LCD TV's

A LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) TV is a fixed pixel display device renowned for energy efficiency and colorful high contrast images.

An LCD TV is a flat panel, fixed pixel display television that uses the same basic Liquid Crystal Display technology that has been in used for some time in cell phones, clock radios, and computer monitors. Along with Plasma TV's, LCD displays are the biggest thing to hit the TV industry for some time and are being widely adopted. LCD TV's were originally pitched to capture the 40" and under market, though it is not uncommon these days to see LCD TV's much bigger than this. The price of and LCD TV is usually higher than an equivalent sized Plasma TV - though the price gap is narrowing rapidly.

Without the need for a picture tube, LCD televisions can be made very thin, thus allowing them to be placed on a wall or on a small table top stand. They use less power and weigh less than conventional CRT TV's, and don't suffer from burn in like Plasma panels - making them a popular choice as a computer monitor.

Pros and cons

A LCD TV can be mounted on a wall or be placed on a table.
The slim, flat-panel display of a LCD TV means it doesn't take up much space.
Due to a different underlying panel technology, LCD TV's don's suffer from burn-in.
LCD TV's are comparatively light for their size, with a 40" or 100cm LCD TV weighing around 22kg's. This is about 10-15 percent less than an equivalent size Plasma TV and about 40-50 percent less than an equivalent CRT TV.
LCD TV's theoretically have a life of about 50,000 - 80,000 hours. This equates to 25 years for a 60,000 hour LCD TV if it is watched 6 hours per day.
An LCD TV uses less power than a similar sized CRT TV or Plasma TV which means it is better for the environment.
LCD TV's usually can accept PC input so you can use an LCD panel as a computer monitor.
LCD TV's are expensive compared with conventional CRT TV's.
Mass produced LCD TV's have rarely exceed 140cm (55"). However, this will change as the technology matures.
LCD TV's have difficulty displaying a true black, usually the darkest colour is a very dark grey.
A smaller viewing angle compared to Plasma TV's. The quality of blacks and colours will be reduced when viewing from greater than 25 degrees off centre.
The picture on a LCD TV can behave strangely in extreme temperatures, e.g ski fields.

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