TV buying guide 2019

Tv buying guide 2019 

Like other tech products on the market, the price variation is massive. Basically, it can be divided into three categories: budget-level, mid-range level, and flagship.

1)Budget-level(under $300 or rs30,000) 

 You can easily get a 24-inch up to 32-inch LED TV being within the budget. You only get a mere 720p resolution with limited hardware. This is perfect for the people who rarely use the TV as a main source of entertainment.

2)Mid-range level(under $1000 or rs1,00,000)

 A mid-range TV might come with a 4K display or HDR experience. It might come with one of them, but not both.

3)Flagship Tv( above $1,000)

You get the latest from the technology surpassed off with over the top features. Imagine specs like OLED, HDR, 4K resolution, Smart Remote, Voice Assistance, all jam-packed in a tight box. And top it off with large screens.

So, first of all, choose your budget and your requirement specification 

Following things should be considered while buying Tv

1)size and resolution(at least 32 inches and at least full HD(1080p))

2)Display technology (Crt, LCD, LED(QLED, OLED) and OLED is best) 

3)Refresh rate(minimum 60 Hz for the common movie and Tv watching and for sport and game lover minimum 120 Hz) 

4)HDR, colour gamut, and viewing angle(TVs with HDR, WCG(wide colour gamut) and the wide viewing angle is great.)

5)Panel(IPS panel is best.) 

6) Tv port( contain RCA connector, 2 HDMI and 2 USB port ) 

Let's understand each point in detail 

1)Size and resolution 

 Larger the screen, better the immersion experience. But we live in a complicated new world, just choosing a bigger TV won’t be any good. You must also factor in a viewing distance. Viewing distance is the distance you must sit further from the TV. viewing distance is calculated by the formula (Tv size * 1.5 inches). For example, for 32 inches TVs viewing distance will be 32*1.5 inches =48 inches. If the viewing distance is reasonable and fits the area of the room, get that TV. 

A resolution is a number of pixels present in the horizontal and vertical line of the screen. In people start to record content in full HD(1080p) and 4K. So minimum buys Full HD TVs and doesn't confuse by word HD ready which is 720p resolution screen cause if your TVs screen resolution is smaller then channel or recording content video will be burl and it can also cause an eye problem.

2) Display technology 

Through the years, we saw different display technology, each different from the other. CRT, Plasma, LCD and LED. Today we almost use only LCD and LED.

LCD

 It is a flat-panel display that uses light modulating properties of liquid crystals. They use a backlight to produce colour images. Although LCD TVs are the most widely produced television display type, it came with various disadvantages like color leaking, poor viewing angle, etc but it is cheap than LED

LED

It is also flat-panel display which uses an array of light-emitting diodes as pixels. This helps TV to be thinner, more power efficient with much better picture quality.  LED will give you more realistic colors, wide-viewing angles, greater contrast ratio, and much more.  

it is ever so evolving with new variations like QLED and OLED. OLED emerges itself as the far more superior in comparison. So, if it’s perfect picture quality that you want, I’d most definitely recommend something in the likes of LED or OLED.

3) Refresh rate

Refresh rate means the speed at which the image is redrawn over and over on the screen. For example, if a screen has 60Hz refresh rate, it means that the image is refreshed 60 times a second. Since the process is so fast, the human eye perceives it as a smooth image.

The standard TV supports 60Hz refresh rate with 120Hz and 240Hz on a more expensive model. So choose at least 60Hz tv if you watch a movie in TVs but if you are a sports lover and game you can prefer 120 Hz refresh rate TVs for a better experience.

4) Panel 

There are two types of display panel; TN and IPS.

Twisted Nematic (TN) is one of the widely used panel type, commonly found in LCD monitors. It was popular due to its affordability and quick response time. But it lacks in contrast ratios, color reproduction with worst viewing angle. Although it is still very popular thanks to its inexpensive nature.

In-Plane Switching (IPS ) panels are the best panel type in recent years. Compared to TN panels, it gives you much better color accuracy with wider viewing angles (up to 178 degrees). However, it is slightly slower than TN panels in response time.

If I had to choose, I would go with IPS panel. It gives you much better color reproduction and viewing angles are great! Now you know all about the panel technology.

5) HDR, colour gamut, and viewing angle

If you try to browse high-end Television, there is one word you will come across: HDR. Starting off, it stands for High Dynamic Range. It’s a contrast between darkest black and brightest white.

 While HDR specifically deals with white and black, color gamut deals with overall colors and its saturation. Make sure that your TV has HDR and WCG support.Wide Color Gamut (WCG) has been popular in recent years.. It has drastically increased the color space (1 billion colors).

Viewing angle  is the maximum angle where users can view the display without losing any quality. Viewing angles often differ depending on the types of display. 

Make sure that your TV has HDR, WCG support and high viewing angle for great experience.

6)Tv port

 You don’t use TV just for browsing channels anymore. You can connect it to many other devices like DVD Player, Gaming Console, USB sticks, etc.Here we use different type of port.

1)RCA port

RCA or Composite Video/Audio are the bright coloured connectors. The cables connect to AV which you can see on the back of the TV. They are commonly used to carry audio and video signals. the yellow colored cable carries video signal whereas the red and white carry left and right audio channels. These are commonly used to connect your consoles, DVD player, etc.

2)HDMI 

High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is the industry standard for HDTVs.modern HDMI can transmit uncompressed video signals as well as HD audio formats like Dolby Digital, DTS, etc.HDMI should be on top of your priority if you connect multiple devices.There should be two HDMI port so that you shouldnt have disconnect your set-up box HDMI cable while connecting other one.

3) USB '

 You can use it connect external storage like a hard drive and flash drive. On top of that, you can also use it to power your streaming devices like Fire TV, Chromecast, etc.

Bottomline

If you have ever considered buying a curved TV or 3D Smart TV, it due to the marketing strategies. Avoid that. Be firm in what you want, not what you think is cool.

3D TVs were immensely popular during the early 2010s. People got over it because it wasn’t very practical. It was a failed attempt to reinvent television. Same goes for Curved TVs. Right now, it’s still unsure to see if Curved TVs are here to stay. So wait few more years before you invest in them.

Make sure you get a TV that’s future proof.So, try to get a TV with features like HDMI, Wi-Fi(Smart tv), etc.

 Also Keep in note that by connecting google chromecast in HDMI port of non smart TVs which cost around $35 or rs 4000 to 6000 we can convert it into smart tv. So if you got smart tv and non smart TV with same other specification which price rate is less then $40 then choose Smart TVs other wise you can go for non smart tv.