Several things matter; And the biggets thing is what you will watch on it.
1) Size...
Big is not always best. It depends on the room you will have the thing in and how far from it you will watch the screen. From memory, and therefore probably inaccurate, it is something like..
2m - 30"
3m - 42"
3.5m - 50"
4m+ - 60"+
2) Angle....
The best picture is when the television is the same hieght as your head and straight in front of you. Viewing angle can be improtant if someone will try to watch the television significantly off to one side.
Plasma typically has a wider viewing angle.
3) refresh rate
More is better. The faster the scren refreshes the better fast moving action will look.
4) Pixels
"HD Ready" [spit] means naff all.
picture signals have two variables in this area refresh approach can be interleaved or progressive and pixel numebr typically 720 or 1080.
1080 is more pixels and therefore better detail. Interleaved (interlaced) refreshes alternative lines where as progressivee does them in order typically making "p" better for fast moving action.
5) Contrast Ratio
More is better. Loads more is loads better. Just becareful and spot the difference between a calculated or constructed contrast ratio and an actual ratio.
6) Connectivity
Does it have the right number of the right connectors for however many things you will plug into it ?
7) Built in Freeview tuner.
Be careful. Most signals are currently MPEG2. In the near future they will be MPEG4, driven my efficieny needs and HD. You cannto watch an MPEG4 signal with an MPEG2 tuner. So for all of you who bought a television with a built in Freeview tuner more than 4 months ago, tough you;re going to need a set top box anyway.
Typically discounted units udner perform on one or more of the above compared to the latest models.
No FM2R
p.s. I can't believe they gave you an edit button
p.p.s. No, I still can;t type.
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