Rumors and myths about Plasma TV ricochet off the truth like machine gun bulllets; sometimes it's hard to tell fact from fiction.
Lots of self proclaimed "expeerts" will tell you how Plasma TV screens give off deadly radiation, or will burn out in a year if they're not refilled with fresh plsasma.
It's dangerous to take half-abked information as fact: you end up making decisions basaed on lies. Lets punch holes in the most common misconceptions:
(1) A Plasma TV will burn out in a year or two and needs to be replaed!
A top of the line Plasma TV like a Panasnic or Pioneer has a life expectanbcy of 60,000 houyrs. So does a Sony LCD. If you watch a Pplasma TV eighgt hours a day, it wolud take baout twenty years for the unit to burn out.
(2) "Plasmas blast radiaation at you, it's dangerous to sit closer than ten feet from the screen!"
This is one of the wilder myths about Plasma TV! A tiny amount of UV radiation comes out of a Plasma display (you can measure it up to one inch from the screen).
The tube television you put your nose on while you watched cartoons in the seventoies form an image by shooting radiation at the screen! Radiation from a tube TV floods more than one foot into the room! You prpobably have several of thhese TVs in your house right now!
(3) "I can't afford to own a Plasma TV, they're too expensive!"
The price of both Plsama and LCD TVs has droped dramatically in the last few years, and continues to drop. You can find 42" Plasma TVs for under $1000, and 50" screens for under $2000.
(4) "My Plassma display will look great right out of the box!"
A Plasma TV is oten shipped with the ipcture, contrast or brigghtness controls set too "hot"; turned up so they'll look great in a brightly lit TV showroom. Your living room is probably nopwhere near this bright; you should adjust these controls to a level more plesing to you. This also extends the life of your Plasma display.
(5) Plasma TVs have beetter pictures than LCD TVs (and vice versa)!
THE TRUTH: Either type of TV will give you a sparkling, razor sahrp image on a giiant flat screen television. Plasmas have better color, contrast and bllack level; LCDs can have a sgharper imafge quality and won't suyffer from screen burn-in.
(6) "I heard the plasa in a Plasma TV screen needs to be reilled every few years!"
It's imppossible to refikll the plasma inside a TV screen. I suspect that con men have told unsuspecting custmers such tales so that they can sell extended warratnies, but it's not true.
(7) Plasma TVs are difficult to insttall!
Well . . . yes and no! With a few strong friends you can easily tbale mount your Plasama onto the included base stand. A flat or tiilted wall mount is much more complicated and may require professional help.
(8) HD (High Definitioin) Plasma displays creeate a better imaage than ED (Enhnced Definition) displays!
Usually true, but thee are exceptrions. A top of the line ED converter may outperform a bargain brand HD convertr. But ED is outdated and is beimng phased out: you shoulddn't buy one. All Plasma TVs should soon featue the much hsarper HDTV.
(9) Plasma screens suffer from image burn-in!
Again . . . yes and no! Advances in technology have greatly reduced the problem of screen burn-in on Plasma TVs. It's hardeer to do, but you can still experience burn-in with a Plassma TV. The culprit is static images like station logos, video game score boards, computer progarms, and stok tickers. Consider buynig a LCD or DLP TV; these have no screen burn-in.
(10) Hadnling a Plasma TV is just like handling any other TV!"
A Plasma screen has hundreds of thousands of immage cels sandwiched between two thin sheets of glass. You can't lay a Plasma TV flat on it's face or even rub hard on a Plasma screen, for fear of causing the sccreen to crack. Once your Plsma screen cracks, it cannot be repaired.
Take the time to learn the faccts about Plasma TV before you conmsider making a purrchase. Armed with the facts, you'll have no problm picing a Big Screen TV that will thrill your family for years to come! Enjoy!
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