| Plasma TVs are one of this year's hottest electronic | | | | Older plasma TVs had a screen life of 30,000 hours or |
| products. Here's a FAQ that explains what a plasma | | | | less. The newer plasma TVs have a screen life of |
| TV is and where you can get one at the lowest price. | | | | 60,000 hours. |
| What is plasma TV? | | | | Where can I get a plasma TV at a cheap price? |
| A plasma TV is a television with a screen that's | | | | My advice is to take a trip to your local electronics |
| composed of hundreds-of-thousands of tiny gas-filled, | | | | store or discount store so you can check out plasma |
| colored cells. When electricity passes through the cells | | | | TVs in person. Then, when you find a model you like, |
| they light up and produce a TV picture. | | | | go online and check out prices at a comparison |
| What are the benefits of plasma TV? | | | | shopping website. These sites give you prices from |
| The benefits of plasma TV are: | | | | various retailers for anything you can think of. |
| * Lifelike picture - Plasma TVs produce a picture that's | | | | The comparison site I use gives me prices from both |
| so realistic you think you're watching a scene through | | | | online and offline retailers. It also gives me expert |
| a window. | | | | product reviews, reviews by consumers who own the |
| * Slim design - Plasma TVs can be placed virtually | | | | products, and even reviews of the stores that carry |
| anywhere in a room and can even be hung on a wall. | | | | the products so I know if the store I'm dealing with is |
| * Flat screen - Plasma TVs have a flat screen so | | | | reputable and will give me good service. |
| there's none of the distortion you get with curved | | | | I recently purchased a flat screen TV through one of |
| screen TVs. | | | | the retailers I found on this site that was $150 cheaper |
| * Large size - Plasma TVs are available in sizes | | | | than the same TV I found at my local Wal-Mart. I also |
| ranging from 37" up to 84." | | | | saved $85 on taxes (you don't have to pay sales tax |
| * Widescreen design - Plasma TVs are made in | | | | on online sites that don't have a store in your state), |
| widescreen format so they're compatible with | | | | and the shipping was free. |
| widescreen DVDs and HDTV. | | | | I've saved thousands of dollars on big-ticket items I've |
| * Side-angle viewing - Unlike projection TVs, plasma | | | | purchased online and, thanks to this site's store ratings, |
| TVs can be watched from any angle without the | | | | have never had a problem. |
| picture fading. | | | | Visit the to get more information, to compare prices, |
| * Multi-broadcast formats - Plasma TVs are | | | | and to get consumer ratings for plasma TVs or LCD |
| compatible with HDTV, DTV, XGA, SVGA, and VGA | | | | TVs. |
| broadcast signals. | | | | The author, Brian Stevens, is the senior editor for and |
| How long do plasma TVs last? | | | | has written extensively on plasma TVs. |