On the 26th to 28th of February this year the Bristol Marriott hotel hosts the biggest Hifi and AV show. The Bristol Sound and Vision Show draws AV and Hifi enthusiasts from all over the UK.

The Bristol Sound and vision show will be presenting new products from almost 200 brands including Yamaha, Sony, JVC, Mission, Wharfedale, Denon plus many more. The Sound and Vision Bristol show allows people to get close and demo the latest products, giving them chance to test them and relay feedback directly to the manufactures. Visits love that there are so many brands under one roof, no AV or Hifi shop in the country will have this many brands on display.

Many retailers like Sound and Vision, Digital Direct and HiFiBitz travel to the show to gain new accounts, see the products before they are launched so they know what they are selling and out of general interest.The show lasts 3 days, from the 26th to 28th of February, in that time the show is expected to see well over 5000 people come through the doors. If you don’t like crowds, maybe the Bristol show is not for you, so why not visits your local AV and Hifi retailer like Sound and Vision. Sound and Vision have electrical shops in Bolton and Leeds, and have accounts with over 150 brands most of which are exhibiting at the show. In the Sound and Vision shops there are over 200 products on display and are available for testing.

With cable and satellite companies increasing the amount of High-Definition content they are offering to their subscribers, many people are deciding that now is a good time to think about replacing their old picture-tube televisions with a new flat-panel plasma television set.

The first thing you will notice when you see a flat-screen plasma TV for the first time is the outstanding resolution and clarity of the picture. Most plasma TVs can display a resolution of at least 720p, better for smaller screens where high-resolution is less noticeable, all the way up to 1080P, the highest resolution available. Some plasma sets are able to receive HD, or High-Definition signals, while some models are considered EDTV, or Enhanced Definition Televisions, which display greater clarity and a higher resolution than standard picture-tube sets, but are not as clear as a true HD compatible plasma TV. If you want to receive HD programming, make sure that the plasma set you purchase is HD compatible.

Flat-screen plasma televisions are also much slimmer and lighter than standard TVs since they lack a traditional picture tube. A 40-inch plasma TV typically weighs less than half of what a similar sized traditional television weighs, and since plasma TVs are only a few inches thick, they can be mounted on a wall, freeing-up valuable floor space.