| In the world of flat screen television, currently two | | | | still room for improvement. In case of LCD TV, the |
| technologies are in competition. One is plasma | | | | major drawback has been the clear vision only from |
| television and the other is known as LCD television. | | | | the front. If a person tries to see it from a different |
| Both of the technologies provide an excellent picture | | | | angle, the vision fades and is not clear which makes |
| quality and a brilliant sound quality and a lot of research | | | | this technology less useful. |
| has to be done before deciding that which technology | | | | Nowadays, television manufacturing companies are |
| is better. | | | | presenting plasma television sets as main stream item |
| Ironically speaking, both of these technologies are | | | | because of the fact that LCD is no more economical |
| closely related to each other and have a lot of | | | | in screen sizes above 40". A person rarely sees an |
| similarities yet there are some differences too. First | | | | LCD bigger than this size. This is another drawback of |
| main difference between the two technologies is the | | | | LCD television sets. |
| way through which the picture is created on the | | | | If some other factors are considered, it is still hard to |
| screen. In a plasma television pixels are created on the | | | | decide that which technology is better. Plasma |
| screen with the help of cells in which gas is filled and | | | | television has better picture quality and gives better |
| these cells are coated with a phosphorescent material. | | | | visual results. This makes this technology very suitable |
| When electric current passes through these cells, | | | | to be used in cinemas and in theatres because it |
| phosphorescent material and gas glows, which creates | | | | provides with good resolution power and bright colors. |
| picture on the screen. Pixels in LCD TV are created | | | | Moreover, picture on a plasma television screen can |
| with the help of a fluorescent light which glows the | | | | be viewed clearly from several angles. So, a great |
| cells made of liquid crystals. Strength of electrical | | | | number of people sitting at several angles with the |
| signals determines dullness or brightness of the | | | | television can watch it without any difficulty which is a |
| crystals. | | | | huge difficulty in case of LCD. LCD can be used for |
| The major hurdle in the way of success of plasma | | | | domestic purposes because of less consumption of |
| TV has been its burn in defect. Although the | | | | electricity. |
| manufacturers have minimized this effect but there is | | | | |