Television joins in on the upgrade cycle

Who would have ever think

LG 4K OLED TV

that we would one day be replacing our TVs just as fast as the iPhone? It now looks like the cutting-edge technological advances in consumer electronics has allowed for bigger, better and clearer TVs to be produced on an almost annual basis, as we have seen TV’s evolution in terms of image quality and design, take place within this decade.

So what are some of the features that justify making the investment of a new television set? Screen resolution is definitely the big one because at the end of the day, all you are really buying is the visual experience. We have come a long way from the monochrome cathode-ray tube technology (CRT).  

In the early days, High Definition (HD) sounded like it was the most revolutionary thing to happen to TV. Having taken over from PAL and NTSC, advances in the post CRT design era have seen the introduction of the two most innovative technologies in the TV world; OLED and Ultra HD 4K.

OLED promises much better picture quality overall, including nearly infinite contrast ratios. This is because each pixel in the image generates its own light, as opposed to LED and LCD which require backlighting allowing you to achieve perfect black and perfect white through a photographic technique called High Dynamic Range (HDR). HDR combines multiple exposures in order to produce brighter and more detailed images, delivering rich color depth that look more life-like than your regular LCD screen. 

4K Ultra HD TVs deliver four times as much detail as the regular 1080p HD screens. It is important to note, that this technology is quite new and so there is very little broadcast content out there as groups such as UHD Alliance are still working to set standards for this new format. Ultra HD is set to be a work in progress for years to come making it almost future proof. Currently, all screens with UHD technology are larger than 50 inches, due to contrast ratio, making it a hefty investment.

With all this in mind, you should definitely be in a better position to make a smart buying decision when buying your next TV. In the meantime, we can sit back and await the 4K HDR OLED TV.