Wise consumers buy plasma TVs after learning about the differences between this type of television and conventional TVs. Buyers understand the advantages of plasma television over regular TV such as a bigger picture, increased color accuracy and the option of hanging the monitor on a wall. Learn about plasma TVs by understanding what differentiates this type of TV from conventional television.
Instructions
1. Know that millions of tiny gas bubbles filled with plasma, a type of gas substance, comprise a key component of plasma TVs. Compare the gas bubbles to pixels or the gas used in fluorescent lighting. Think about each of the millions of bubble-pixels as a neon sign shinning and making vibrant brilliant images.
2. Understand the shape of plasma TVs. This kind of television features flat screens that dramatically enhance pictures and eliminates any edge distortion such as pictures bending around the borders of conventional TVs. Additionally, plasma TVs provide thinner frames and are more lightweight.
3. Realize that although plasma TVs provide flat screens, flat screens may not always pair with plasma TVs. For example, some flat screen televisions offer flat displays but lack the plasma technology. In other words, they utilize CRTs (cathode ray tubes) also know as picture tubes, heavy devices inside conventional TVs that give them bulky backsides.
4. Differentiate a plasma screen from an LCD display on a laptop PC. Even though both offer flat screens that prevent pictures from curving around the edges, an LCD display lacks plasma technology. For instance, plasma screens provide self-lighting which results in significantly brighter displays than the back lighting used to illuminate LCD screens.
5. Use plasma TV monitors to watch high definition television (which has photograph quality images), regular television, for home videos and as computer monitors. Additionally use plasma TVs to watch movies on DVDs and video tape to see images more vivid than conventional television.
