LCD Plasma Television

Back in 1983, IBM sandwiched neon and xenon gas between two plates of glass and excited the gas with electrical impulses, creating the first plasma display. This 19-inch

screen glowed orange on a black background and was the beginning of the flat panel television revolution. Fujitsu introduced color monitors in 1992, but it was not until 1997 that Pioneer began selling plasma televisions to the public.

However, the technology was expensive at the time and not really suitable for commercial purposes which are why the CRT screens became popular. The LCD plasma television that you know of today was introduced around 1999 and featured one of the most clear pictures around for the time. Of course, technology has come a long way in just a few years and now you can get digital processing at high speeds.

Plasma technology could be designed easily for screens 37-inches and larger and the market was rocked with the introduction of a 103-inch screen in 2006.

The LCD Plasma television had the color intensity and clarity needed for high definition television viewing and quickly became the most popular choice for high definition viewers. The thought at that time was that LCD technology would not be able to advance beyond the 37-inch size television and the large screen market belonged to plasma televisions.

The plasma television offers cinema-like quality with its widescreen ratio, an aspect of 16-9, but it is also adept at displaying smaller ratios too. In facts, many of the plasma televisions have an automatic picture resizer which will zoom in and out depending on the aspect ratio of the picture quality.

The flat screen of an LCD plasma television is great in that it greatly reduces distortion of the image displayed, something that was a problem with CRT screens. You have a wide viewing angle without the picture becoming distorted and the screen has a remarkable, even brightness in the picture quality.

Another advantage of high definition plasma televisions, is they are already set up for digital images as well as sound, making them ideal for use with surround sound systems. The 13:9 aspect ratio of plasma televisions also allow for a better theater-like experience for in-home viewing of movies. Plasma monitors also have a better dark room black level that makes black appear real black instead of a dark red or brown found with many LCD televisions.