Home theater setups are more and more to be seen in peoples homes, especially in the last few years. As these products become more common customers require more features and technology to be built in by the manufacturer. The basis of a competent home theater setup is a TV with a nice big screen and high quality picture. The Korean company LG Electronics is making good inroads to this market. The LG 50PK950 forms part of this manufacturers Infinia product range. It is product worth considering as the heart of your home entertainment setup.
The TV has some good features reflecting up to date technology. These features often confuse potential customers so are explained as simply as possible in the following few paragraphs.
Broadband Internet Ability. In the past only computers had the ability to connect to the internet. Not so any more. Now we live in a world where interactivity and usage of multimedia tools is available and expected of the products we use. A whole new world of convenient entertainment opportunities opens up when you don’t have to rush out and rent or buy a DVD because there isn’t anything good to watch on TV.
Certification Form THX. You may have been sitting in a movie theater sometime and seen the big THX logo come up across the screen. What is THX though? The letters stand for the term Thomlinson Holman’s Experiment. This is a set of standards designed to ensure the reproduction of sound in movie theatres is accurate in relation to the wishes of the original sound mixer.
To meet the standards of THX a theater has to meet very strict design and equipment specifications. The standard is not only for movie theaters though, THX also certifies many different kinds of equipment used in home theater and audio applications. The meaning of this to the consumer is when you use a THX approved piece of equipment to to watch a movie or play some other content, like a music video, you will have a feeling similar to being in a specially built theater.
Anti Glare Filter. LG calls the specific type of filter used on the LG 50PK950 TruBlack. The purpose of the filter is to neutralize light hitting the screen from other sources. It also boosts the quality and effect of the image on the screen. This makes watching TV more pleasant. There will also be less strain on your eyes because of the lessened glare. Nobody wants to look at a TV that forces you to strain your eyes. If you get a headache from this and end up tired then watching TV will not be a good experience.
Full HD Resolution. The whole HD idea and the jargon that goes with it confuses a lot of people. High definition television is a new type of picture technology that offers improved image quality. Although HD on its own represents a big improvement compared to older technology, Full HD provides an image resolution close to double that of regular HD.
The number of pixels on a screen has a big influence on the quality of the picture shown. Pixels are the small colored dots that make up the image. Obviously more pixels means a higher quality image and more viewing enjoyment for those watching the TV.