| Plasma televisions are actually cheaper than standard televisions, a 42 inch CRT would cost more to buy than the same sized plasma screen! Plasma screens are not a new invention, the first was actually built in 1964 at the University of Illinois. Up until 2003 the claimed average screen life of a plasma television was between 20,000 and 30,000 hours, but the latest generation last for in excees of 50,000 hours - That's a lot of viewing! Plasmas also offer better brightness and contrast to most LCD televisions. A myth that we can bust is that you don't need to get your plasma screen re-gassed. Infact you can't get it re-gassed, it's a sealed unit. Some other things to look out for are twin tuners, picture-in-picture, on-screen display and the number of Scart sockets that your television comes with. Something to look for is the Contrast Ratio - This is basically how black the blacks are and how white the whites are. A good ratio is 3000:1. |
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