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Introduction

There are many things to consider when looking for a new TV, chief amongst these is the price. Nobody wants to pay for full whack when they can find it cheaper elsewhere. Here is where the Internet comes in, most retailers now have online only deals, and nearly always feature a lower price online than instore. You ask why?, simple, there is much more profit in them selling online than in real world locations. The overheads from an online sale are tiny, with a handful of staff taking care of business in a warehouse at some industrial estate in god knows where.

An examination of television prices

Average price structure for 2009, LCD televisions. Numbers provided for the popular models sold.

£20 - £110 - two
£110 - £210 - nineteen
£210 - £310 - thirty two
£310 - £410 - twenty
£410 - £510 - twelve
£510 - £760 - twenty seven
£760 - £1100 - seventeen
£1100 - £1600 - eight
£1600 - £2100 - six

The above data clearly indicates that £210-310 and £510-760 represent the most popular price structure for LCD screens. Televisions within the £210-310 price range contain screens with a size between 18 and 22 inches. The LCD TVs within the £510-760 range are, as expected, larger in size, ranging from 32 to 42 inches in size. Therefore we can come up with a rough conclusion for 2009. In that, the average price you can expected to pay for the following screen sizes are as follows,

1. 20 inches - £260
2. 37 inches - £590

The data for plasma and rear projection screens is less reliable. The vast amount of televisions sold in 2009 were LCD. The number of plasma on sale was in the region of twenty models, with rear projection becoming close to obselete. Plasma does appear to be averaging out at around £1000 for a 46-50 inch screen.

What to look for in a new TV

First off it must be HD Ready, this means the picture detail which be much higher. Also when HD Ready transmissions are for all channels on SKY you are covered, you need to be future proof. Better still look for a HD Ready TV which has 1080i or 1080p capability. Some only have 720i or 720p lines of detail, which means they aren't as good. Screen size is next, whilst a huge screen of 50 inch sounds like alot of fun think practicality, will it fit in your home?, the bigger the screen the further away you need to sit to view the picture at an optimum range. So if your tempted by a 70 inch whopper, consider the fact you may need at least 12-20 feet distance in the room to sit back from.

The likes of Sony, Philips, Panasonic, Toshiba, LG, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp have a similar spec list. If your looking to spend over £700 you should expect the following features, S-Video connection, Component video connection, AV inputs - at least 2-3, DVI connection, HDCP enabled, HDMI connection is very important so you can hook up a HD Ready digibox, PCMCIA, On/off and sleep timer and finally the child lock so you can block out certain channels and make sure your settings don't get screwed with. Also the higher the better when it comes to Pixel resolution, Contrast ratio, Brightness level and Audio power output level.

The plus points for LCD TVs is the low power usage, if your sick of sky high electrical bills after your son played video games all day then consider LCD. They can save upto 50% on a regular TV. Plasma and LCD also have a slimline design, which means you can place them closer to a wall and save valuable room space. LCD will give the best brightness of all TVs because it offers the highest pixel rate. But they are let down by a low refresh rate, which means a ghosting effect can occur for on screen fast moving images. Plasma is still the best of depth of colours it offers. But if I was placing a bet I would conclude LCD is the future of TVs.

Who should I buy from?

This can be tricky, most of the Independent retailers offer cheaper prices, but it's hard to know how reliable the company is, and if a problem occurs will they put the phone down on you. This is why I have created a list for you. I bought quite a few TVs in my time, and learnt from painful experience the problems with buying from a small time independent. Ask yourself what can you do if they go out of businesses?, what happens to your warranty and how do you return the TV? With difficulty my friend, I had a Toshiba rear projection burn out on my twice, second time the retailer went bust and yours truly was screwed. The second time I was much more careful, read around about all the major and independent retailers. And finally drew up a list of those I liked the best, not only for the cheap prices they offer, but on the general service they offered.

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