Magic Box Fascination

Perhaps the best invention that mankind ever made was this magic box we have grown to know as the television (TV). Who would have thought that John Logie Baird’s demonstration on moving silhouette images in 1925 at London would become his legacy to the human entertainment? TV had since then became a necessity.

When the ancient people thought of trying to transmit pictures and images at long distances, they began to come up with magical stories of enchanted creatures; but now, the magic became a reality. People around the globe are enjoying this magical box.

With the advancement of science and technology in the era of mass media, TV played a significant role in our everyday life.  Television became the number one source of information, education, entertainment, and news, which enables people around the world to get updated to everyday happenings.

One can hardly find a household without a television set as it becomes a necessary commodity. One good television separates the rich from the poor; thus, it became a status symbol.

Today, different types of TV are available in our friendly neighborhood appliance mart. These ranges from the conventional Air TV, digital TV, HDTV, cable-ready TV, closed-circuit TV and satellite TV. We also have the various technology-enhanced monitor TVs such as CRT, DLP, Plasma, LCD, Flat screen and the latest – LED.

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) TV or the Tube TV, which has been recognized as the direct view TV, is the simplest and basic kind of television in the market. It is called tube TV because it uses a vacuum tube which is dedicated – CRT. Today, latest CRT TVs are the Sanyo Slim CRT TV, Samsung Slim TV, and LG Ultra Slim TV. This new CRT TV has the quality and characteristics of an LCD TV but 50% off its price.

DLP TVs are the televisions invented by Texas instrument using the technology called Digital Light Processing. Now available in the market is the Samsung HLR5688W 1080p DLP TV, which is dubbed as the Largest DLP TV with its 67” screen.

Plasma TVs are televisions associated for high-class home appliances. These are mostly based on the Plasma Display Panel Technology. These TVs produce better black images than the LCD TV. One known Plasma TV is the Panasonic Plasma TV TH-103PZ600 – dubbed as the largest plasma TV with 103” screen.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) TV is a recent technology. The most famous is the Flat Panel LCD TV because of its design that is thin and lightweight in comparison to the rear projection TV. Prominent LCD TVs nowadays are the Sony BRAVIA LCD Technology and the Samsung LCD Series TV.

The latest innovation in television technology today is the Samsung LED TV. It is actually an LCD TV that uses Light Emitting Diode (LED) Backlighting. Other manufacturers such as LG, Toshiba, and Philips also have their own version of the LED TV.

Now that you have the TV, all you need is the programming or the broadcasting type. It could be Air TV, cable TV or even Satellite TV.

Air television is the cheapest but the worst kind of TV programming because it has limited channels and are not popular; it don’t even have good reception and needs a big antenna.

Cable TV is operated by providers having channels of up to 70. This caters to a lot of choices than Air TV and the reception is better. This basically uses a cable to be connected to the TV set and a decoder for the channels.

The most expensive is the satellite television. Obviously, it utilizes the satellite in the atmosphere to get the desired programs and channels. Subscribers only have to buy the satellite disk or receiver from the providers. The subscription can either be prepaid or postpaid just like with cable TV. Reception and quality of the channels are much better with this kind of broadcasting.

There are a lot of choices and combinations to choose from; but before rushing to that appliance center door to buy your dream television, you must consider a lot of things prior to clicking that remote control. Factors like price, purpose, features, where to purchase, and the size and weight of the TV depending on your place are to be considered.