February 21st, 2009 at 11:40am
Under Televisions
The LG 60PS80 is an awe-inspiring television—mainly due to its 60-inch plasma screen. The TV also has a host of media features that should intrigue a variety of consumers. It features NetCast, which is an internet media streaming system that is compatible with Netflix, YouTube, and Yahoo! Widgets. The 60PS80 also comes equipped with THX Media Director, a system that will automatically adjust audio and video settings for optimal performance, but only works with compatible Blu-ray DVDs and some television broadcasts. The PS80 series of HDTVs is also available as a 50-inch model. Pricing and release dates have yet to be released.
Front
The LG 60PS80 doesn’t look much different than its LCD counterparts—it has the same smooth, black frame found on the LHX series, the 55LH90, and the rest of LG’s 2009 HDTV lineup.
front
Back
Ports are located on the back of the 60PS80, as is the power input. The rest of the back is made up of a variety of screws, fasteners, and metal panels.
back
Sides
The left side of the 60PS80 has a little collection of ports—one Component Video and audio input, one HDMI input, and a USB port. The right side of the television contains the on-TV controls.
side
Stand/Mount
The stand on the 60PS80 looks good. It has a long arc on the front side and a straight, smooth back. It felt sturdy and it swiveled easily when we moved the TV around a bit.
stand/mount
Aesthetics
The 60PS80 has a very appealing aesthetic. Its 60-inch screen looks sharp surrounded by the glossy black frame, and the flat, rounded TV stand is stylish, sturdy and well-proportioned. For a 60-inch screen, the 60PS80 is also quite thin on the sides. It can’t match the ultra-slim, 0.98-inch depth of LG’s 55LHX LCD TV, but it still offers a fairly slender panel. (By Jeremy Stamas)
By omni
February 21st, 2009 at 10:12am
Under Audio Video
Now a status symbol among the rich and wealthy, a plasma TV is a high-definition (HDTV) alternative to the standard cathode-ray televisions sold today. It gives viewers sharp
images and vibrant colors, particularly when used in conjunction with high-definition broadcasts. A quality plasma TV, however, does not come cheap. Its price ranges from $4,000 to $15,000 plus.
One of the main attractions of a plasma TV is a flat screen,whichcan be mounted directly on a wall. Manufacturers often employ surround-sound theater speakers and high-end receivers to complete the feeling of luxury. No wonder plasma TVs are such a craze these days.
In terms of science, ‘plasma’ refers to inert gases like neon and xenon that glow when in contact with an electrical field. Televisions usually rely on thousands of small ‘picture
elements’, abbreviated as pixels. A bundle of three distinct colors, usually red,green and yellow, constitute one pixel in a color TV. Properly controlling the level of each color, all of the other colors of the spectrum can be produced in each pixel. The distance between the viewer and the screen is usually such that the individual pixels blur into each other
and the illusion of motion is created as they change color.Plasma or not, this holds true for any television system.
The individual pixels in a plasma TV are made from three tiny containers of an inert gas like neon or xenon. There are thousands of these tiny tubes on an average plasma TV screen.
All of them are sandwiched between two electrically charged plates. And plasma glows when exposed to an electrical current.A cable or broadcast antenna dispatches signals to a
computer-processing unit.The antenna instructs the unit how to reassemble the entire picture hundreds of times per second.
A plasma TV screen contains more pixels than a standard television, so the image is noticeably sharper. If light conditions are ambient, a plasma TV will perform at its best. As flat screens have a viewing angle of 160 degrees, one can watch TV from almost any position in a room.
Article written by Jason Gluckman.
By omni
