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For the past few years, there have been many, many debates about which type of television set is better. Is plasma or LCD better? Which one has more features and gives you more bang for your buck? Many consumers, "experts", technicians, sales associates, and even representatives from some television manufacturing companies argued about the benefits of their TV of choice while blaspheming the other by stating all of the negatives. For years, the debate went back and forth. It was said that Plasma televisions can produce better blacks and has better color saturation. LCD televisions are supposed to be better because they are less expensive and weigh lighter. Plasma TVs seem to have better viewing angles so everyone in the room can watch. LCD TVs are better because plasmas leave burn-in images. All of these things were part of the debate. You you were trying to decide which one was right for you, you likely heard many of them. There is, however, a newer type of television that one company has just released into the market, and those who have seen it are already starting to drool. This new television is labeled and being marketed as the LED TV. It is essentially a LCD television, but it utilizes a series of LED lights to illuminate and bring the screen to life. The technology that it uses can also be called LED edge lighting because the display screen is lit on the edge of the TV rather than from behind the screen, which is what LCD TVs have traditionally used. It may not seem like a lot has changed from one TV to the next, but it is in fact this new method of lighting the TV that sets it apart from its competition. The light emitting from the LEDs on the edge of the TV is directed at a sheet filled with prisms, otherwise known as a light guide, that reflect the light back to the front of the screen. Since the LEDs line the edges of the set, the amount of prisms increases towards the center so that the light is distributed evenly. Since it is a new technology that was just released a few months ago, the price for a 46" TV runs anywhere from $2,800 and upward. It is a steep price to pay, especially during a tough economic time and especially since a LCD can be purchased at $1000+ less. Already, another company has entered the game and will be introducing their first LED TV this fall, September in particular, and more companies will no doubt join the fray. SO, if you thought television technology was really great, it is still getting better all of the time.
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