Articulating Wall Mount Brings Televisions Up Close and Personal

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An articulating wall mount bracket for flat screen televisions will help to bring your television closer to you and the action up close and personal so the best seat in the house is your seat. With most articulating wall mount brackets having an arm that will bring the television away from the wall approximately 24" or so, this is great for a smaller family room or living room where there isn't much room between the furniture and the television. These articulating wall mount brackets also work well on flat screen computer monitors in which the computer user needs to get close to the information that maybe presented in a small document.flat screen or LCD monitor will give a person more flexibility they can't receive with an ordinary television stand, cart or entertainment center.

Hafele 818.23.309 TV Mount
This is for use with televisions from 24" to 27" with a weight capacity of up to 100 pounds. This is an extremely flexible and retractable wall mount for flat panel televisions. It is a universal design so there is no need for adaptors and is made with a heavy-duty dual arm for maximum extension that will fold flush with the wall when not in use. This is a VESA compliant product and allows user to choose from a landscape or portrait viewing in addition to screen leveling capabilities. The cable management is easy with the removable arm inserts and, the end caps conceal tension hardware or other wiring. And for that perfect home theater experience, the maximum reach from the wall is a full 24".

Hercules HRM-100 Super Strong Dual Arm
This is super strong for a Plasma or LCD television and accommodates a monitor between 32-inches and 60-inches. It is a universal style wall mount bracket which fits most brands of televisions and is made of thick cold steal. The arm casts out up to 20.3" and tilting intervals are clicked at -15 up to +15 degrees and supports units weighing up to 175 pound.

Ergotron Neo-Flex™ HD Wall Mount Swing Arm
This is an alternative to a rigid wall mount in that it is flexible and allows for various television viewing angles. This particular bracket enables effortless screen adjustments for optimum screen viewing and their sleek design complement any decor. Simple three step insulation process has this articulating wall mount up in no time at all. The 'arm' allows for the television to come away from the wall a full 13" and viewing to be in either landscape or portrait in addition to several titling intervals.

Sanus VM1AA185-01 Large Full Motion Mount
This use as an alternative to a standard wall mount giving more flexibility to the television viewer for different angles and getting a closer look. The Sanus System Virtual Axis™ tilting system supplies effortless tilting motion with the touch of a finger.

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Plasma TV and LCD TV: Televisions of the Future

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Although both Plasma TV's and LCD TV's display a big picture in a thin case, there are many notable differences between the two devices.

The plasma television sets are larger than LCD's and measure about 42 inches. The size of the LCD is approximately 37 inches. But a 42-inch LCD TV would cost $1000 more than the plasma television set. The LCD TV's weigh lesser than the plasma set. The plasma television sets are bulky and therefore they constantly require installation. They are well structured in order to prevent overheating due to constant usage by a means of proper ventilation.

The plasma televisions exhibit a contrast background and therefore are very appropriate for watching movies as you experience the enjoyment of a home theatre. LCD TV's are mostly bright screened and appropriate if your room is brightly lit. The plasma TV's do not appear lucid when the room is brightly lit. At the same time, the LCD TV's seem to emit strong rays when the room is darker.

You can watch your television from different angles when you are watching the plasma TV. The same convenience is not available in case of LCD as it bears a flat screen. As you move further we can feel the loss of brightness.

But there are a few disadvantages when you own a plasma television set. When it is linked to video, it often tends to leave an image for a long time. These images often get permanently etched on the screen. At the bottom of the screen, the text or the logos of the other networks are often seen and it causes a disturbance to the viewer. The estimated life of a plasma TV is around 25000 to 35000 hours.

According to Alfred Poor's anticipations, the LCD television will continue to be an expensive set compared to the other televisions.

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LCD Televisions - Advantages and Disadvantages

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LCD televisions are television sets that use LCD technology, just like in the computer LCD monitors, tuned up for video and television display. Many features of LCD Television rendered it more practical than CRT TVs and thus LCD TVs began to gain instant popularity among the consumers.

LCD televisions are referred to as "transmissive display", because light is not emitted by the liquid crystals themselves. A light source behind the panels emits light that gets redirected by a white panel to the rear of LCD, which distributes the light evenly to generate uniform image. This is the basic principle behind the working of LCD televisions.

The LCD tv display has a liquid crystal solution sandwiched between two polarizing transparent crystals. In order to form a template for the liquid crystal, the front layer glass of the display is etched on the inside in a grid pattern. These crystals bend light in response to an electric current and each crystal behaves like a shutter either allowing light to pass through or blocking it. So a pattern of dark and transparent crystal are formed that generates the image.

LCD televisions have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. The LCD TVs do not have a rapid pixel response time and thus in cases of fast moving objects exhibit motion lag. Improvements have been made to overcome this defect, however this works only if your screen size is lesser than 35 inch. The bigger the screen gets, fast action videos create more of ghosting effect and they video becomes highly indistinct. Since LCD TVs use LCD panels, many LCD televisions do not have the capacity to go fully black, rather blacks appear to be darker gray.

LCD TVs are also quite expensive compared to their CRT counterparts. Especially when it comes to sizes over 35 inch and the ones with a 16:9 aspect ratio are very expensive. However with continuous research and improvement, the manufacturing price of the LCD televisions fell and eventually LCD TVs began to dominate the market.

Though LCD TVs suffer quite a few drawbacks, there are more advantages that cancels out the few imperfections. The major and obvious advantage is that LCD televisions are easier to watch. LCDs offer more brightness and contrast than CRT televisions and perform well under almost every light atmosphere. Even under bright light ambiance, the images of the display do not appear washed out. Also, the display does not suffer glare due to surrounding lights. Since most flat screen LCD television displays can have a viewing angle of 160 degrees, the video will look agreeable from anywhere under 80 degrees on both sides.

Unlike plasma televisions, you will not have to worry about image burn-in, ideal for gaming usage. This is because colors are created using filters and the display screen is not coated with phosphor dots. Also LCD televisions are multifunctional; you can use them either as an HDTV player, home video player or as a monitor for your PC.

The screen size of LCDs range typically from 13 - 65 inches and there are brands that manufacturer displays up to 100 inches. The slim profile television is also economical in the sense that it does not require much maintenance.

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