Avoid All the Confusion
We Can Help Define "High Definition"
Like many new technologies at first glance HDTV might seem costly, confusing, and unnecessary. But the bottom line is simple: HDTV gives you a far superior picture than you've ever experienced before.
Which ever HDTV video technology you are considering, or especially if you are not sure, the experts at Absolute Theater will guide you through all the options and explain the current technologies without confusing you with technical mumbo jumbo and marketing hype.
Does Size Matter?
Choosing the Right Screen for Your Room
How you plan to use your video system and the size of the room it will be in are critical when selecting equipment. Large screens, over 65" and up to 133" diagonal screen size, will offer the best results when placed in a room designed as a dedicated home theater. Front projectors using either LCD or DLP technology are required for big screen viewing and that means minimum room lighting and space for the projector and screen. These giants provide the quality you'll find in flat screen video equipment and you can sit back, relax and take in that movie in your own home theater.
For regular everyday use in your family room, kitchen or bedrooms, a flat panel screen or rear projection setup will give excellent picture clarity with available plasma and LCD technology, for screen sizes up to 65".
Video Equipment Manufacturers
A Partial List of Our Partners
with Links to More Information
- Video Displays
- Pioneer Plasma/Pioneer Elite
- Sharp
- Samsung
- Projectors
- Mitsubishi Projectors
- Epson Projectors
- Runco Projectors
- Screens
- Da-Lite Screens
- Stewart Screens
- Receivers
- Denon
- Pioneer Elite
You Have Got to See the Difference
Choosing the Best HDTV Video Technology for Your Home
Plasma Display Television
Plasma technology uses millions of pixel cells, which are really like microscopic florescent light bulbs. Software on the rear electrostatic silicon board relays instructions to each pixel that determine the color and contrast. While the technology may be complex, the outcome is clear as day... the brightest colors and the sharpest contrast. In general, plasma technology offers the best quality picture. Known for their thin, flat panel design, plasma displays range in size from 40" to 60" diagonal panel size.
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
The technology behind LCD allows thin-film transistors (TFTs) to supply voltage to cells filled with liquid crystal that are sandwiched between sheets of glass. An electrical charge hits the crystals, untwisting them to an exact degree and they filter white light. The amount of light allowed through each crystal determines the intensity of color. Flat panel LCDs project light generated by a lamp behind the screen while front projection LCDs project light through an LCD chip. High quality with great longevity, LCD monitor are available in diagonal screen sizes from 15" to 65".
DLP (Digital Light Processing)
With DLP technology, a small digital micro-mirror devise (DMD tilts over a million micro-mirrors toward or away from a light source inside the DLP. This creates light or dark pixels, which filter through rotating color wheel and produce the correct color. Affordable priced, rear projection DLPs are available in 40" to 70" diagonal screen sizes.