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One of the first things you must decide upon when shopping for a plasma TV is the size. To get the best out of your plasma TV you have to choose the right size for your environment and watching habits. There are three main factors that will guide you in choosing the right size of plasma TV:

• The available space you have for the plasma TV
• The distance between you and the screen
• The plasma TV resolution

First of all you need to make sure that the space where you will place the plasma TV is not limited, and if it is you should keep that in mind so that you buy a plasma TV that fits there. Make sure you leave enough space around the plasma TV to have good airflow or it will overheat and that will shorten its life.

The distance between you and the plasma TV is very important. If you sit to close you will manage to see the pixels that make up the panel, while if you sit to far away you will miss the benefits of its high resolution and large size. For an optimal experience you should sit at a distance at least two times higher than the screen size (diagonal) and no more than five times its size. That means that for a 42-inch plasma TV your viewing distance should be somewhere between 7 to 17 feet away.

The plasma TV resolution is also important when choosing the size. A higher resolution plasma TV will allow you to sit closer without experiencing a loss in image quality. That means if you will install the plasma TV in a small room and you will be sitting close to it, you should choose a high resolution (1080p) plasma TV. It also means that for most situations and most people a 50-inch Full-HD (1080p) plasma TV is a good choice because you get the benefits of a large display and a great image quality. You should keep in mind however that you should not choose a Full-HD plasma TV just because of this. If most of the time you watch content that is not Full-HD the extra resolution will not give you a better picture than you would get with a lower resolution one.

Choosing the plasma TV size is also a matter of budget. The larger the screen is the more expensive it will be. So don't just buy a large plasma just because it's large. Make sure the other characteristics are what you need too.

I recommend you to go in a store and actually watch with your own eyes several plasma TV models of different sizes from the distance you would watch it at home. Don't just stare at it from one feet away. Get back a few feet like you would normally sit in your own home because it is a difference. See what feels right and what looks better for you. Even if you intend to buy it online, I still recommend doing this test.

At Best Plasma TV we have really useful plasma TV guides to teach you the important things you need to know before buying. Come and with us you will make the right decision.

Simply described, a DVD player is a device that plays discs produced under both the DVD Video and DVD Audio technical standards. However, both of these are different and incompatible standards.

In order to function, most DVD players must be connected to a television set. However, there are some small portable devices that have an LCD screen attached.

The features of DVD players can vary. Most DVD players have the following set of standard features: choice of language, automatic selection of video scenes, audio tracks, subtitle tracks, and menus special effects playback such as - freeze, step, slow, fast, and scan. You also have the option of programming them yourself. You can play back selected sections in a desired sequence. You can also randomly play and repeat play.

DVD players can provide PCM stereo and Dolby Digital audio output. Some players can also recognize and output DTS Digital Surround audio tracks. Some can also play back audio compact discs (CDs) and MP3 format CDs and DVDs.

DVD players are also very adaptable. Many films are offered in their original aspect ratio 16:9 ratio. You can tell your player what type of TV you have and it will play back the movie accordingly. If you have a normal 4:3 set, you can watch movies in the standard aspect ratio or letterboxed. Thus making your view more pleasant.

DVD players have Audio and Video Inputs and Outputs. These works as your connections to other components. Video outputs and their audio counterparts are desirable because they allow you more versatility in signal switching of multiple VCR and DVD players. Depending on how you hook up your Audio and Video system, either the TV or your Audio and Video receiver can be used for video switching.

Most DVD players also feature Chapter Numbers. These numbers are recorded on the discs and are used to indicate sections or chapters. Movies are similarly divided into distinct sections. For example, a symphony with four movements will have four tracks.

Again, most DVD players have a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. This is the next step beyond Dolby Pro Logic, offering 5.1 channels of sound. In the Dolby Pro Logic mode, sound comes from the front left and right speakers, the center speaker, and the rear speakers. Using Dolby Digital, the rear channel is now stereo and a separate channel is included for the subwoofer. In other words, you are getting full stereo surround.

To dealing with couch potato children, parents need a Parental Lock-Out or Channel Block facility. All DVD players let you control what your children watch. By accessing the on-screen menu system, you can set specific viewing levels for the player. You can override these controls by punching in a special code that you, as the parent, devise. These controls are designed to help parents manage their children's viewing time.

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