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Specifications Explanations
- Response Time
- LED-backlit HDTV’s
- Brightness
- Resolution
- Contrast Ratio
- Dynamic vs. Static Contrast Ratio
- How many “Hz” do I need?
- 720i vs. 720p vs. 1080i vs. 1080p
Key Term Explanations
General Information
- What makes good gaming TV?
- Common problems with HDTV's
- What do I need to watch 3D
- Plasma vs. LCD vs. LED-LCD
- TV inputs and outputs
- Quick Spec Chart
- All about screen size
How to...
- How to connect your headphones
- How to connect any video device
- How to buy a HDMI cable
- How to clean your TV screen
- How to record TV with laptop
- How to mount your TV on the wall
- How to connect your PC to HDTV
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Quick Spec Chart
Below you will find a general chart for all specs you can find on a HDTV and what is better for each. Keep in mind that these are rough generalizations and there are few exceptions. You can find these exceptions by reading the articles on this site.
| Display Size | Preference based, bigger can give worse quality |
| Resolution | 1920×1080 is the best |
| Contrast ratio | Higher dynamic the better |
| Brightness | Brighter the better |
| Viewing angle | Bigger better |
| Resolution playback | 1080p |
| Response time | Lower the better |
| Backlight System | LED is better |
| Brand | More it is known, the better |
| Extra inputs | At least 2x HDMI, |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 is ideal |
| Refresh rate | At least 60Hz, 120Hz ideal, but higher the better |
| Plasma or LCD | This depends on what it is going to be used for |