Plasma!

So you wanna buy a television but you cannot choose which one to get? Or you cannot decide which is better? Well I am here to help you as much as I can. Since last time in an older post I’ve talked about HDTV and also talked about LCD’s today I’m gonna talk about Plasma TV’s.


To start with Plasma screens are changing the shape of television, from the familiar TV that we have been around 50 years to a sleek, flat display that can hang on a wall. These new Plasmas displays also deliver HDTV and they serve as TV and a flat computer monitor.

The Plasma screen is covered with millions of tiny glass bubbles. Each bubble contains a gas-like substance, the plasma, and has a phosphor coating. Think of the bubbles as the pixels. Now think of each pixel as having 3 sub-pixels – one red, one green, one blue. When it is time to display an image signal, a digitally controlled electric current flows through the flat screen, causing the plasma inside designated bubbles to give off ultraviolet rays. This light in turn causes the phosphor coatings to glow the appropriate color. Millions of bubbles glow to make a rich, vivid image.

If you want to know more about the basics of this television go to:-http://www.hdtv.ca/plasma_lcd_projector/about-plasma.php

So which plasma television is right for you; well as I was surfing the net I found that there is 10 easy ways to buy a Plasma TV:-
· Step 1: Plasma Display Technology
· Step 2: Plasma TV Screen Sizes
· Step 3: Is a 1080P Plasma TV Worth the Extra Money?
· Step 4: Plasma TV Audio Options
· Step 5: Mounting Your Plasma TV
· Step 6: Choosing a Plasma TV Brand and Model
· Step 7: How and Where to Buy a Plasma
· Step 8: Find an Online Plasma Dealer
· Step 9: Plasma Television Installation
· Step 10: Connecting Your Plasma TV



Now the difference between an LCD and a Plasma TV is a complicated topic in a way since both TVs are achieving the similar features (bright, crystal-clear image and super color picture) but despite all these similarities, these technologies differ in how they process and display incoming video/computer signals. And I’ve already talked about how both TVs work. But I also came to notice a very good chart that shows some of the differences.


Viewing angle for the Plasma TV is 160 degrees+, typically about 90 degrees vertically while for the LCD is Up to 160 degrees horizontally, typically less.

The Lightsource for the Plasma TV is Emissive (internal) while for the LCD is Transmissive (External backlight).

The Switching speeds for the Plasma TV is Switching speeds while for the LCD is >20ms (may have image lag at video rates)

The Color technology for the Plasma TV is Phosphor (Natural TV colors) while for the LCD is Color Filters (Not the same color system as TV).

Deal Application for the Plasma TV is TV, signage, public display while for the LCD is PC data, PC graphics, desktop use.


Finally as we all know there are a lot of different companies that make Plasma TVs with a lot of different prices. Like Pioneer Plasma TV KURO, Panasonic Plasma Television, LG Plasma Television, Samsung Plasma TV and much more if you are interested in any of them they are all in ONE website, yeah ONE website go to :-

http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/plasmatv/plasma-tv-ces-2008.html

I really hope that i've helped you a little,
Dana :)