It all started with the lowly monochrome television that did its part well. Until now, its shape or form continues to be a recognizable icon for television.
Then came the color CRT's. The addition of color was a breakthrough. More colorful shows meant more enjoyment. More enjoyment inspired the spark (or may have been the spark itself) couch potato culture.
To address the
need desire for bigger screens, the rear projection TV's came to being. CRTs couldn't efficiently be any bigger so new technologies were sought. The couch potatoes rejoiced.
After the desire for bigger screens was somewhat satisfied, a new "want" emerged: more vivid and higher resolution screens. The plasma TV's came out as some of the immediate answers.
As power prices rose and frequency of TV use increased, the need for technologies that could lead to lower TV power consumption was spotlighted. So came the LCD and LED TV's. By this time, the growing trend of 16:9 screens has slowly but surely displaced the 4:3 screen aspect ratio as the standard.
But people still wanted something fancy. So here comes 3D television. Doesn't make that much sense but surely piques consumer curiosities and interests.
But wants and new trends prove to be infinite. With the popularity of the Internet becoming too overwhelming to ignore, TV makers apparently saw the need to adapt and innovate. Comes the smart TV's or Internet-enabled TVs made smarter with the addition of components that traditionally resided only in computing devices.
So what's in store for the future? Click here to read more.
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