The 3D TV Experience from The Big Screen Store
December 7th, 2011 by Jonathan Gelrud at Annapolis, MD
The 3D TV experience is coming at the electronics industry like a freight train with no breaks (similar to color TV replacing Black and White TV). 3D content is becoming more prominent, and is here for the duration.
There is a lot of un-warranted confusion in the marketplace when trying to purchase the correct 3D TV. There are two main types of 3D (Active and Passive). Passive 3D works by putting a film over each eye, using polarized lenses to make the picture look deeper, whereas active glasses are powered by batteries or rechargeable batteries with each lens flickering upwards of 240 times a second to produce the 3D image.
Of the two types of 3D, “Active” tends to give the illusion of objects dancing in the middle of the room, whereas “Passive” gives the viewer more the illusion of looking into the TV, as opposed to objects coming out of the screen and entering the room. Active provides a far superior 3D TV experience in the home.
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Who Could Possibly Use, Need or Want A 92 Inch Television?
November 9th, 2011 by Shea L. Hockensmith at Winchester, VA
Would you consider yourself a “Movie Buff?”
Are you an avid sports enthusiast?
Do you have small children in your home?
Do you frequently entertain guests, friends and family at your home?
If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions then you should consider owning a 92 inch television!
Bigger IS Better!
As a home theater consultant with the Big Screen Store, we spend hours in front of all the top-rated, consumer televisions and even when compared to the rest of our stellar showroom, the Mitsubishi WD-92840 literally stands head and shoulders above the rest!
Tags: 92 inch TV, DLP
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What Is Active Shutter 3D & How Is It Different Than The Movies?
November 9th, 2011 by Chris Watkins at Westminster, MD
Active shutter 3D is a technology that provides the best 3D experience using perfectly timed shutters inserted into glasses that are worn while watching 3D content.
Simply put, active shutter 3D allows you to see the movie, sporting event, or game exactly how you would see it in person with your own two eyes. When we look around with both of our eyes open, we can discern depth.
We are able to estimate approximately how far or close an object is just by looking at it. Unfortunately, we are unable to use this ability when watching a 2D television but with active shutter 3D technology, we can.
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Plasma TV Technology: Making Its Way Back To The Top
October 24th, 2011 by Josh Wiley at Towson, MD
I have been in the television business for seventeen years and this will be my first blog so here goes nothing…. If I would suggest anything to every consumer in the market for a TV, it would be to give plasma TV technology a look before ruling it out because your friend that claims to know everything about tv’s told you not to buy one.
With the days of $10,000 42″ plasma tv’s with multiple issues behind us, it is time to consider plasma tv’s as a viable option in any home theater room. The myths about refilling plasma gas, harmful emissions, and whatever else you may have heard were never true.
The two main issues that have been overcome were image retention, other wise known as burn in and much higher energy consumption. I can recall when LCD and DLP technologies were first brought into the picture. The LCD panels would burn out pixels leaving random blue, green, and red dots in the screen. The dlp lamps were going bad quicker than my kids had gone through shoes. Those issues were eventually corrected and so have the issues with plasma technology.
Tags: Panasonic Plasma TV, Plasma TV Technology
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Panasonic Plasma TV
July 20th, 2011 by Jason Brager at
If you’re looking for a Panasonic plasma TV in Maryland or Virginia, The Big Screen Store should be your first (and last) stop.
Most savvy customers out there are already well aware that the plasma technology has made a strong comeback in the consumer electronics world. According to the NPD Group, which tracks sell-through data at retail, tracking of January through April data shows 25% year over year growth in unit sales of plasmas displays versus only 2% for LCD (including LED/LCD) displays.
Here are the facts:
Tags: GT30 Series, Panasonic Plasma TV, ST30 Series, VT30 Series
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Samsung 3D TV
July 8th, 2011 by Jason Brager at
Are you looking for a Samsung 3D TV in Maryland or Virginia?
All throughout cities like Baltimore, Annapolis, Fairfax, Sterling, and many others across the region, people are experiencing the next level of home entertainment that 3D television brings, and now it’s time for you to see what all the fuss is about!
From your favorite movies, to the hottest video games, to major sporting events, every piece of entertainment that comes through your television is making the jump to the third dimension as 3D TVs make their way into more homes everyday.
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All New Panasonic GT25 Series 3D Plasmas
January 22nd, 2011 by Jason Brager at
Panasonic’s newest TV is quickly becoming one of our top-selling models. The GT25 series comes in both 42″ and 50″ screen sizes. Panasonic’s VT25 series was picked as the best set in the industry by nearly everyone this past year. The GT25 series is nearly identical to the VT25 series with a MUCH more attractive price tag. It has Panasonic’s “infinite black” plasma panel technology and Panasonic is still the only manufacturer that sends full 1080p resolution to each eye when viewing in 3D (all other manufacturers only send half the resolution to each eye resulting in a lesser quality picture).
While the VT25 series comes with a 3D bluray player, 3 pairs of 3D glasses, and Avatar on 3D bluray disc, the GT25 is not “bundled” with any accessories. The thought here is to get the best 2D TV (see my post from 10/23/10 to read more about 3D TVs also being the best 2D TVs) that also happens to be able to do 3D. You can buy this set in a 50″ for just over $1000 or in a 42″ for under $900. At those prices, they are less than many of the strictly 2D sets on the market. This way, as 3D content becomes more widely available and the cost of the 3D accessories plummet, you don’t have to go buy a new TV when you decide you want to view 3D a few years down the road.
Stop in to one of our stores and see it for yourself!
Tags: 3DTV, Panasonic, plasma, TC-P50GT25
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