Buying a new television nowadays is a major investment. If you are going to spend what could be considered a small fortune or at the very least a large amount of money then it would be prudent to try and make the correct decision at the outset.

Given the speed and rapidity of technological advances nowadays think carefully about whatever purchase you make and try and ensure within reason the future compatibility of your TV with industry standards.

The latest telecommunication system for broadcasting moving pictures and sound is known as Digital television (DTT) and as the name implies this relies upon the transmission and reception of digital signals as opposed to the more conventional analogue formats. Other ways have been devised to receive digital television. Among the most familiar to people are digital cable and digital satellite. In some countries where transmissions of TV signals are normally achieved by microwaves, digital MMDS is used.

For the purposes of this article we want to take a look at purchasing a new Flat Screen Television and in this case the television in question is the Acer AT3205-DTV.

The AT3205-DTV is a 32in LCD TV and the prices for these would be in the region of 860 pounds sterling or 1720 US dollars. The resolution of the screen is 1366 X 768 and with regards to being HD Ready the answer is yes. The Acer has 2 (2 RGB) scarts and the type and number of Multimedia interfaces the AT3205-DTV uses is HDMI and DVI (I each). The type of Tuner for this TV is Analogue and Digital and the Acer is available from limited outlets only.

So given this information, what would be our view of the Acer AT3205-DTV?

Well to start with our score for the picture quality is 6 out of 10, and closely tied in to the picture quality is the sound quality and our score for this would be 8 out of 10. Taking a look at the number of relevant connections and their availability, our score would be 10 out of 10. With regards to the overall level of features, our view would be 6 out of 10 and the final individual verdicts would relate to the ease of use and overall value for money and our scores here would be, 8 out of 10 and 10 out of 10 respectively.

Taking everything into consideration our overall view of the package would be that this TV has a great amount going for it, good connection availability, good quality sound and OK picture all combined with an OK price for what you get means that it is actually a good deal.

It is extremely unlikely given the variety and range of makes and models available that you will not be able to find something to match your tastes or budget. You could be completely avant-garde and stay in the forefront of fashion and design or you could decide to take perhaps the safer option and go for one of the established makes and models available. We hope that after reading this article you will find yourself better informed and as such it will mean that really it will not matter which rout you take.

Please bear in mind the prices that are quoted in this article and take note that they are there purely for illustration and though valid at the time of the writing of the article may vary from time to time and also depending on the time of year when you make your purchase.

Stephen Morgan writes about Flat Screen Televisions and the new generation of Plasma and Digital Televisions at Cheap Flat Screen TV and http://www.cheapflatscreentv.biz