On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:54:29 -0600, Tad Danley wrote:
>
> >The XYL says she needs a new flat screen TV for her office, and I need
> >to make sure it doesn't wipe out my HF/VHF/UHF receivers. It has been 5
> >years since I bought a TV, which technology is not going to give me RFI
> >headaches?
> >LCD
> >LED
> >Plasma
>
> Based on many posts on this and other reflectors and my own limited
> experience, you want an LCD set. Sony and the major Korean mfrs have
> received lots of positive recommendations. I bought a Sony XBR6 a year ago,
> and am quite pleased. Plasma sets are widely reported to be RFI generators,
> and suck about 50% more watts than LCDs. I pay a lot of attention to
> Consumer Reports data for reliability, but let my EE and professional
> background override some other elements of their reviews. :)
>
> For more info, use the search feature on contesting.com.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim Brown K9YC
>
>
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>From my reading, LED displays are more efficient and offer better picture
quality than normal LCDs that use fluorescent light sources, but otherwise
they are similar. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED-backlit_LCD_television . Oh, and they are
more expensive.
They are new, so it would be good to hear real life RFI experience.
73
Martin
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Dr. Martin S. Ewing, AA6E
Member IEEE, URSI, AAS, ARRL
Branford, Connecticut
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