What To Consider When Buying A Multi System TV

A Multisystem TV is a television capable of receiving and displaying different video systems like PAL, SECAM and NTSC. They will operate in 99% of the world because they have a dual power supply (the exceptions being France, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay) and do not require a voltage convertor.

What Are The Advantages Of A Multi System TV?

The picture quality of a Multi System TV is vastly superior to that of a conventional television, and this quality may be even further enhanced depending on whether you choose LCD or plasma. 

Technology has tackled the problem of scan lines that can be visible in conventional units. These lines are created by the electronic beam used to scan the picture tube from top to bottom regularly and repeatedly. Multi Systems include built-in line doubling, and that makes the scan lines disappear. There are few drawbacks of a Multi System TV compared to a conventional TV. Multi System TVs also have a perfect, flat viewing area with no curvature hampering the picture and causing distortion around the screen edges.

Which Is Better: LCD or Plasma?

If you are going to invest in a multisystem TV then you should take full advantage of modern technology and look at LCD and Plasma units. LCD/LED televisions fit well in rooms saturated with natural light, but don’t do well in rooms that rely mainly on artificially controlled lighting.  With a LCD TV, you’ll see sharp vivid colours, and because of this watching sports and movies will take on a whole new intensity.  Keep in mind that LCDs are thinner than other types of televisions but this thinness is merely aesthetic and adds no enhancement to performance.

Plasma televisions are bigger than most other televisions with sizes starting at 42” so if you can’t fit a unit of this size in your room, you’ll be better off with a LCD.  Plasma televisions are good in normally lit rooms and offer viewers more natural looking images in movies, nature programs and live action sports.  But they don’t perform as well in rooms that are flooded with natural light as this impairs the bright eye popping colour.

Before making a decision about whether you’ll buy an LCD or a Plasma TV, try both types in a room with natural lighting. This is important because fluorescent lit showrooms will simply not give you the best idea of how these televisions will perform in your house.