Show Notes - Episode 18
SERIES: Lab Rats
EPISODE #: 18
RELEASE DATE: March 13, 2006
TITLE: TV Technology Demystified
RUN TIME: 13:00:00
HOSTS: Andy Walker and Sean Carruthers
PRODUCER: Matt Harris
EDITOR: Sean Carruthers
SOURCE: www.labrats.tv/episodes/ep18.html
NOTES:
Special Introduction By:
Leo Laporte
Special Guest:
John Kelly
Category Business Manager
HP Canada
LCD Televisions: Liquid Crystal Display
- pixels are arranged in groups three (red, green, and blue)
- image is determined by how much crystals are blocked
- the amount of "twist" will determine how much light is let though, resulting in different color shades
Pros:
- High resolution
- Lightweight
- Low power consumption
Cons:
- Reproduction of black varies
- Color not as vivid as plasma
- Slower response time
- Expensive
- Reproduction of motion quility varies
Cons are becoming less relevant the newer the LCD
Plasma Televisions:
- Each picture element is illuminated to varying degrees
- Phosphor-based displays are particularlly susceptible to burn-in
- Burn-in occurs when there is a static image
Pros:
- High resolution color
- Better reproduction of black
- vibrant color
- thin design
Cons:
- Potential for burn-in
Becoming less relevant
- Heat generation
- High power consumption
- Plasma is most energy efficient when displaying black and LCD when it's displaying white.
- With a balanced picture, LCD is more energy efficient than plasma, but the difference these days is smaller.
DLP: Digital Light Processing
- Uses a series of tiny mirrors to reflect light towards the screen
- Transmissive displays are illuminated from behind, and often involves splitting and reassembling of the colors
- Reflective displays the light is bounced off of a reflective surface and back towards the screen
Pros:
- Large screen sizes
- High definition resolutions
- Great color
- Low price point
Cons:
- TV footprint larger than plasma & LCD
- Not vivid as plasma
- "Rainbow effect"
- "Wobulation" invented by HP.
For large screens, your best bang for the buck is a DLP rear-projection model.
For compact living quarters, LCD is the way to go, because of its high resolution in a small form factor.
Plasma is a favorable because it provides an excellent picture with extremely good color reproduction.
- We took a look at a television connectors in episode 2
Lab Rats Audience Survey
CREDITS
Special Guest Expert - John Kelly
Cameras by Dave Ringer
Lighting and Handheld Camera by Geo Perdis
Additional Cameras and Setup by Maurice Cacho
Theme Music by Dee Long
Title Graphics by Steve Huntriss (AKA ‘Tackie’)
Intern - Mike Britton
Cameras Courtsey of:
Special Thanks To:
John Kelly
Hill & Knowlton
Kevin McKay
Geo Perdis
Maurice Cacho
Carly Suppa
Darren Leroux
Eileen
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Show Notes by Michael Britton
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