Ed's view - PLASMA

[HDTV News Poster]

Plasma should not work! At least it should not work as a TV display system. At best, it should provide a nice, even light surface - suitable for decorative effect, and maybe, with a strong south wind, work as some type of test display. That was the thinking about thirty years ago. But today, "Plasma" (a.k.a. Gas Discharge) is one of two technologies presently being employed for flat panel TV displays - the other being LCD. Although plasma displays have been around for several years, only relatively recently has this technology been applied to television. Earlier Plasma uses were relegated to flat alphanumeric displays, but other, more efficient technologies such as LCD, LED et al have replaced Plasma in these applications.

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