What is TFT

Belles

Hi there

I'm buying a new tv for the bedroom. There are so many choices!!

I keep finding ones with TFT what does it mean? Also can you use 'monitor' televisions as normal televisions?? and if you can what would be the disadvantages - they seem to be a lot cheaper!

I'm an idiot so simply information would be appreciated!!

Many thanks in advance!

totalsolutions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_film_transistor

davetrousers

Basically a TFT is a nice new TV that is nice and thin and not bulky like an old TV

Belles

Thank you Davestrousers, just the kind of answer I was looking for!!

Do you get them with freeview? sorry for being a fool!!

davetrousers

Belles wrote: »

Do you get them with freeview? sorry for being a fool!!

Some do some don't, so be careful. If you want one with Freeview check first (sometimes it says it has a digital tuner which is another way of saying Freeview)

Belles

Dave you're ace you are! Thank you!

do you know about these monitor tvs?

davetrousers

Monitor TVs? Not sure what you mean.

micko2602

TFT and LED will eventually be replaced by OLED (organic Light Emmiting Diode).
The big players like Sony and Samsung have released some early versions of these. I am working on reseach and develpoment in this field and there are some flexible (bendy) displays already developed and commercial factories are being built for these in Germany.

So not to long before your 40" tv will be about 4-5mm thick. Also as the displays become cheaper they will house their own small power supply and you could eventually open a magazine which instead of having a sample earea to rub your wrist over for perfume, it will play the advert too.

look up OLED on google, also used for lighting so lishting will be flexible and very low energy, as will solar cells as they will also be produced on plastic and eventually stitched into your clothes, generating enough power to charge your ipod or mobile phone.

Reggie_Rebel

If you mean can you take your old or even new monitor off your PC, plug an arial in and get BBC2 then the answer is no

ormus

a lot of modern TFT tellys have a PC input connector, so can be used as a monitor.
you need to read the specs carefully if you require a dual purpose video screen.

letsbehonest

Ahh but would you buy a TFT or an LCD tv, is one better than the other? what about cost difference, if any, I asked this question of a salesman in Currys "They are both the same sir" was his rely,mmmmmmmmmmmmm