What’s up with a Plasma TV?

By Mike



Plasma TV has brought television watching to a whole new level of quality entertainment. Screens can be wider on plasma TV’s than on conventional televisions, without taking up nearly as much space. A plasma TV is typically only 6 inches deep. Rooms that would have been too small to hold a big screen TV before can easily do so now. Because the screen is flat the picture can be seen from different angles and from practically any part of the room. The pictures are smoother and clearer. Thousands of pixel cells are infused with an extraordinary range of color intensities, which combine to make a picture incredibly life-like. After trying a new plasma TV, you’ll never want to go back to regular television again.

The technology behind the creation of the plasma TV has to do with gases and electrons. Generally, gases are made up of balanced particles, with equal numbers of positive charged protons and negative charged electrons. When free electrons are introduced to the gas, they collide with the particles and knock loose other electrons, causing photons of energy to be released.

A phosphor surface on the interior of the plasma TV gives off light when it is stimulated by the electrons, resulting in the image seen on the screen. While plasma TV’s aren’t cheap, the prices have come down these last couple of years, making them affordable to more people.