Television has certainly come a very long way in the decades since it was first widely available to the public. The sets of today, such as the Samsung UE55C8000, are so different from the models of television’s early years, that they seem to bear little resemblance to each other. Modern technology has also given us a whole new range of terminology which is useful to understand when shopping for a new TV.

A major feature most people look for in their new television is the size of the screen. The viewing area is expressed as a diagonal measurement, from corner to corner, whether in centimeters or inches. From the early years of TV, this is one of the variables that has changed greatly. In our example, the screen size is 55 inches, which is in the upper end of the range currently available.

Apart from the size of the screen, a quality which interests modern TV buyers is the sharpness of the image. The technical name for this is pixel resolution, expressed as pixels in width times pixels in height of the screen. So, the higher the numbers, the crisper and more detailed the image will be. For reference, the Samsung has a pixel resolution of 1920×1080.

The technical term for the width of the screen compared to its height is “screen format”. In the specifications of a TV, this will be seen as a ratio of width to height. The Samsung in our example has a screen format of 16:9. If you divide the width by the height, you find that the screen is approximately 1.7 times wider than it is high, a usual aspect of HDTV (high definition television).

In looking at new TVs, one finds that quite a few are called LED. This refers to the light source for the picture (Light Emitting Diode). LED is considered to be a better and more energy efficient form of lighting than earlier technologies, as well as containing fewer toxic substances such as mercury.

The term “HDMI input” may seem mystifying to those unfamiliar with it. Simply put, this is where external devices such as a video game player, a computer, a DVD player or a blu-ray player would be connected. On the Samsung there are 4 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) inputs, allowing several family members to have their favorite devices connected at all times.

Probably the most fascinating feature of currently available television is 3D technology. While 3D viewing is not new, before now it has not been available for the home TV watcher. Made popular by recent 3D motion pictures, watching TV in 3D requires that special glasses are worn which configure the imagery to produce the multidimensional effect. This is a feature of this television.

These are some of the terms most likely to be encountered when one is shopping for a new television. Some may seem intimidating at first, but need not be so. While the technology does seem to become more sophisticated every day, a basic understanding of some key terms will simplify the process of selecting a TV such as the Samsung UE55C8000. This will certainly make the shopping experience more pleasant.

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