Digital Cable Ready Television -DCR TV's

Benefits:

  • no cable box needed to receive digital channels
  • less electronic equipment/wires, less clutter
  • technology that aims to eliminate the need for cable boxes by providing for
    a way to receive digital cable broadcasts through a cable card built in to the TV
  • TV watchers can view all of their favorite digital cable channels without having
    to use a set-top cable box.

Digital Televisions
Digital Televisions are TV's that are digital cable ready. Since cable stations began
transmitting free over the air digital signals in the late 90's, television manufacturers
have been producing and selling digital ready TV's. Currently, digital TV is available
through many cable companies as well as digital satellite television providers such
as Direct TV. For a fee, customers can subscribe to a number of cable or satellite
TV packages and receive all of their favorite programs and shows digitally.

Advantages of Digital Television:

  • Improved picture/quality resolution
  • Enhanced sound/audio
  • Better overall viewing experience

DLP Televisions
DLP Televisions are among the most sophisticated and technologically advanced TV's
on the market today. DLP TV's use Digital Light Processing to produce outstanding
and vividly clear pictures which cannot be compared to many other televisions currently
available. Each DLP television uses a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) to project pixels
onto a screen. This is done when more than 1 million micro mirrors are tilted forward or
away from their light source and then filters this light to a color wheel which spins at
120 RPS to produce the exact color needed for a crystal clear image.

Advantages of DLP Televisions:

  • Often much brighter than other display technologies
  • Performs well under almost any lighting condition
  • Available in sizes up to 70 inches
  • With an HD ready version, you will have the option of taking advantage of high
    definition channels currently being offered by many cable companies.


High Definition Televisions- HD has up to six times the picture detail of conventional
televisions. For this reason, many cable companies now offer high definition services
and many consumers are taking advantage of those services. Viewers can watch about
1000 HD channels in several hundred cities across the U.S. Over 97% of households
in the United States can receive high definition signals and their number is expected to
steadily increase over the coming years. Now, many televisions sold are HD ready.
This means that they can be hooked up to a cable service or satellite that broadcasts
HD channels and receive high quality programming right "out of the box." Consumers
do not need to do anything other than subscribe to a digital or satellite cable provider
that offers high definition services.

LCD Televisions
LCD Televisions use a technology that has been around since the 1970's. LCD (Liquid
Crystal Displays) uses viscous crystal, which is placed between two panels, to display
pictures. This liquid is moved by a network of transistors which control pixels. When
faced at exact angles, the crystals filter light to create beautiful images which are
displayed on the screen.

Advantages: light weight, thinner than many CRT and projection type TV"S, no risk
of "burn in" from images left on the screen, available in smaller and big screen sizes.


Plasma Televisions
Perhaps the most technologically advanced of all TV's are plasma televisions. These
display some of the best pictures imaginable and can fit virtually anywhere. The
technology with plasma televisions involves using plasma gas pixels that are made to
glow by a series of electrodes, producing vividly clear and truly astonishing images on
the screen. Plasma TV's are very lightweight and compact. Most can be stood upon
an entertainment center, or hung on a wall like a piece of artwork.

Advantages:

  • excellent picture quality
  • light, compact
  • can be viewed at a greater number of angles than LCD screens
  • available in sizes up to 70+ inches

SXRD
SXRD technology employs three silicon X-tal Reflective Display panels which aid in
the response time of image changes and movement. Each one of these panels is
associated to a primary color: red, blue, or green. These panels combine their
monochromatic colors into one creating a single, full color image that is displayed
onto the screen via an energy-efficient high output lamp. SXRD delivers high-level
resolution, greater contrast ratio, faster response speed and film-like reproduction
compared to other conventional devices.

LCOS
Liquid Crystal on Silicon- LCOS is a hybrid between LCD and DLP. LCOS
combines the two. It is a reflective technology that uses liquid crystals instead of
individual mirrors. In LCOS, liquid crystals are applied to a reflective mirror substrate.
As the liquid crystals open and close, the light is either reflected from the mirror
below, or blocked. This modulates the light and creates the image.

Multi-Zone Audio/Video
Imagine being able to listen to high fidelity audio in every room of the house, or
entertaining family and friends and enjoying your favorite music in the living room,
family room, kitchen, patio, pool…..anywhere…without having additional stereo
components all over the house. You can even control the music from these locations
without having to run back to the system. Imagine being able to view the front door,
check the baby's room or keep an eye on the kids by the pool all while watching the
ballgame in surround sound in the family room, all by simply changing the television
channel. Imagine being able to speak to the person at the front door, and page
throughout the house using your existing phones, or having Caller ID show on any
TV in any room.