Plasma TV's

Plasma TV's are a large flat panel display with better screen resolution and colour reproduction than a standard CRT TV. Recent cost reductions, and ever increasing sizes have made them a popular choice with consumers.

When talking about televisions today the words on most people's lips are Plasma or LCD. As the cheapest of the large flat panel designs, Plasma TV's have dominated the market for the the last several years. Recent price drops have placed relatively large Plasma TV's in the hands of the general consumer. The price of Plasma TV's will continue to fall under pressure from new LCD designs, at the same time as refined manufacturing techniques and new technologies make improved features and screen resolutions available. Prices will continue to fall for some time yet - so if you're in no hurry to purchase, shopping around can pay big dividends.

Due to their slim and lightweight design Plasma TV's can be wall mounted or free standing. Popular plasma TV sizes are 107 cm (42"), 127 cm (50"), and 155 cm (61"), but they can be as large as 254 cm (100") diagonally, with sizes growing all the time. Plasma TV's generally have a superior viewing angle compared to other TV types, and due to their brightness the display is not affected by sunlight like projector and LCD TV's. Plasma TV's also use 50% less power than similarly sized CRT TV's.

Pros and cons

Wide viewing angle - you can view a plasma TV from almost any angle.
A higher resolution than a conventional CRT TV.
Can be wall mounted or free standing.
The slim, flat-panel display and lightweight design of a Plasma TV means it doesn't take up much space.
Uses less power than a conventional CRT TV.
Most Plasma TV's can accept PC input so you can use a plasma as a computer monitor.
A Plasma TV doesn't suffer from screen door or rainbow effects like other fixed pixel displays can.
Plasma TV's are magnetic proof so positioning home theatre speakers near a Plasma is no problem.
Expensive compared with conventional CRT TV's.
Limited life span - up to 30,000 hours (to put that in perspective, that's equivalent to having it playing 8 hours a day for ten years).
High resolution models (to reduce the amount of pixilation) are required if they are to be used as a computer monitor.
Their narrow profile makes them prone to tipping if not fixed down firmly.

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