What feature on HDTV are listed in the description of every HDTV on the market. Some feature are important for buyer.
What we pay attention to:
Picture adjustments: All HDTVs will give you some degree of control over the picture settings. What we like are HDTVs that let you
- • Set the picture quality differently for each input on the back of the TV — so you can adjust the picture individually for the HDTV tuner, the DVD player, and so on.
- • Save multiple different picture settings in memory (like one for day time and one for night).
Comb filter: The comb filter is an internal circuit in your TV that separates out the brightness and color information in an NTSC signal before it’s displayed on your screen. Look for an HDTV with a 3D or (even better) a digital (also called 3D Y/C) comb filter.
Front-panel inputs: Got a camcorder (a MiniDV model, not an HDTV camcorder), or a game console that the kids are always carrying around the house? You’ll want some front-panel inputs to connect them to so you don’t have to climb behind the TV.
Look for front-panel inputs that include S-video for better picture quality.
Built-in speakers: We’re huge proponents of connecting your HDTV system to a full-up, external surround-sound audio system. We’re also fans of low-impact, easy-to-use systems. So, when we want to just watch the news, or turn on that TiVo recording of Sesame Street for the kids, we prefer to use the speakers built into our HDTVs. We mention this because some HDTVs (mainly plasmas and LCD flat-panels) don’t come with speakers — you’ll have to fire up the full surround-sound system for everything you watch.
iSurround-sound decoder: While you need six or more speakers and related amplification systems to get true surround sound (see Chapter 18), you can get improved sound quality for the sound system built into your HDTV if it includes a simulated surround-sound decoder, which can create a richer sound from your HDTV’s speakers.
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