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The
Basic Stuff on Plasma TV
Plasma
TVs are the latest display technology and the best way to
achieve flat panel displays with excellent image quality and
large screen sizes viewable in any environment. Plasma Screen
TVs are an array of cells, known as pixels, which are composed
of 3 sub-pixels, corresponding to the colors red, green and
blue. Gas in a plasma state is used to react with phosphors
in each sub-pixel to produce colored light (red, green or
blue).
These phosphors are the same types used in conventional cathode
ray tube (CRT) devices such as televisions and standard computer
monitors. You get the rich, dynamic colors you expect. Each
subpixel is individually controlled by advanced electronics
to produce over 16 million different colors. All of this means
that you get perfect images that are easily viewable in a
display that is less than 6 inches thick.
Plasma
TV Applications
Home
Theater - A
plasma TV is ideal for the home theater enthusiants who want
the best possible picture and space saving design. Plasma
Displays are rapidly becoming the central entertainment center
for home. The versatility and capabilities to connect to HDTV,
DVD, Computers, and video games are making plasma tvs the
replacement of the "BIG" tv.
Trade Shows and Events - Plasma displays
make meeting rooms PC friendly for vistors and are impressive
for presentations and demos.
Boardrooms and Corporate Lobbies- The high
tech look will be sure to impress customers, while serving
the dual purpose of making your executives more effective
during meetings and presentations.
Advertising - Plasma is the ultimate high
tech tool to display your company's products, services, or
events in a visually appealing technology. Unlike light boxes,
which require static duratrans, these flat displays can show
presentations or live video, making for a more informative
and effective method of communicating with customers.
Video
Conferencing
- Many companies use projectors with video conferencing. Projectors
require dark rooms to produce vibrant images. Video conferencing
cameras require bright rooms to pick up images. These two
technologies contradict each other. Because of its performance
in ambient light, plasma is the ideal display system for video
conferencing.
Digital
TV and HDTV? What is the scoop?
Digital
TV(DTV) is the standard for broadcasting picture and sound
using digital signals. DTV allows for dramatic improvements
in both picture and sound quality versus conventional NTSC
analog programming. DTV programming can be delivered in two
basic formats: standard analog definition (SDTV) or high definition
(HDTV).
The highest form of digital television, delivering up to 1,080
scan lines, HDTV produces images that go beyond anything you've
ever seen in a home environment. SDTV, or Standard Definition
Television, is also a dramatic improvement over today's TV,
with the added benefit of allowing stations to broadcast multiple
programs within the same bandwidth as an HDTV signal.
| DTV
Broadcast Formats |
|
Transmission
Type |
Analog |
Digital |
Digital |
Digital |
Digital |
|
Signal |
NTSC |
Standard
Definition |
Standard
Definition |
High
Definition |
High
Definition |
|
Maximum
Resolution |
480i |
480i |
480p |
720p |
1080i |
|
Aspect
Ratio |
4:3 |
4:3 |
4:3
or 16:9 |
16:9 |
16:9 |
|
Description |
Analog
TV as we know it today |
Good
Picture and Sound.
DVDQuality |
Slightly
better than 480i |
Best
Possible |
Best
Possible |
Where
is DTV programming?
Right now, a little over 50% of American
homes have access to digital television through the four major
networks. By 2002, 100% of all commercial stations will offer
digital programming. And according to FCC mandate, all U.S.
television stations must begin digital broadcasting by 2003,
and be exclusively digital by 2006. It's time you went digital.
It's in your future.
Top
10 Benefits of a Plasma TV / Display:
| Size: |
Plasma
displays and Plasma TVs are only a few inches thin-providing
installation options never before possible. In addition
to stand mounting, they can be hung on a wall or from
a ceiling, allowing you to enjoy home theater impact
from a TV that doesn't dominate floor space. Conventional
TVs by comparison take up far more sace and are much
more limited in placement flexibility. Current Plasma
TV models start at 3.25" thin, and range in size
from 37", 42", 50", and now over 60". |
| Higher
Resolution: |
Plasma
display have higher resolution than conventional TV
sets, and are capable of displaying full HDTV and DTV
signals as well as XGA, SVGA and VGA signals from a
computer. |
| No
Scan Lines: |
Conventional
CRTs use an electron beam to scan the picture tube from
top to bottom at regular intervals, lighting the phosphors
to create the image. In the case of standard (NTSC)
TV, visible scan lines can be seen. Most plasma displays
include built-in line doubling to further improve image
quality when viewing standard analog video sources such
as TV broadcasts and VCR tapes |
| Perfect
Flat Screen: |
Plasma
display monitors have screens that are perfectly flat,
with no curvature whatsoever. This eliminates the edge
distortion that can occur in conventional TV displays |
| Room
Lighting: |
Plasma
Display performs better than TV's or monitors in bright
rooms, so feel free to position it in a well-lit room.
However, for best viewing, you should avoid placing
it so that it faces a large window, or where sunlight
will shine directly onto the screen
|
| Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: |
Plasma
display devices have a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio,
the relationship between the screen's width and height.
This is the proper aspect ratio for HDTV, and also allows
many DVD-Video movies to be viewed in widescreen format,
as originally seen in the theater |
| Viewing
Angles: |
Unlike
Projection TV's plasma tvs have a 160 degrees viewing
angle and can be viewd from virtually any angle, vertically
or horizontally. |
| Color
Accuracy: |
Exceptional
color accuracy- High-end plasma displays are capable
of displaying 16.77 million colors -- providing superb
color realism with exceptionally subtle gradations between
colors |
| Flexibility: |
A Plasma Display is a television monitor, capable of
displaying high definition TV, regular TV, and home
video. AND it's a computer monitor, capable of doing
everything a regular computer monitor can do. |
| Life
Expectency : |
Average
life of a plasma tv or flat screen television is roughly
around 35,000 hours. If a plasma tv was used 4 hours
24/7, this would equal about 20 years. |
Things
to consider when purchasing a Plasma TV -
| Tuner/Video
Source |
Plasma
TVs do not typically come with built in tuners, you
must therefore either use a signal passed from a satellite
box or a cable box. Other picture sources could be from
a computer, a DVD player, or HDTV tuner/receiver |
| Cable
Connections |
Advancements
in video components and connection options over the
past few years require upgrade video cables to get the
whole picture. Generic products do an injustice to even
the casual viewer of big screen TVs through the use
of inferior materials, design and manufacturing.
DVDs , Laser Disc players, and high quality VCRs must
be connected with high quality cables to get the full
benefits from their technologies and capabilities reproduced
on your Plasma display. |
| HDTV |
Looking
for HDTV technology with your Plasma TV or Television.
Please thoroughly read through our collection of Televisions
or email us at cs@electronics-depot.com
for questions and answers. |
| Audio |
Most
Plasma Televisions and Plasma TVs do not come with built-in
audio and speakers. They do come with high quality output
jacks for your surround sound sterero or audio station. |
| Aspect
Ratio |
Another advantage of digital TV is that it allows for
a widescreen presentation of "16:9". This
16:9 figure is the aspect ratio of the width of your
TV to its height. Most current TV's are 4:3, comparatively,
a 16:9 ratio gives you more width, more picture, more
fun. DVDs and HDTV signals are broadcast in 16:9 format. |
The
Electronics-Depot staff encourages its customers to read
about its products before purchasing. Purchasing a Plasma
TV is a big purchase and should be researched for the right
one for you or your loved ones. Please contact our staff
if you have any questions.
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