (not interlaced, like your TV) and has a much higher scanning rate. The bandwidth on RGB is 4.2 MHz, tops, while on VGA it can be 200 MHz, 300 MHz or even more.\n\nIf you're using RGB cable to run VGA, check the performance at the VGA bandwidth, if the manufacturer even lists it. Of course, most pre-made VGA cables, like the one from your laptop to a VGA projector, are short - so short that a lot of them aren't even 75-ohm coaxes.\n\nAt 300 MHz, the wavelength is 1 meter, so those VGA cables really should be impedance-specific. That's why it's hard to find a 50-meter pre-made cable."\n\ni couldn't have said it better...
1091942
If you own a plasma, the image might be burned into the screen.
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Sure, any image or piece of film can be broadcast and displayed in high definition, assuming it's digitally configured to be so and displayed on a screen capable of high definition resolution.  The problem is that cartoons typically don't have a level of detail to them that demand high definition -- they're usually big blocks of color, and often no shading or even perspective at all.  So you wouldn't bother getting an HDTV to watch "South Park," for instance, or any of the older Bugs Bunny cartoons, because you wouldn't notice a difference.  The only cartoons that I can think of where HD might be an advantage are some of the anime ones by Hiyao Miyazaki, or the painstakingly rendered CGI movies like "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within," where somebody BOTHERED to animate down to individual hairs, or skin pores visible on a closeup shot.  Otherwise, cartoons just weren't made for HD.
198806
For HDTV's Samsung makes really good tv's; but i wouldn't recommend the non-hd Models...they have a high return rate with picture discoloration
117398
Correct, it is higher quality, but also much more expensive. Unless you are planning to use this for gaming, you would be perfectly well off having a 300.
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most HDTVs have a plug for PC input, but even though they are larger they are not as high resolution in pixels as some PC LCD monitors.
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both are very good. Work out what you need the device for and what functions YOU need, whether it be a dvd, phone, tv etc. All of the products have various models within a range and they will be based on how many functions, memory, hardware, etc etc \nThen get the best value for money in terms of what it will do FOR YOU and if YOU need all the functions the item has. \n\ntake tv's for example, many people pay extra for a brand that will have picture in picture in other words 2 tv tuners in one tv. if you will not use the P.I.P, you are wasting the extra money on it when you simply don;t use or want it really. Where there could have been a model with a slightly bigger screen without the P.I.P for the same price.\nall in all samsung and LG are very similar when comparing apples with apples and you can;t really go wrong with any of those. \nhopefully this helps...
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I suggest you get a 256 mb graphic card and make sure the hdtv has a dvi output. If it doesn't your dead.
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It has nothing to do with the speed of sound or the speed of light.  Until the sound or picture actually leave the TV, both signals move at the speed of electricity.  The exact speed depends on the electrical components making up your electronic circuit, so the two signals may be moving at different speeds.  Regardless, both signals move through their respective circuit fast enough you would never be able to perceive the difference.\n\nThe reason for the delay is that the picture tube is a cathode ray tube.  It uses an electron gun, which shoots electrons at the screen on the front of the TV.  The way it shoots these electrons is to heat up the cathode until electrons are released.  The electrons are sped up in the general direction of the screen by electrodes at the other end of the gun and aimed at the appropriate spot on the TV by electromagnetic fields.  \n\nThe delay in the picture is because of the time required for the cathode to get hot enough to begin emitting electrons.\n\nEdit:  If the idea of an electron gun shooting electrons at the front of the screen makes you nervous, you're not alone.  In the early days of TV, lots of moms persistently told their kids not to sit so close to the TV for fear of damaging their kids' eyes.  Actually, the electrons never pass through the phosphorent screen.  The main hazard associated with color TVs are related to the small amount of X-rays emitted when fast moving electrons hit the screen (black and white TVs don't shoot electrons fast enough to produce X-rays).  These are blocked by leaded glass, but the leaded glass itself is toxic should you somehow break your picture tube.  The leaded glass is also one of the reasons disposing of old TVs and computer monitors in landfills are a bad idea.