Flat panel LCD HDTV Displays

LCD stands for Liquid Crystal Display and is the type of TV you will be familiar with if you have seen the flat-panel LCD monitors used with many newer computers. The same technology is also used in LCD TV’s.

The main advantages of LCD’s include:
- Flat screen – but see below for note on the viewing angles
- Thin, lightweight and stylish looking
- High resolution and excellent picture quality
- No danger of burn-in

Flat panel LCD’s main disadvantages:
- Relatively narrow viewing angles
- Expensive in sizes over 30”
- Incapable of producing true blacks

To give you an idea of what “thin” and “lightweight” means, a typical 27” to 30” LCD will weigh about 40-50 lbs, a 32” LCD will weigh about 50-55 lbs, a 37” LCD will weigh about 60-65 lbs. These types of TV’s are thin and light enough to be hung on a wall.