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Written by Adam Hairston
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Ever since the computer was invented, technology has raced and evolved to astonishing levels. A mere 15 years ago, cellular phones were the size of bricks, now they can make one that is as big as your thumb but contain more functionality than the past’s bricks. But of course, they have not made the size of a man’s thumb for no one would be able to use it properly. All pieces of technology have evolved rapidly, and the humble television set is not exempt from the rapid evolution. Now isn’t the time for unsightly, bulky and just plain space consuming old television sets, now is the time of the less than four inches Flat Screen TVs .
Flat Screen TVs have been around for quite some time already but the flat screen technology then was just not enough. Only a handful of colors could be displayed by the then infant technology. But now, after the rise of the computer, a myriad of colors can now be displayed, providing a more beautiful visual experience. Though not really television sets, other more familiar flat screen technologies have long been put to use in the very simple and old digital clock.
There are actually many different kinds of Flat Screen TVs all with the aim of providing high definition television quality all in the name of greater visual experience. As of late, the two most common types of Flat Screen TVs that people can find in their homes are the LCD or liquid crystal display and the plasma TV. Both types of television sets are capable of being manufactured to large (up to 150 inches diagonally) sizes and are able to display amazing resolution and astonishingly true to life colors and images.
In the market, plasma and LCD television sets have both been trying to overthrow the other but as of 2008, the LCD television has taken the clear lead as it has become the majority with a 50% market share of 200 million television sets forecast to ship globally according to Display Bank. The LCD television set has taken the clear lead due to superiority of the flat screen technology and because plasma television sets have the possibility of burn in. when a plasma television “burns in.” It loses its luminescence or brightness, an obvious disadvantage due to the fact that maintenance is expensive and an overall unwanted activity. |
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