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Black Friday Television Buying Guide Part 3

October 27th, 2009 Comments off

Refresh Rate – 120hz VS 60hz

You have probably heard these two terms before and been clueless, well it’s not that difficult to understand, basically these refer to a LCD TV’s refresh rate: 60Hz means 60 frames a second; 120Hz means 120 frames a second.  Video is filmed at 24 frames a second and since 24 does not divide evenly into 60 the even frames are shown twice a second and Read more…

Black Friday Television Buying Guide Part 2

October 25th, 2009 Comments off

720p VS 1080p What’s the Difference?

Unlike what most people think, there isn’t that big of a difference between these two, it all depends on how far away you sit from the television and what size of a television you have.  For example, a 32” HDTV with a 1080p resolution isn’t even noticeable for people sitting more than 6 feet away…and if you have a 42” inch HDTV the benefits of 1080p don’t even come into effect unless you are more than 8 feet away from the television. Read more…