| It seems that every new technology in the TV | | | | adding functionalities to the TVs. Reading through |
| and large display category of the electronic | | | | the TV reviews can make you think that these |
| lifestyle products is not quite satisfying for the | | | | are not just TVs any more. This so called high |
| researchers. You always have more and more | | | | definition TV, or the HDTV, can connect with |
| newer technologies continually coming. Even | | | | your internet connection, set-top box, DVD player |
| before one gets to know the older one, there is a | | | | and a few other electronic devices to give you an |
| new one that is launched. The pace of ushering in | | | | all-in-one solution. And, if you feel that there will be |
| of the newer technologies is such that you need | | | | a mesh of unmanageable wires around, you are |
| to keep track of them on daily basis by reading | | | | probably missing on the latest developments in |
| the TV reviews. from whatever source you can | | | | the wired and wireless technologies. The chances |
| lay your hands on. At first there was the CRT | | | | are that you might be requiring only one HDMI |
| TV. Then were introduced the improved features | | | | wire to make all the required connections. You can |
| and vastly improved viewing quality with the LCD | | | | have your HDTV fixed on the wall or be kept on |
| TVs. Then the researchers found that replacing | | | | a specially designed mount. These days, the TV |
| the bulb for backlighting with the light emitting | | | | mounts are designed in such a way that allows |
| diode (LED) gave even better viewing experience. | | | | keeping of other devices along with it allows |
| So, the flat panel LED TV entered the scene. | | | | optimum utilization of space and it can also hide |
| These were further played with and what | | | | the connecting wire, giving a clean and non-messy |
| emerged was the OLED TV, or organic LED TV, | | | | look to the room. |
| which made use of a thin layer of organic | | | | It is ironical to see, learn and hear that on the one |
| compounds which glowed when electric current | | | | hand, TV screens are becoming flatter and larger |
| was passed through it. OLED does not use the | | | | and, on the other hand, the TV screens are |
| backlight to display the functions. Now, there is a | | | | shrinking in size as well. You now have portable |
| talk of a new technology called | | | | TVs of the size of your mobiles to carry |
| ‘surface-conduction electron-emitter display', | | | | wherever you like and in the way you want. |
| better known by its short abbreviation, the SED. | | | | These come with antennas for reception. You |
| The good thing about this is that it combines the | | | | would be amazed to see that the basic features |
| benefits of the good old CRT TV and the LCD | | | | and the viewing quality do not leave much to be |
| TV. Scoring over both of them, it uses less | | | | desired. |
| power than either of them. | | | | You shall realize by now how far the technology |
| Though the talk has till now remained focused on | | | | (from CRT to SED) and the design ( HDTV, TV |
| the different variants of the display technologies, | | | | Mounts, HDMI cables and much more) has gone in |
| there are a lot of things happening on the front of | | | | giving you the ‘home-theatre' experience. |