What was the name of the American that taught the Japanese about Quality?

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Fire Halo

After World War II to help their Economy grow and that resulted in the Auto industry being very efficient at producing great quality cars, they have an award named after him, a prestigious quality award with the winner being announced on TV. Can't thik of his name, but he is American, so Japanese quality is really American quality done well.

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DR. Deming Its. the Deming prize

Dr. William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 - December 20, 1993) was a physicist and statistician, attaining great influence in the fields of management and statistics. He studied for several years with Dr Walter A. Shewhart of Bell Telephone Laboratories. Shewhart's theories of statistical control formed much of the basis for Deming's work.

Deming developed the sampling techniques that were used for the first time during the 1940 U.S. Census, and taught Statistical Quality Control (SQC) techniques to workers engaged in wartime production. They were widely applied during World War II, but faded into disuse a few years later in the face of huge overseas demand for American mass-produced product.

After World War II, Deming was involved in early planning for the 1951 Japanese Census. His expertise, combined with his involvement in Japanese society, led to his receiving an invitation by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).

The JUSE members had studied Shewhart's techniques, and as part of Japan's reconstruction efforts they sought an expert to teach statistical control. In 1950, Deming gave the first of a dozen or so lectures on SQC. Unlike his previous lectures, he aimed this message at Japan's chief executives: improving quality will reduce expenses while increasing productivity and market share.

The Japanese manufacturers applied his techniques widely, and experienced new international demand for Japanese products.

In 1960, Deming became the first American to receive the Second Order of the Sacred Treasure from Prime Minister Kishi. An accompanying citation stated that the people of Japan attributed the rebirth and success of their industry to his work.

Deming continued running his own consultancy business in the United States without widespread popular notice in his native United States of America. In 1980, he featured prominently in an NBC documentary, If Japn Can Why Can't We, produced by Clair Crawford Mason, about the increasing industrial competition the United States was facing from Japan. Demand for his services increased dramatically as a result of the broadcast, and Deming continued consulting for industry throughout the world until his death at 93.

He published several books, Out of the Crisis, 1987, and The New Economics.

JUSE eventually introduced an annual award for the best proponent of Total Quality Management in Japan, and to recognize the contributions of Deming, they named this award the Deming Prize.

Deming's fourteen key principles for management for transforming business effectiveness.
Deming's System of Profound Knowledge
7 Deadly Diseases
Deming on Management
Deming Prize
This biography is an edited version of Deming on the Wikipedia site. By John Hunter Sep 2004, updated Aug 2005.

What is the minimum TV size for 1080p resolution?

Ryan Hass

Me and my friend are in an argument over that anything less than 17" TV won't display at 1080p resolution.
Also can you provide a source so I can show my stubborn friend....

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I am not aware of any commodity Full HD 1080p direct-view TVâs smaller than 22 inches though it certainly would be possible if there were sufficient consumer demand. Other than market factors there really isnât a minimum size constraint on Full HD 1080p displays per se. The 22-inch size class HDTV models listed below are but a few examples.

LG Electronics US - M2280D-PU 22" Full HD LED LCD Monitor TV
http://www.lg.com/us/computer-products/monitors/LG-led-monitor-M2280D-PU.jsp

Sharp AQUOS LC-22K5
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sharp.co.jp%2Faquos%2Flineup%2Fk5%2Findex.html

VIZIO 22" Class Edge Lit Razor LED⢠LCD HDTV
http://www.vizio.com/m221nv.html

Samsung has been producing and refining Full HD 1080p technology in small LCD flat panel displays for quite some time. In the United States Samsung is currently offering at least four 22" Class (21.5" diagonal) Full HD 1080p LCD HDTVâs from within their LED 50xx Series and (CCFL backlit) LCD 450 Series TVâs. The corresponding model numbers are UN22D5000NFXZA, UN22D5003BDXZA, and UN22D5010NFXZA, and LN22D450G1F respectively.

SAMSUNG US â HDTVâs
http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs

Though the following are not specifically high-definition *televisions,* the TFT-LCD modules, nevertheless, could easily be used to produce very small Full HD 1080p HDTVâs if a manufacturer desired to do so.

ORTUS Technology (Tokyo, Japan) developed a 4.8-inch color liquid crystal display that has a native Full HD 1920 à 1080, 458 ppi (pixels per inch) resolution. (Typically, though not exclusively, flat panel modules in this size range are targeted at the video camera and camcorder marketâ¦more specifically for electronic viewfinder [EVF] applications.)

ORTUSTECH Announces 458 ppi Full-HD Color TFT LCD
http://www.ortustech.co.jp/english/news/20101026.html

In addition, Samsung currently manufactures a 16.0-inch (LTN160HT), FHD (1920 Ã 1080), 153 ppi LCD module aimed at notebook PC applications.

Samsung Widescreen Notebook PC LCD Modules
http://www.samsung.com/global/business/lcdpanel/productList.do?upper_fmly_id=601&fmly_id=611

On the 1280 Ã 720 (HD) or 1280 Ã 800 (WXGA) resolution front, HYDIS Technologies currently produces a 5.6-inch 1280 Ã 800, 268 ppi TFT-LCD module for Tablet PC and handheld TV and monitor applications.

HYDIS 5.6" (HV056WX2) 1280 Ã 800 TFT-LCD Module
http://www.hydis.com/eng/03_products/productKind.asp?L1=7&L2=5&pdG_Code=3&pd_Num=170&pdvName=TabletPC&openBox=1&subBox=1&openSubBox=0

TVLogic VFM-056W/WP 5.6" High-Resolution Compact LCD Monitor
http://www.tvlogicusa.com/product/vfm056.php

ManhattanLCD.com HD5 5.6" 720p Field Monitor
http://www.manhattanlcd.com/product_p/7100.htm

And as a side note on the topic of small high resolution HD TVâs and monitors I have also included a link below to information on a 28-inch 4K video monitor.

Astrodesign DM-3428 28-inch 4K Monitor
http://www.astrodesign.co.jp/english/product/dm-3428-dm-3410-a
 

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How do I get rid of the soap opera effect?

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micahleeju

I have the Samsung UN46D6000...46 inch LED smart tv.

Answer
Maybe you can find an answer here...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1071520

For an HDTV 42 or 46 inches, what is the difference in 60hz and 120hz?

Stuartdavi

I've done quite a bit of research and find answers that vary. Is the refresh rate of 120 so much better that its worth paying an extra 20 dollars for? Best Buy has a 46 inch LED with a refresh rate of 60hz for 440 dollars, while the 120hz is 460. Is it worth paying extra for?

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60 hz is bad, you get a lot of pulldowns and motion blur. I don't recommend anything less than 120 hz.

Brands that I like the most and probably from best to least:
- (Top brands) Panasonic, Samsung, LG, Sony.
- (Top offbrands) Toshiba, Phillips, Vizio.
- When you buy a tv, make sure it good and has all the input and outputs that will be needed, also know that there are smart tv's.

Plasma >=< LED > LCD (LED is the same, but a upgrade from a LCD).
- Best picture quality = Plasma.
- Best audio quality = Plasma.
- Best energy consumption and environment friendly = LED.
- Best reliability = LED.
- (Newer plasma tv's fixed their burn in and use little less energy and a little better for bright rooms, the way plasma tv's are designed have no motion blur problems).
- (Newer led's use motion interpolation frames to up the frame rate of a video to fix motion blur, but can cause the soap opera effect, led's are good for bright rooms).

1920x1080 resolution or higher resolution is good (1920*1080=2,073,600 pixels).
- 1080 resolution is better than 720 resolution.
- Bigger tv's are better with 1080 than 720 (If the tv is around 32 inches or less I would go with 720, any bigger I would just want a 1080 especially for tv's that are over 42 inches).
- Farther you sit away from the tv means it's better to go with 1080 than 720 (If you watch more than 6 feet away from your tv, then I definitely would go with 1080).

Progressive scan > interlaced scan.
- Progressive scanning is a way of displaying, storing, or transmitting moving images in which all the lines of each frame are drawn at the same time.
- Interlaced scanning is a way of displaying, storing, or transmitting moving images in which all the odd lines of a frame is displayed first then all the even lines of a frame is displayed second.
- Example: 1080p > 1080i
- Example: 720p > 720i
- Example: 1080i > 720p (because more resolution is better for slower passed videos).
- Example: 720p > 1080i (because fast pass videos you be better off with progressive scan).

FPS = frames per second (of a video).
- Frame rate is how many individual images are displayed in a second. Think of a video as a fast moving flip book.
- NTSC countries use 30p or 60i fps.
- PAL countries use 24p/25p or 50i fps.

Hz = refresh rate (of a tv).
- Example: A tv with a 120hz refresh rate, meaning it refreshes the entire tv screen 120 times a second, some tv's use black light scanning.

- Many tv's allow viewers to have a computer program in the television digitally analyze concurrent frames and use the data to create intermediary frames. The insertion of these frames is called interpolation and they are what cause the soap opera effect by creating more fake frames (higher fps) in between the real frames to match the refresh rate of a tv.
- Many tv's allow viewers to turn off interpolation and force the television to repeat the same frame a number of times to match the refresh rate of a tv or use a 3:2 or 2:3 pulldown to match the refresh rate of a tv (a pull down will cause jittery screen also known as judder).

For NTSC countries:
- Example: To display 30 frames per second on a TV with a 120 hz refresh rate, each frame is repeated 4 times every 30th of a second.

For PAL countries:
- Example: To display 24 frames per second on a tv with a 120hz refresh rate, each frame is repeated 5 times every 24th of a second.

When the frame rates of a video cannot not divide into the refresh rate of a tv equally like the above examples, there is more math to it and there is 3:2 or 2:3 pull downs.

I am still new to 3d tv's, ill have to get into them as well and I am not really a fan of 3d tv's anyways.
- All I can say for now is I only like it for very slow moving scenes.
- When most movies start using a higher fps (EX: Lotr-hobbit with 48 fps), 3d will look better and less blurry during face pass scenes.

I am not really a fan of projectors either.

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What technical aspects should i consider when buying a LED TV?

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AKI

I am located in India and am currently considering upgrading to a LED TV, 40" to 42"
Dont want anything fancy.
What are the good brands for LED TVs in India?
What Technical aspects do i consider when purchasing?
I have a budget between Rs 35k to Rs 50k.

Answer
1080p always buy 1080p. and make sure it has 120hz.

What is the best refresh rate for gaming?

NextGenGam

60hz or 120hz led tv samsung? I also heard that using a 120hz led tv gives you lag when gaming?

Answer
An LCD/LED will get some lag even with 120 hz. refresh rate... They tend to have a slow refresh rate, and lag is another problem with LCD/LED.....(Even with a high refresh rate..) Try the 'game' mode if you have it, it may halp the lag, but usually turns off the higher refresh rate..

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How do I make my Home Theatre system turn on with my TV?

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lillychu20

I have an Onkyo HT-S3300 Home Theatre System. I own a Panasonic TC-L42D2 (42 Inch LED-LCD TV). I realized that whenever I turn off my TV, the AV turns off with the TV. When I turn on my TV, my theatre system doesn't turn on by itself; I have to manually turn it on.

Answer
Buy a logitech harmony remote or something similar that you can program to turn everything on at once.

Connecting Mac mini to a home theatre system?

Mohammed

I recently bought the latest Mac mini, and im finding it difficult to connect it to my home theatre system.

My tv is 42 inch LED tv with 3 hdmi source inputs. Right now I have a mini DVI to HDMI input and an HDMI cable. My home theatre system is Philips 5.1 surround that has only 1 HDMI input source. In what way can I connect the Mac mini to the home theatre system?

Cheers

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You're going to need to use the HDMI connection. I don't know if you'll get surround sound out of it though and the Mac Mini only has 3.5mm audio out (and HDMI of course). If you want to make things simple you'll have to spend some more money and get an Apple TV. Then you won't need to have your Mac Mini next to the TV.

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How much i need to pay as customs duty if i carry LG LED LCD TV 50'' smart, 3D to India from US?

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Gangadhara

Cost of TV in US is ~$800.
After 2013-08-26, Indian govt amended a law that all flat panel TV's need to pay customes of 36.05% of actual indian rate of the same TV. Its very ambiguous by this news..below are my doubts

1.How Indian value of my TV calculated.
e.g
-i am taking a TV which was used one year in US
-If i am taking TV whose brand not found in India (my case is LG so there should not be issue)
- Indian TV's use PAL analog tuner but in US all TV's come with NTSC. how valuvation is done? i need to spend INR10000 more to buy good converter for this. I mean to say is that fair to calculate price directly to indian product.

2. If i stay in US more than 2 or 3 years and take used TV, how it will help me.

Can anyone say how much i need to pay as custom duty for my TV with above scenario.
There should some difference in calculating valuation on TV's from US and other Asia countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai.
TV's from US have lot of constraint like its comes with NTSC and works with 110 v.
Whereas TV's from Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai can be used directly in India without any converter.
@shana

There are few airlines which reject baggae on weight alone. in that case i can pay extra money to take it.
E.g: British airways reject baggage on Weight as well as Dimension. Though weight is less than BA guidelines its wont fit in dimension . so we cant take this in BA.
- Emirates reject baggage only on weight. But we need to pay extra money to take this to india in Emirates.

Answer
If you are more than 2 years in USA you can avail Transfer of Residence (TR), if you are planning to return back for good . Even if you avail TR benefit, it's not certain whether you will pay reduced duty or not.
If you have used TV, the value will reduce much more and if you have receipt to prove your case that would help.

With Emirates they allow it to carry if you combine two baggage to make 107 inches (One piece 62 and another 45 inches W + D + H).

Led tv international warranty and insurance?

Datta

I am planning to buy a new tv and carry with me to India from new york. Is it possible to get international warranty and transport insurance coverage

Answer
usa and india have different tv systems.......
digital in usa ATSC in idia DVB .
color in usa NTSC in india PAL .
power in usa 117 volts in india 240 .
analog tv sound in usa 4.5 mhz....in india 5.5 mhz .
email me if you have question .

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How much i need to pay as customs duty if i carry LG LED LCD TV 50'' smart, 3D to India from US?

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Gangadhara

Cost of TV in US is ~$800.
After 2013-08-26, Indian govt amended a law that all flat panel TV's need to pay customes of 36.05% of actual indian rate of the same TV. Its very ambiguous by this news..below are my doubts

1.How Indian value of my TV calculated.
e.g
-i am taking a TV which was used one year in US
-If i am taking TV whose brand not found in India (my case is LG so there should not be issue)
- Indian TV's use PAL analog tuner but in US all TV's come with NTSC. how valuvation is done? i need to spend INR10000 more to buy good converter for this. I mean to say is that fair to calculate price directly to indian product.

2. If i stay in US more than 2 or 3 years and take used TV, how it will help me.

Can anyone say how much i need to pay as custom duty for my TV with above scenario.
There should some difference in calculating valuation on TV's from US and other Asia countries like Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai.
TV's from US have lot of constraint like its comes with NTSC and works with 110 v.
Whereas TV's from Singapore, Malaysia and Dubai can be used directly in India without any converter.
@shana

There are few airlines which reject baggae on weight alone. in that case i can pay extra money to take it.
E.g: British airways reject baggage on Weight as well as Dimension. Though weight is less than BA guidelines its wont fit in dimension . so we cant take this in BA.
- Emirates reject baggage only on weight. But we need to pay extra money to take this to india in Emirates.

Answer
If you are more than 2 years in USA you can avail Transfer of Residence (TR), if you are planning to return back for good . Even if you avail TR benefit, it's not certain whether you will pay reduced duty or not.
If you have used TV, the value will reduce much more and if you have receipt to prove your case that would help.

With Emirates they allow it to carry if you combine two baggage to make 107 inches (One piece 62 and another 45 inches W + D + H).

I would like to buy a Led Tv and take it with me on my flight.?

rudy

They said i have to measure the tv and do not exceed 62 lineal inches. What size tv could I buy with 62 lineal inches or less. Otherwise i have to pay $120.00 . please let me know thanks

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well of course you'll want to have the tv protectively packed, so really it's the size of the box. if you assume 6 inches for depth (or thickness), that leaves 62-6=56 inches for length plus width. 1.6 is a good estimate of form factor aspect ratio, so 56/2.6 = 22 inches (the height) and 34 inches (the width).

so a box that is 22" by 34" by 6"
for size of TV, subtract at least 2 inches from H and W
20" by 32"
so maybe a 37" (diagonal) TV -- but you'll have to check actual size. you don't want to show up at airport with package that's too big.
if you check websites of either manufacturers or vendors, you may find package dimensions (assuming you use the original box).

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what company manufactures the proscan 19" wide screen digital led tv model pledv1948a?

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Josephine

Answer
I copied and pasted this from Wikipedia about Proscan

Proscan is one of the American brand divisions of Thomson Consumer Electronics, with products competing with higher-end electronics. The ProScan name is owned by RCA. The company created television and video products to compete with Sony's Trinitron XBR, Pioneer's Elite, and other electronics brand lines. Competition is focused mainly on price to size ratio. The tagline for ProScan is "So advanced, yet so simple."
The Proscan brand superseded the RCA Dimensia line in the early 1990s after the purchase of RCA by General Electric and lasted into the early 2000s until it was dropped for the current RCA Scenium brand. Thomson SA has never manufactured or distributed televisions in the United States labeled Thomson. In 2006, Thomson Consumer Electronics licensed the Proscan name to ON Corporation, although they retain ownership of the name and logotype. On Corporation sold ProScan to Curtis International Ltd. in 2011. ProScan is now owned by Curtis International Ltd..
The company now specializes in television, focusing mostly on HDTV LCD, LED and plasma televisions. It also offers home theater systems and a few televisions.

How to get 2011 MacBook Air 13" to completely fill my 40" HDTV?

Stefan

Is there any way to get my 2011 MacBook Air 13" to fill my 40" LED HDTV screen completely?


Additional Information:

> Using Moshi Mini-Port HDMI Adapter
> Insignia 40" 1080P LED HDTV
> When '1080P' is selected, there is about 1.75" of blank screen space on either side.
> When '720P' is selected, the display fills the HDTV screen completely with some under scan adjustments...

Answer
yes , get you a cable the connects computer to you hdmi jack or input rca jacks on the tv. don;t use the computer input on the tv .. i have a 46' in sanyo and that is how i hook up my laptop to my tv.

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I got a new TV and now my Guitar Hero does not sync right. What do I do?

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Q. The TV I just got is a Sony Bravia 40" LED TV, and the Guitar Hero seems to be a little slower than the TV. When you play something on the guitar it takes longer than it normally does for the TV to register. Any suggestions on what to do?

Answer
Sonys have quite a big delay between the input and the display due to all the processing that goes on inside it. You can try and reduce the delay by turning off the processing, noise reduction, 100Hz etc. - check the manual. It may also have a gaming mode which will help.

Why won't my led tv give the best gaming graphics?

Sam

I have a 40 inch Samsung led TV. I got it mainly for good gaming graphics, but it's not giving me really good results. I've seen other tv's have amazing gaming picture quality. How can I make the quality of gaming graphics better on an led TV?

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You do not have a "LED" tv. You have an LCD tv with LED back-lighting. This it to improve black-levels.

For gaming - you also need 120 hz to reduce motion blur.

You may have failed to go to your game system and tell it you have a HDTV with 1080 resolution.

You may also need to properly adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Color. Get a Pixar movie and go to the disk setup menu. You will find test patterns and instructions for setting the basic TV settings.

Get your setup correct and it should improve things.

Note: Televisions in the stores are set to nearly 100% Brightness and Contrast to make them 'eye catching'. However this tends to loose fine details and colors will then bloom or expand into other areas. While it looks impressive for the 10-60 seconds you walk buy - it does not look good for long term viewing. So do NOT compare your screen to one you saw in a store display.

Hope this helps.

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Should I get Plasma or LCD?

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kaylee2707

I would like to buy a new TV for my living room. At least 46", 1080p. I don't want to spend more than $900, under $800 would be even better. We mostly use our TV for playing PS3, watching blu-ray movies and HD tv. We only have one large window, with blackout curtains. So the lighting can be controlled, but I don't want to have to sit in the dark to watch-- which makes me leary of plasma. Also because I heard plasma can have the "ghosting" effect when gaming. So which should I go for? Any advice? TIA.

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I have a 50" Plasma, 2 42" LCDs, and a 55" LED. The LED obviously has the best picture quality and is non reflective. As for the plasma and lcd, I would say plasma has a much richer picture and deeper blacks which makes movies look awesome, especially blu-rays. As for the ghosting on gaming, what happens is sometimes still pictures like your life meter on a game or another image that doesn't move much tends to "burn" in the picture, which means if the picture changes you will still be able to see a "ghost" image of what was previously there. This also happens if for example you pause a movie and leave it like that for let's say 15 mins. On the LCD this is not an issue at all, but the picture quality isn't as great as the plasma. Don't get me wrong, movies still look awesome on an LCD. To me I would say it's all about the location of the TV. My samsung plasma has a TERRIBLE light reflection problem. I literally have to turn off every light on the living room and it's surroundings because I will be able to see some reflection on the screen. Also be aware that some LCD's have a glossy panel so be careful. Anyways, my overall vote would go for the LCD because its non reflective capabilities and no burn in issue definitely overcomes the better plasma picture quality.

What LCD TV should I choose? How important is LED backlighting?

M Guy

Looking to spend about 800-1400 on an LCD TV, from 37-47". Looking for the best combination of anti-blurring, contrast ratio, and response time. Just when I thought I had my decision figured out... I started to look into LED backlit LCDs, and I was back to square one...

Basically, looking for 120Hz+ (probably 240?), good response time (for sports/video games), and of course, the best possible contrast ratio. Is it worth "sacrificing a few hz" to get an LED backlit LCD that fits in my price range instead? Any specific tv recommendations?

I am aware that Plasmas shine in all three of the areas that I named. However, I primarily plan on using my TV to play video games, watch sports, and, eventually, as a 'monitor' for my next pc. I am under the impression that plasmas, although better in recent years, are known for burn in, and while a plasma may survive playing video games and having sports cast logos without getting burn in, it most likely will not survive a 'start menu' haha. If this is wrong, correct me. Otherwise... help me choose an LCD TV please!

Answer
LCDs suffer from motion blur (ghost trails). This compensated for with 120Hz and 240Hz sets. This helps a lot for sure, but its not 100%. Because of differences in response time usually, quite often 120Hz or 240Hz will be about the same in quality (depending on the brand and models you are comparing). Like Sony might have a 120Hz set with a 5ms response time and then a 240Hz set with a 8ms response time. So I don't expect the 240Hz set to be twice as good in dealing with motion blur, its a more complicated landscape.

CCFL (majority) LCDs deliver somewhat muted colors, sometimes grey blacks, and so-so contrast. This was dealt with the release of the LED LCD. The LED backlight provides more vivid colors, truer blacks, and superior contrast. It gets an LCD in the ballpark of DLP, CRT, and Plasma. But its a HUGE price premium. Is it worth it? 100% depends on your eyes. For some the difference makes it mandatory. For others, the difference isn't worth the cost. Go to a store and look at it and decide, don't worry about it at a technical level.

Plasmas from better manufacturers don't really suffer burn-in anymore. Panasonic and Samsung models even have additional anti-image retention features above and beyond the inherent improvements in the technology. Just don't game on it for the first 20-50 hours. And keep the brightness and contrast cranked way down for the first 100-200 hours. Then game away and enjoy.

I know loads of gamers who own Plasmas. Just don't leave your game on pause (if you need to pause or leave the room, shut off the TV while the console is still on then). Using it to watch movies off your PC, no big deal. to use it as your PC monitor, where you'll have a lot of static image, okay that I might not recommend.

With your budget, right now from Best Buy,

Panasonic TC-P42U1 - 42" 1080p Plasma - $850 (reg)
Panasonic TC-P42S1 - 42" 1080p Plasma - $1000 (reg)
- better contrast
Panasonic TC-P46S1 - 46" 1080p Plasma - $1300 (reg)
Samsung LN40B630 - 40" 1080p 120Hz - $950 on sale
Sharp Aquos LC46D85U - 46" 1080p 120Hz - $1000 on sale

Samsung UN40B6000VFXZA - 40" 1080p 120Hz LED - $1600 on sale - above your budget I know, but $500 off, pretty good sale

I passed some decent looking LG ones as well. If you're really heavy into the gaming maybe look into those. I think LG might have some HDTVs that are actually 2.4ms response times. I can't recall which models though, but you could figure that out from their site I'm sure.

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what is the best laptop to use for a writer that is inexpensive?

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rebecca f

I am planning to be a writer and I don't know what computer I should get. I want a computer that is between 400 and 600 dollars and I want a long battery life too.

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EDIT:
@JeR:
You can always add a wired USB or wireless USB keyboard and/or mouse to a laptop if you ever want or need one.
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For the asker:
For a writer, any cheap computer or laptop would do the job, really.

I got a cheap $278 laptop from Walmart about 3 months ago.
It's an Acer Aspire 5349-2592 and it has:

Intel Celeron B800 @1.5GHz processor with Intel HD integrated graphics
Had 2GB RAM when purchased, I upgraded to 8GB (maximum)
A 250GB hard drive
15.6" HD 1366 x 768 resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal⢠LED-backlit TFT LCD, HD 16:9 aspect ratio
Supports external monitor resolutions via VGA port up to 2048 x 1536: 75 Hz and via HDMI® port up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz (monitor or HD TV)
8X DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive (reads and write to DVD and CD)
2-in-1 card reader for Secure Digital⢠(SD) Card, MultiMediaCard⢠(MMC)
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 3.0/2.0/2.
Fast Ethernet
Webcam and mic
Three USB 2.0 ports
External display (VGA) port and HDMI port with HDCP support
The 48 Wh 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery lasts about 3 hours and 30 minutes up to almost 4 hours, which is good. They list 4 hours life battery on the specs.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (which I never used, since I'm a Linux guy, just wiped it off as soon as I got the laptop and installed Linux Mint 11 Katya)
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FINAL EDIT:
The $399.99 Asus laptop suggested below by MaX is junk, it has a very low end AMD APU processor, even this Intel Celeron B800 from my Acer above is much better, really.
See benchmark scores for both here:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Celeron+B800+%40+1.50GHz
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+E-450+APU+with+Radeon+HD+Graphics
My Intel Celeron has almost double the score and for $120 less
AMD will never be better than Intel, especially for laptops. They always were and always will be the runner up, nothing but a cheap replacement for Intel.

What type would you recommend for a HD video camera?

DG

I searching for new HD video cameras to do my own videos, and would like to know what's out there in the market. My budget is in $200 to $600.
Thank you for your time.

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I purchased panasonic HDC - TM55 last week just before going on a trip to charleston and smoky mountains. This camcorder has so many features packed in a tiny attractive body.

The main attractions
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1) 25x optical zoom - this was very useful while taking photos as well as during video capture. There are not too many cameras which provide 25x useful optical zoomin such a small body. Photography and video capture at 25 x optical ( 35x intelligent zoom ) is a real big bonus. I found this to be very useful especially while on the boat in the sea and was able to capture snaps of seagulls very well.
2) Better shake reduction mechanism. Camera adjusts to most of the shakes. It even displays a message camera panning too fast.
3) Xenon flash and LED video light - Xenon flash is pretty useful for night photography. Video light doubles up as an AF lamp during photography as well as the light for night video capture. Light is good but it seems to be a bit weaker than the single LED flash of my blackberry bold. For a price range of around 500$ this is a nice feature to have. Another good thing is video light turns on automatically if the surroundings are dark. But videos whll have a bluish white tinge. Its better to be used as a flashlight if battery has enough juice left in it :).
3) Responsive touch screen - pretty good touch screen. Not any iphone like but still very good.
4) Well laid out menu - Lots of options in the menu. capability to play video alone, photo alone, both together ( thats a nice feature I think ).
5) Nice 2.7 LCD screen - > good bright sunlight visibilty. Rotating screen for self portrait or video capture. Screen buttons provide nice image/video tweaking opoortunities.
6) Quick Zoom in/out.
7) Fits perfectly in hand. The holding strap is also good. Battery provides nice support.
8) Support for high capacity memory cards. Cards will make camcorders even lighter. My sony vaio laptop has an SD card reader. So its very easy to plug the card in and see all videos/photos.
9)Relatively wide angle lens when compared to sub 500$ camcorders.
10) Nice bundled software for editing 1080i videos.

Cons
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1) power switch, memory card slot and AV/HDMI ports can be accessed only if LCD screen is open. Sure the camera will power on opening the LCD ( but not first time after immediate purchase ). To output to the TV, LCD would have to remain open.
2) Camera's automatic white balance seems to be a bit insufficient. Most of the time I had to manually set the white balance for a more natural appeal for the photos/videos.
3) Its good that there is a manual mode. But relying on touch screen to change the values is a bit dificult. Had there been some ring around the lens to adjust, it would have been good.
4) unlike panasonic Lumix ZS7 which gives an excellent portable charger, this camcorder requires battery to remain seated on the camcorder for charging to take place. Its Ok but a separate charger would have added to the excellent portability.

The above mentioned cons are not really deal breakers when we consider the fact that this product costs around 420$ with a bag full of usable positive features which any family/person might be looking for. Compact body, ease of operation, excellent quality of videos/photos ( if we can manually adjust white balance ) is good enough to look over the negatives. All in all this is a great product for a great price.

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Where can i buy a Good LED TV online?

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Vanity

I want to buy a 55" or close to 60" LED TV online for cheap but idk what website to trust they wont rip me off or give me a broken tv! I got a 1700$ limit so im looking for a good deal... I know there out there because a friend of mine just bought one for 1500$.. Please help me out! Thanks :)

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Look at this ones:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_ss_i_0_9%26field-keywords%3Dled%2520tv%252055%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26sprefix%3Dled%2520tv%252055&tag=stevewillarev-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

100's of positive reviews, and below your $1700 limit.
Good luck

What store has the best deal on a large LCD TV?

Edward H

looking for a 42 in to 60 in LCD TV for the living room. what LCD or LED TV do you recommend that is a great tv at a store with a good deal. please post link. thanks.

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Here are good deal.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26redirect%3Dtrue%26sort%3D-price%26ref_%3Dsr%255Fnr%255Fn%255F0%26keywords%3Dhdtv%26bbn%3D1266092011%26qid%3D1259127771%26rnid%3D1266092011%26rh%3Dn%253A172282%252Cn%253A%2521493964%252Cn%253A1266092011%252Ck%253Ahdtv%252Cp%255F36%253A1253507011%252Cn%253A172659&tag=tv.led.lcd.plasma.hdtv-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

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What are some reliable brands of televisions?

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Dr. McFree

Looking to buy a tv. What brands are good?

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The most reliable flat screens are ones that can be repaired. They can have a second chance to perform for years beyond the purchase date. Brands that offer LCD flat screens are among the best. All they need is a florescent light to keep the screen lit provided its not dropped. Florescent lights have a service life of 7-10 years. On the other end are plasma screen flat screens. The screen is made of gaseous mixtures. They burn like a roman candle, once they go out they remain dark. The only thing the owner can do is throw that $2000 TV in the can they purchased about 7-8 years ago, of look at it. You can't even put a Kennedy picture on top of it.
Somewhere in the middle are the LED flat screens which should be repairable but they charge a premium new, compared apples to apples with a LCD screen the better buy in the long run is LCD. LED should be cheap to repair, but who knows? The Army?! General Motors?!

The reputable brands are the usual suspects; Sony, Toshiba, LG, Panasonic, Vizio and believe it or not Best Buy's Insignia is a reliable brand, great picture with seemingly one pip squeak 1964 AM radio speaker in the lower center console possibly next to a fabulous picture.

Best.

Can I downgrade from a 32 inch tv to a 24 inch?

Christwarr

My 32 inch LCD Emerson hdtv broke, will it be that much of a downgrade to go to a 24 inch LED Vizio TV. Basically I am looking at either a 24 inch vizio or a 32 inch LED element tv. I have never heard of element and saw mixed reviews, but it is made in America, which I like. Will an Element 32 inch led tv last, or will it break in two years like my Emerson did?

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You're going down 12 inches so you will notice the difference. It has been my experience that you get what you pay for so if you buy an off brand TV be prepared for it to go out in a year. Basically they take advantage of the poor by making them pay more. Save an extra hundred and buy a 32 or 40" name brand HD tv. I bought mine from Walmart and saved about 150 dollars in black friday.

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What is the difference between edgelit led, backlit led and edgelit backlit led and Vizio TruLED TV?

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Deacon Blu

LG, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, & Vizio are the only ones that I know of that make some kind of LED TV but they all use a different term when they mention the LED lighting.
Which is better?

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Generally...the most expensive ones are the best!

Those are usually the backlit LED TVs(a.k.a. local dimming). They have the highest contrast ratios and best picture qualities! Edge lit LEDs have problems with back light uniformity and have lower contrast ratios!

Vizio's "TruLED" TVs are just their marketing words for backlit LED TVs! Their "RazorLED" TVs are their version of the Edge-lit LED TVs!

Basically...if the LED TV is super thin...it's an Edge-lit! If it's super expensive and not so thin...it's a back lit!

Does anyone know when the new Vizio LED TVs will be in stores?

I'm interested in buying the new Vizio M260VA 26" LED TV. I saw a model at a Walmart, but the staff said they didn't know when they would actually ship. I found an article which said that it would ship in April, but no date. Anyone have an idea when they will be available?

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I just saw 2 of them on the shelf at walmart tonight so they are out now. Was going to buy 1 of them but no one could give me any info on it, it's not even on there site yet. So I decided to come home and do some research on it will go back and get 1 tomorrow

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How do I fix a projection screen going black for a second till it warms up?

BigBadWill

Hello,

How do I fix a big screen going black problem? I have a 12 year old Sony Big screen projection TV. Lately when I turn it on the screen will go black for a second then come back to normal. It will do this every 5-10 seconds for about a minute then it seems to warm up and works properly until I turn it off and back on again? Anyone know what causes this and how to fix it?
Thanks,
Shaun

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sony has this funny way of blanking out the picture if it feels the three picture tubes are not balanced. It figures that if you own a Sony, then you will rather not see a picture then a picture that is slightly out of adjustment. This is what happens when you first turn it on, and the led blinks. It's warming up the tubes and trying to balance the outputs. When one of the tubes gets weak, you will have your problem. In the not too far future the set will stop showing a picture altogether. The problem is a very expensive repair, it requires a new crt and alignment. This is easily more than the set is worth. I don't recommend fixing it because if one tube is weak, the others are right behind it. To replace all three will approach $1500, if the parts are even still available.

Other manufacturers would let you watch the bad picture until a friend came over and said, "that's a shi**y picture".

How much duty I need to pay if I bring 42" LED TV form UAE its cost is AED: 1500/- (Rs. 21,750/-)?

Kajol R

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For most cases (excluding travel from neighboring countries, minors, very short stays, etc.) the limits are Rs. 8000 for most foreigners, and Rs. 25,000 for Indians and foreigners of Indian origin.

Note that this is for GIFTS---things you'll leave in India, but not commercial imports.


http://indianembassybaku.org/uploads/customs_and_other_regulations.pdf
http://www.cybex.in/indian-custom-duty/Television-Set-Screen-Size-Upto-Duty-Calculator-85287211.aspx

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What are the rules in curling?Could someone please explain how the game is played?

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levnest

I have been watching curling this year on tv @ the torino winter olympics. Seems to be an interesting game...but when watched it, i didn't understand how they got the points...I know there's a circular place called "the house" in the game, but dont understand what the goal of the game is.
Could someone please explain to me?

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Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. Points are scored for the number of stones that a team has closer to the center of the target than the closest of the other team's stones. The level of precision and complex nature of the strategic thinking required to win has led curling to be referred to as "chess on ice."

Curling is played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice into which two round, painted, archery-like targets (called the house) have been embedded. The game involves two teams of four players. These teams are called rinks and named for the teamâs captain, who is known as the âskipâ. Each team has eight polished granite stones, called stones or rocks, with which they try to score.

During each round of play, called an end, each player slides two stones along the surface of the ice. Play alternates between teams, each throwing one stone on their turn. The person throwing the stone influences where the stone stops by the amount of force used, called the weight, the spin (turn), and the direction of the throw. Additionally, the final position of the stone is changed by sweeping or brushing the path in front of the stone to reduce curl and increase distance. Once all the stones have been thrown during an end, the score is determined and the play reverses direction back to the other house.

The players are known as the lead, second, third and skip, and traditionally throw stones in that order . The skip acts as the teamâs captain, determining the position played by each player, strategy during the game, holding the broom in the house as a target for the shooters, and representing the rink. However, there is nothing in the rules to say where in the order the skip plays and in recent years the skip has thrown second or third stones on some teams.

The basic goal of each end is to have your curling stones nearer to the center of the target once all the stones from both teams have been thrown for that end. Therefore, the maximum number of points a team can earn per end is eight, though this is extremely rare because only the closest stones belonging to one of the two teams are counted. Strategies used during play, such as blocking (guard) and hitting rocks to reposition them (bump) or remove them from play (take-out) lead to lower scores. The term draw is used to describe a shot that comes to rest in the house without making contact with another stone. To peel means to remove both the target stone and the shooter's stone from play. For more information, see Types of shots below.

To help ensure the stone lands where intended, the skip stands in the house and indicates to the player throwing where to aim given the desired effect of the shot. The other two players sweep in front of the rock. Once thrown, players may not touch a stone while it is moving, so sweeping is the only way to influence the stone once thrown. Games, called matches, usually last eight ends, though in competitive curling there are usually ten ends and some recreational games last six ends.

A competitive game usually consists of ten ends. Recreational games are more commonly only eight or even six ends. An end consists of each player from both teams throwing two rocks with the players on each side alternating shots, for a total of sixteen rocks. If the teams are tied at the completion of ten ends an extra end is played to break the tie. If the match is still tied after the extra end, play continues for as many ends as may be required to break the tie. The winner is the team with the highest score after all ends have been completed.

It is not uncommon at any level for a losing team to terminate the match before all ends are completed if it believes it no longer has a realistic chance of winning. Most competitive tournaments require eight ends to be completed before allowing a losing team to concede in this manner. Competitive games will usually end once the losing team is "run out of rocks" - that is, once it has fewer stones in play and/or available for play than the number of points needed to tie the game in the final end.

In international competition each side is given 73 minutes to complete all of their throws. Each team is also allowed two 60 second timeouts per ten end game. If extra ends are required each team is allowed 10 minutes of playing time to complete their throws during the extra end. One added 60 second timeout is allowed in each extra end.

After both teams have delivered eight rocks, the team with the rock closest to the button is awarded one point for each of its own rocks that is closer than the opponent's closest rock. Rocks that are not in the house (further from the center than the outer edge of the 12-foot ring) do not score even if no opponent's rock is closer. A rock is considered in the house if any portion of its edge is over any portion of the 12-foot ring. Since the bottom of the rock is rounded, a rock just barely in the house will not have any actual contact with the ring, which will pass under the rounded edge of the stone, but it still counts.

The score is marked on a scoreboard, of which there are two types. One is the baseball type scoreboard, which is usually used for televised games. On this scoreboard the ends are marked by columns 1 through 10 (or 11 for the possibility of an extra end to break ties) plus an additional column for the total. Below this are two rows â one for each team. The number of points each team gets in an end is marked this way.

The other form of scoreboard is the one used in most curling clubs (see photo). It is set up in the same way, except the numbered row indicates points, not ends, and it can be found between the rows for the team. The numbers placed are indicative of the end. If the red team scores 3 points in the first end (called a three-ender), then a one (indicating the first end) is placed beside the number three in the red row. If they score two more in the second end, then a two will be placed beside the five in the red row indicating that the red team has five points in total (3+2). This scoreboard works because only one team can get points in an end. However, some confusion can exist if no team gets points in an end. This is called a blank end and the end number usually goes in the furthest column on the right in the row of the team who has the hammer (last rock advantage).

Looking for Black Light to find pet stains in carpet? Should I use flashlight type or long fluoresecent bulb?

joeflahert

I've seen 21 UV LED Light flahlights, 41 UV LED Light flahlights, and 21 UV LED Light flahlights. I've also seen the one sold with the Urine Gone stuff that look like mini-flouroescent lights.

Another option is to get a more standard size fluorescent style blacklight that Icould use with an extension cord?

What would work best?

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the best thing i've seen is advertised on tv-it's called (awful name) URINE GONE and it comes with a black light and spray that acutally works really well. i've seen it for sale in stores (target, shopko, walmart) too, so you don't have to order off the tv. or you can order it online too, i think. i don't think that flourescent lights really do much to highlight where pet stains are in carpet, though.

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Which is the best 32 inch led tv in india?

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Jaya

Please Suggest me Which Brand (With Model no)is Best in LED TV my Budget is 30K to 35K
and Please give me some Brief Details on That

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Sony and Samsung have the best picture quality. also Panasonic had a lot longer and is more reliable so i go with Panasonic.. But choose according to your budget ND choice buddy..

Which 32 inch led tv is best in lg ,samsung,sony or panasonic in india?

jignesh

pls write model no. also.

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Hi Jignesh, LG WRman Greg here!

I cannot speak for other brands, but LG has about 23 different models in 32 inch screen size â it would be difficult to suggest the best one for you without having more information about what you want from your TV â what are your watching preferences, what feature you need in a TV etc. However, I will name three models from the top of my mind; you can explore each of them according to your specific needs.

- Entry level LCD TV model â LG 32 LS3400 â HD Ready LED TV,
- Mid Level LCD TV model â 32LS4600 â full HD LED TV,
- Advanced features Smart TV model â LG 32LM6400 â full 1080p HD 3D TV with Cinema Screen Design and Smart TV Functions.

If you can come back to add more information about what you expect from your TV, I could perhaps help you by naming an exact model that will suit you. LG WRman Greg, out!

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