You have decided that you want a LED TV in your home or at least you are close to making a decision. You understand the technology behind the LED TV and how it differs from the LCD TV. You also know that the LED is part of the LCD TV. It just uses a different light source to enhance your television watching experience. Now, your main question is how to buy the right LED TV. What brand is better? What options do you want to look for? What size? All of these questions and more are very important. This guide is meant to help you buy the LED TV based on specific criteria and the advantages LED TVs offer. It is not a guide to tell you the best brand. The term best is too subjective. We will explore some of the brands available, so that you know what companies to look at.
Picture Considerations:
Contrast/ Black Levels: LED TV technology has the advantage here over LCD TVs due to the diming technology and the clear point of LED being brighter than any fluorescent bulb.
Colour Accuracy: LEDs are used for backlighting with RGB or white edge technology allowing better dispersion of light and colour than older technology.
Viewing Angles: LCDs have improved their angles to have a clear picture up to 30 degrees off centre. However, LED TVs have increased this angle from off centre to more than 30. Thus you have wider viewing angles. Here is one point. While in the store looking at LED TVs you should examine the various manufacturers for the viewing angle. Not every company has solved the issues with viewing angle, even with LED technology. VIZIO is one company that has been a top brand in LCD and LED technology for the last three years.
Longevity: Most manufacturers offer a rating of 50,000 hours as their lifetime for LED TVs. Some will provide more like 100,000 hours. Currently technology tells us that a standard LED bulb, not combined with any other technology can offer 50,000 hours of life depending on usage. Keep that in mind when LED TV manufacturers say they can bring about 100,000 viewing hours. You may want to speak directly with the manufacturer on this point to find out why it could be more than a LED light without any other technology.
An important point in this buying guide for LED TVs is that the larger the screen the more it will cost. There is a direct relationship between product size and price tag. For now LCD without LED technology will be less expensive; however, the other clear advantages and power consumption of LED TVs is well worth the increased cost.
You need to compare all of the available LED TVs based on the categories above. If Sony offers a more expensive LED TV than VIZIO you have to ask yourself why. Is it the fact that the Sony name is better known and you’re paying for the brand? Or is it that the Sony is really the better television? Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, LG Electronics, and VIZIO are some of the top television brands right now.