B&O BeoVision AVANT

Beovision Avant - The TV that moves

BeoVison Avant is fusion of Ultra High-Definition (4K) picture and iconic Bang & Olufsen sound. The 3-channel speaker system harnesses three dedicated tweeters, three midrange units and two powerful bass drivers. Contrasted imagery BeoVision Avant combines local dimming across more than 8 million pixels, bringing out the tiniest details in the action. Experience the most extreme sports or action footage with crystal sharp, dynamic precision.

Placement options:
Wall bracket motorized: With movement from wall. 60 degrees for 55” and 19 degrees for 75” and 85” Wall bracket fixed against the wall.
Table stand for 55” only: Lifts TV to upright position
Floor stand: Motorized movement of screen up to 90 degrees from wall in both directions.

Display
Ultra High-Definition (4K),
Edge-type LED panel with 1.5 local backlight dimming for the 55” version,
Direct-type LED with 2D local backlight dimming for the 75” and 85” version

Sound
Fully active, three-way stereo speaker system
3 x 1/4” tweeter, 3 x 2” midrange, 1 x 4” woofer, 1 x 6.5” woofer
8 x 60 watts class D amplifiers – one for each driver Integrated digital 7.1 surround sound module TrueImage up and downmixing technology Immaculate Wireless Sound integrated for a full wireless surround solution

Video
Bang & Olufsen Smart TV
3D
Antireflection coated contrast screen
Automatic Picture Control with Chromatic Room Adaptation adjusting the picture performance to the light conditions in the room

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Sony Bravia EX1

Sony's EX1 series of LCDs comes in 52, 40 and the 46 inches. USP of this TV is that it is a wireless TV. It means that the TV works especially well as a wall-mount, since there are no trailing wires to offset the look of one's designer wallpaper and its thinness adds to the impression of it being almost flush with the wall. To further enhance the effect there's a Picture Frame Mode, which allows you to display a gallery of your own pictures. It comes with one HD box which transmits signals to the TV wirelessly. So hang the TV anywhere and hide the box. TV will look like any other picture frame in your house.

Specifications:

Type: LCD

Screen size: 40, 46, 52 inch,

Connectivity: 4xHDMI (3 on box, one on monitor), 1x Scart, D-sub PC port, component video, composite video, S-video, RCA AV input, PCMCIA card slot, 1x USB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone output

Weight: 19kg

Size: 116 x 71 x 5cm

 

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Philips 5000 Series LED TV

Philips 5000 series LED TV 55”

Expected Price: 1,80,000/-

Specifications:

Brightness: 450 cd/m²

Diagonal screen size (inch): 55 inch

Panel resolution: 1920x1080p

 Picture enhancement: 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Color Transient Improvement, Digital Noise Reduction, Dynamic contrast, Luminance Transient Improver

Response time (typical): 6 ms

Viewing angle: 178º (H) / 178º (V)

Dynamic screen contrast: 500000:1

Built-in speakers: 2

Output power (RMS): 16W

Computer formats: 1920 x 1080, 60Hz

Video formats: 1080i, 60Hz

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Buying Plasma TV

If you have decided to buy a Plasma TV but could not decide on brand, model or confused that if your selected brand or model is good enough.

Don’t worry, all you have to do is educate yourself by comparing some Plasma TVs available in market of different brands and models and compare their specification. If you are not clear about the technical terms mentioned. I have listed some of them here.

Screen Size: Screen size is measured diagonally. There are many screen size available in the market, you need to decide on your room size and your budget.

Native Pixel Resolution: Native Resolution for Plasma for screen size less than 50” will be 1024 X 768 and if you don’t mind bigger screens you can get more resolution and HD resolutions.

Scaling:

It is a process where a television's video processor will match the resolution of the incoming signal to its native pixel resolution. This means that lower resolution signals will be up-scaled, but the processor will downscale higher resolution signals so that they can be displayed at the TVs native resolution. That is the reason you need to buy HD Ready TV. Poor scaling can result in poor display results, such as jagged edges and inconsistent detail. It must be noted that results also depend on the quality of the incoming signal.

Contrast Ratio: Contrast ratio, or the degree of variation of the whitest and darkest parts of the image, is a very important factor to consider. A good contrast ratio to have in an TV is 1,500:1 or higher. Anything less than 1,500:1, may not provide an optimum viewing experience. If Compared to LCD TV plasma scores on contrast ratio point.

Brightness: Without sufficient brightness image might look muddy and soft, even in a dark room. Viewing distance, screen size, and ambient room light will affect the need for more brightness capability. A brightness rating listed as 550 cd/m2 or higher is good enough, but don't depend upon the technical number listed, just make sure the screen is bright enough for your needs upon your own visual inspection. Because manufacturing companies tends to give higher values.

LONGEVITY: Longevity means life of the TV. People do worry about this point regarding Plasma as they fear because Plasma has gas they will have lesser life than LCD’s. These might be true in past but latest Plasma’s don’t have this problem anymore. Life of LCD televisions and Plasma television is almost similar. Anything more than 40,000 hours is considered very good, when you consider that you watch TV 10 hrs day then it comes to more than 10 years. And I think that’s more than enough.

Viewing Angle: Viewing angle need not to be worrying point for Plasma’s as it is for LCD TV. Because plasma can be watched from side also but anything above 160° is good enough.

Tuner and Connection Considerations: Almost all TVs have built-in tuners, if it is not there you have to buy external tuner or set top box. There are TV’s with dual-tuners for PIP functions i.e Picture in Picture function which allows you to watch 2 different channels at a time. If they are HD Ready nothings like it. However, it will be useful only if you don’t receive HDTV programming.

Input Connection: Check if the TV has connection for HDMI Inputs, RGB Inputs, S-Video Inputs, Composite Video, Component Video, VGA input.

Speaker: Try and buy a TV which has at least 10W + 10W speakers in built. That’s not very good but that can be minimum requirement.

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Buying LCD TV

If you have decided to buy a LCD TV but could not decide on brand, model or confused that if your selected brand or model is good enough.

Don’t worry, all you have to do is educate yourself by comparing LCD TVs of different brands and models and compare their specification. If you are not clear about the technical terms mentioned. I have listed some of them here.

Screen Size: Screen size is measured diagonally. There are many screen size available in the market, you need to decide on your room size and your budget.

Native Pixel Resolution: LCD flat panel sets have a number of pixels on the screen surface that is called as Native Pixel. You need to look for as high a native pixel count as possible. Most LCD TVs offer at least a 1280x720 native pixel resolution. This is the minimum pixel count you should settle on. Some larger screen LCD TVs now offer 1920x1080 native pixel resolution, which certainly is even more desirable, but costly.

Scaling:

Scaling is a process where a television's video processor will match the resolution of the incoming signal to its native pixel resolution. This means that lower resolution signals will be up-scaled, but the processor will downscale higher resolution signals so that they can be displayed at the TVs native resolution. That is the reason you need to buy HD Ready TV. Poor scaling can result in poor display results, such as jagged edges and inconsistent detail. It must also be noted that results also depend on the quality of the incoming signal.

Motion Response Time: It is nothing but the ability of the LCD TV to display fast moving objects without any blurring effect. In the past this has been a weakness of LCD technology. However, this has improved now. Check the specifications for Motion Response Time (ms = milliseconds). A good LCD TV should have a Response Time of either 12ms or 8ms, with 8ms being optimum, i.e. lesser the value the better. You need to consider this especially if you watch lots of sports or action films or like to play games on TV. Be wary of LCD TVs that do not list their motion response time.

Contrast Ratio:
Contrast ratio, or the degree of variation of the whitest and darkest parts of the image, is a very important factor to consider. If the LCD TV has a low contrast ratio, dark images will look muddy and gray, while light images will look washed out. A good contrast ratio to have in an LCD TV is 1,500:1 or higher. Anything less than 1,500:1, may not provide an optimum viewing experience.

Brightness: Without sufficient brightness your image will look muddy and soft, even in a dark room. Viewing distance, screen size, and ambient room light will affect the need for more brightness capability. A brightness rating listed as 550 cd/m2 or higher is good enough, but don't depend upon the technical number listed, just make sure the screen is bright enough for your needs upon your own visual inspection.

Viewing Angle: Make sure you can view the image on the LCD TV from the sides as well as the from the prime viewing area. LCD TVs typically have a good side-to-side viewing angle, with many going as wide as 160 Degrees, or about 80 degrees from the center viewing spot. If you find that the image begins to fade or becomes un-viewable within 45 degrees from either side of the center viewing spot, then it may not be a good choice where you have a large group of viewers sitting in different parts of the room.

Tuner and Connection Considerations: Almost all LCD-TVs have built-in tuners, if it is not there you have to buy external tuner or set top box. There are LCD TV’s with dual-tuners for PIP functions i.e Picture in Picture function which allows to watch 2 chanels at a time. If they are HD Ready nothings like it. However, it will be useful only if you receive HDTV programming.

Input Connection: Check if the TV has connection for HDMI Inputs, RGB Inputs, S-Video Inputs, Composite Video, Component Video, VGA input.

Speaker: Don’t judge LCD TV with speakers, but try and buy a TV which at least has inbuilt 10W L+R speakers.

These are the only features you need to consider before buying LCD TV. If you find more features in LCD TV specification you don’t understand, don’t bother about them. They are there to just filling up the space.

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