SRS Labs Flat Panel TV Buyer’s Guide Helps Consumers Understand HDTV Before They Buy

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Today, you are no longer buying a TV, you are buying an experience…

In the days of SDTV (Standard Definition TV) and CRT’s (tubes), buying a TV was relatively easy. You decided what screen size you wanted and figured out how big a cabinet you could fit in your house and away you went. Manufacturers offered different quality levels and, towards the end, there were flat tubes versus the traditional rounded tubes, but the choices were relatively straightforward.

THINGS HAVE CHANGED. With a traditional TV, you were clearly watching a device (like a radio with pictures). Now the sense of looking at a device is disappearing, and you are more directly experiencing the actual content. How convincing that experience is depends on a number of performance factors and personal preferences.

The Flat Panel TV Buyer’s Guide leads you through a step-by-step explanation of the terminology and technology of HDTV, and describes to you the choices you’ll have to make when determining just which set to buy. Written by Alan Kraemer, Chief Technology Officer for SRS Labs, the guide’s goal is to assist you in making the most of your FPTV (Flat Panel TV) investment–before you go into the store to shop. This information will make you a better informed consumer and help you to make exactly the right choice for your home entertainment centerpiece.

http://www.srslabs.com/consumers/resources.asp