TELEVISION

1. WHAT IS THE RIGHT SCREEN SIZE FOR MY ROOM

IF YOU ARE BUYING THE TV FOR YOUR DRAWING HALL, VISITORS ROOM OR RECEPTION HALL, THEN THE CHOICE WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL VIEWING DISTANCE AVAILABLE. GENERALLY FOR A VIEWING DISTANCE OF APX 10 FT, ONE SHOULD CHOOSE A SCREEN SIZE OF 21”. IF THE DISTANCE IS BETWEEN 12 TO 15 FT DISTANCE, THEN YOU SHOULD CHOOSE EITHER 25” OR 29” CTVS.

FOR YOUR BEDROOM, YOU WILL CHOOSE THE TV FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL OR PERSONAL VIEWING. IN THAT CASE ONE CAN BUY A 14” TV.
 

2. WHAT IS THE RIGHT SIZE OF THE TABLE TOP?

IDEALLY YOU SHOULD HAVE A TABLE SIZE OF 30”X30” SO THAT YOU CAN INSTALL YOUR CTV (UPTO 29” SCREEN SIZE) COMFORTABLY. THE STANDARD SIZE OF 21”CTV BASE IS APX 21”X26”. THE ADDITIONAL SPACE OF YOUR TABLE TOP WILL HELP YOU TO AVOID THE CONGESTION.
 

3. HOW GOOD IS THE PICTURE CLARITY?

IN A CONVENTIONAL SENSE YOU WANT TO LOOK AT HIGH RESOLUTIONS AND SHARP PICTURES. WITH THE LATEST DIGITIAL TECHNOLOGY, THIS OBJECTIVE IS ACHIEVED. WHAT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU MUST ENSURE THAT YOU GET A PICTURE WITHOUT ANY DISTORTION?
 

4. WHAT IS THE EXPECTED SOUND OUT PUT?

WE INDIANS GENERALLY ASK FOR LOUDNESS IN SOUND. WHILE ALL CTVS ARE GIVING AMPLE LOUDNESS, AS A DISCERNING BUYER, WE SHOULD LOOK FOR DISTORTION FREE SOUND. SOME MODELS ARE OFFERED WITH STEREO OUTPUT WITH GRAPHIC EQUALISER.
 

5. HOW DO I SELECT MY CTV?

THIS HAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP TO YOUR BUDGET, SIZE OF YOUR ROOM, AVAILABLE VIEWING DISTANCE AND LIFE SYTLE. GENERALLY A CTV OCCUPIES PRIDE OF PLACE IN YOUR HOUSE. IT IS ONE OBJECT WHICH IS NOTICED FIRST. A REPUTED BRAND WILL OBVIOUSLY ACT AS AN IMAGE ENHANCER. TODAY THERE IS A TV FOR EVERY PRICE POINT FROM ALL THE BRANDS.
 

6. WHAT IS THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR MY CTV IN MY HOUSE?

IT SHOULD BE CENTRALLY LOCATED WITH THE BEST VIEWING DISTANCE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IT IS AWAY FROM THOSE ELECTRICAL OBJECTS WHICH GENERATE MAGNETIC FIELDS. IT SHOULD BE ALSO AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
 

7. WHAT IS SKIP FUNCTION?

THERE ARE CERTAIN PROGRAMS (CHANNELS), WHICH ARE NEVER WATCHED BY YOU. USING THE SKIP FUNCTION FROM THE MENU, YOU CAN HIDE THESE CHANNELS. YOU MAY HAVE 200 CHANNELS IN YOUR CTV. BUT IF YOU HAVE ACCESS FOR SAY 80 CHANNELS, THEN THE MENU MAY AUTOMATICALLY SKIP CHANNELS FROM 81 TO 199.
 

8. WHAT IS A SORT FUNCTION?

YOU MAY WANT TO ARRANGE ALL CHANNELS AS PER YOUR CONVENIENCE. FOR EXAMPLE YOU MAY WANT TO ARRANGE ALL SPORTS CHANNEL TOGETHER, ALL NEWS CHANNEL TOGETHER AND ALL MOVIE CHANELS TOGETHER. THIS CAN BE DONE BY USING THE SORT FUNCTION.
 

9. WHAT IS CHANNEL LOCK?

YOU MAY WANT TO LOCK SOME CHANNELS SO THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN FROM THEM. THESE CHANNELS CAN BE LOCKED BY YOU GIVING A CODE WHICH IS AVAILABLE ONLY WITH YOU. THIS CAN BE DONE WITH THIS FACILITY.
 

10. WHAT IS VIDEO STATUS MEMORY?

IT IS OBSERVED THAT EVERY PERSON HAS HIS OWN INDIVIDUAL CHOICE OF COLOUR, CONTRAST AND BRIGHTNESS. USING THIS FUNCTION, ONE CAN PERSONALISE HIS CHOICE AND STORE IT INTO THE MEMORY FOR EVERY CHANNEL. SIMILARLY MOVIES, NEWS AND SPORTS REQUIRE DIFFERENT SET OF COLOUR, BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST. THE CTV CAN HAVE PREDETERMINED VIDEO STATUS MEMORY WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE MENU.
 

11. WHAT IS AUDIO STATUS MEMORY?

YOU MAY WANT TO ADJUST THE BASS AND TREBLE SEPARATELY FOR EACH CHANNEL. GENERALLY ALL MUSIC CHANNELS REQUIRE DIFFERENT SETTINGS COMPARED TO A NEWS CHANNEL. DEPENDING YOUR CHANNEL, YOU CAN ADJUST THE BASS AND TREBLE INDIVIDUALLY USING THIS FUNCTION.
 

12. WHAT IS DIGITAL EYE?

THE AMBIENT BRIGHTNESS IN YOUR HOUSE CAN PUT A LOT OF STRAIN ON YOUR EYES WHEN YOU WATCH THE TV. WITH THIS FUNCTION, YOUR TV KEEPS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE BRIGHTNESS AND CONTRAST DEPENDING UPON THE AMBIENCE.
 

13. WHAT IS RF IN?

THIS IS THE SOCKET YOU CONNECT TO THE CABLE.
 

14. WHAT IS AV IN?

WHEN YOU WANT TO CONNECT THE TV TO AN EXTERNAL VIDEO DEVICE SUCH AS VCD OR A DVD, YOU WILL USE THESE SOCKETS. SIMILARLY WHEN YOU WANT TO CONNECT THE AUDIO DEVICE SUCH AS EXTERNAL SPEAKERS TO THE TV, YOU WILL USE THE SOCKETS OF AUDIO IN.
 

15. WHAT IS AVL?

GENERALLY YOU WILL OBSERVE THAT FOR THE SAME LEVEL OF AUDIO LOUDNESS, THE SONGS AND ADVERTISEMENTS ARE ON HIGHER VOLUME. THIS GIVES A SUDDEN RISE IN VOLUME WHILE YOU ARE WATCHING A PROGRAM. THIS FUNCTION CUTS THE EXTRA LOUDNESS TO GIVE A PLEASURABLE WATCHING.
 

16. WHAT IS SURROUND SOUND?

THE REAL SOUND EFFECT IS SUCH THAT YOU WILL KNOW FROM WHERE IT IS COMING. THE SOUND FROM A DISTANCE WILL HAVE A LOW VOLUME. IF THE OBJECT FROM WHICH THE SOUND IS EMANATING IS MOVING AND IF IT STARTS COMING CLOSER TO YOU AND THEN LATER ON MOVES AWAY FROM YOU, THE SOUND WILL HAVE A VARYING EFFECT ON YOU. IF YOU ARE LISTENING TO MUSIC IN A CONCERT HALL, YOU WILL FEEL THAT MUSIC IS EMANATING FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. THE SURROUND FUNCTION CREATES A VIRTUAL EFFECT IN SUCH A WAY THAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE EFFECT. THE SURROUND FUNCTION ADDS DEPTH TO THE QUALITY OF SOUND.
 

17. I HAVE GRAINY PICTURE IN SOME CHANNELS.

THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A CABLE PROBLEM. CALL YOUR CABLE OPERATOR TO SET IT RIGHT.
 

18. MY REMOTE IS NOT FUNCTIONING. IT ONLY OPERATES FROM A CLOSER DISTANCE.

THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE WEAK BATTERIES. CHANGE THE BATTERIES. IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, THEN CALL THE SERVICE CENTER AND LODGE A COMPLAINT.