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The best way to support your flat panel screen is by using a TV bracket. Instead of having the screen positioned on a TV unit or a computer table, a better way to view the screen is to fix it securely to the wall.

There are many different types of TV brackets you can choose:

Flat TV Brackets

These brackets mount the screen flat to the wall. They are the cheapest option and offer no movement of the TV after it is fixed into position.

Tilting TV Brackets

These offer a similar solution to the flat TV brackets but also have the added benefit of being able to be tilted by up to 15° downwards. This means the TV can be mounted at a height and angled slightly downwards so viewers can see the screen easily.

Cantilever TV brackets

These are perhaps the most flexible type of TV bracket as they offer the most amount of movement for your TV. You can use these types of bracket if you want to mount your TV in the corner of the room or if you need to move it from left to right to watch the TV from a specific location in the room.

Do you want your TV to provide you with clear and vibrant motion? Do you want next-generation HD picture technology? Do you want the latest in TV design and innovation? You should look no further than the new Sony Bravia Z5500.

Sony’s new KDL-40Z5500 offers Full 1080p HD, 200Hz motionflow technology, the new Bravia 3 Engine, Live colour creation and 4 HDMI slots for all your HD gadgets. Sony states that the display is the clearest most detailed viewing experience they have yet produced and the 40 inch panel will flatter any living room.

The TV looks stunning and if Sony’s press release plaudits are to be believed, promises to up there with the best TV’s of 2009.

We all love plasma TVs, but behind the screen design, how does a plasma screen work?

It’s thanks to Mr. Noble and the gases he discovered that we are now able to watch this type of TV. The physics is quite simple really; xenon, helium and neon are used in many minute cells situated between two plates of glass. Electrodes are positioned between the glass plates and when an electric charge passes across the electrodes a difference in voltage is created ionising the gas and hence creating a plasma. Light photons are emitted due to ion collisions and excite a small amount of phosphor that coats each cell. Each pixel on the screen is made up of 3 sub-cells which are each coloured with a different phosphor (red, green or blue) and the colours merge to give the overall colour of the pixel.

See, told you it was simple.

It looks like SKY TV will be the first broadcaster to try to integrate 3D television broadcasts into everyone’s homes. The satellite operator recently trialled their new 3D technology at the ATP tennis finals and the visual results were excellent.

If you own a SKY HD box you will already be able to receive the 3D images (it looks like football will get the first outing) but you will need a 3D TV to view them. Gone and the two tone red and green glasses you had to wear to watch 3D TV in the 70s, but you will still need to wear stylish wrap-around lenses to get the full effect.

The system is scheduled for launch some time around the middle of 2010 so it might not be worth rushing out to buy your new 3D tele yet. But the visuals look stunning and we can’t wait to see what happens over the next few months before launch.

At this moment in time the best resolution you can choose is 1080p. But what is the difference between 1080p and 1080i?

The difference between ‘p’ and ‘i’ televisions is the difference in the way the television scans the picture. ‘i’ means interlaced scan, the television scans the picture in two passes each taking about 1/60th of a second. The first pass covers the odd lines and the second pass the even lines. This means a 1080i TV needs1/30th of a second to display the full image. ‘p’ stands for progressive scan, the image here is scanned in one pass. This gives a smoother clearer image and hence is the best option to go for (if you can afford it).