Finding a new cheap television.

Posted on | October 28, 2009 | No Comments

Once upon a time purchasing a new televisions set was a pretty simple process. You generally only had to thing the size of the screen you wanted, how much money you had to spend, what the picture quality looked like to other televisions in the store and if you were fussy which brand of TV you wanted in your lounge. Thing like finance deals and the range of new technology like LED, LCD, Plasma, High Definition etc have increase the things you need to consider when buying a TV now.

So buying your new TV is now more complicated, and all the marketing terms and funny names for the TV sets just increases the frustration for many people trying to work out which television would be right for them. When flat panel technology began to get popular with consumers the TV’s were expensive, but now I think we have reached a level where a LCD or Plasma TV are at a relatively good price point especially with the finance and credit deals available even during this recession.

HDTV has changed the television viewing experience for the better, but again it has confused people a lot who may not understand it as well as others. I can only guess the number of people who have spent a bit more money buying a Full HD TV with the theory it will be better than a HD Ready telly (bigger numbers always equals better right?) but I bet its high. These people have actually spent more money but receive no HD signal via the likes of SKY HD or a Blu-Ray DVD player when a 720 HD ready set would probably suit their needs much better (cheaper can be better).

But it’s future proof right? Well yes, but by the time HD TV signals make their way to Freeview for the masses to enjoy I would imagine a new even higher definition technology would probably appear. Personally cheap televisions love HD but with the current financial crisis going on we can’t afford the cost of an extra £5 a month on our Sky TV subscription for Sky HD and normal standard definition DVD’s are so much cheaper than their Blu-Ray DVD counterparts we can’t justify spending the extra even though we know the quality is that much better.

It’s doesn’t matter if you’re searching to find yourself a cheap as chips television set or a top range monster, LCD or plasma or LED (LED TV’s are just LCD televisions with LED’s to backlight it instead of the old way of using florescent tubes) just make sure you do your research before giving your cash to the guy in the shop o the online store. You could save yourself some cash, get a cheap television and not get any less features or quality for your money.

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