| The first Plasma to knock in the TV market was a | | | | way. There are obvious inequalities in the Plasma TV |
| 42-inch screen with a price tag of $12000. At that time, | | | | market. Prices have major difference probably |
| the Plasma technology was fairly new and has not | | | | because of the brand. This may be a good |
| gained supporters as compared to the market they | | | | consideration since some cheap brands do have |
| have set now. LCDs on the other hand were 32 inch | | | | quality products. |
| flat screens and are far behind the Plasma | | | | The other difference is in the kind of technology |
| modernization. | | | | applied. There are actually two technologies used for |
| Different TV manufacturers noticed the possible | | | | plasma television resolution. One is the enhanced |
| competition and the possible trend for home TV | | | | definition and the other is the high definition. Those who |
| viewing. The emerging competition caused the | | | | own an enhanced definition Plasma TV may not |
| different brands to come up with their own improved | | | | experience the kind of image quality offered by high |
| technology and so various TV models have popped | | | | definition devices. Signals sent in high definition format |
| out and prices started to drop. | | | | will be received in only an enhanced format. |
| It became common knowledge then that initial prices of | | | | High definition technology, on the other hand, has a |
| newly introduced TV models and versions are steep. | | | | minimum width of 720 pixels. Bigger monitors usually |
| The manufacturer still hopes to get back their | | | | have more pixel counts in order to produce a crisp and |
| development cost and so they need to introduce new | | | | sharp image. Usually there are 1040 up to 1365 pixels |
| series at higher values. Likewise, they would also want | | | | for a good image quality to be noticeable. |
| to make a good amount out of their initial investment | | | | So remember prices are not really the basis of the |
| so a beefy price tag must be paired with the product. | | | | image resolution and picture quality that you are looking |
| They wouldn't let competitor's product get the top | | | | for. The brand may not really matter in the end. |
| place in the high-end product ladder. | | | | Overall, what matters most are the actual |
| But there are several reasons why the prices dropped | | | | specifications of the TV unit. Go for the high-definitions |
| greatly. First, competitors have emerged and they | | | | type if your country supports that signal. You may |
| have to go with the flow of the market in order to | | | | spend a little more in HDTV LCDs than in an enhanced |
| maintain a place in the high-end TV industry. Another is | | | | definition Plasma TV but in the end, you'll enjoy more |
| the fact that manufacturing methods became less | | | | benefits in a long period if you would prefer the former |
| expensive. | | | | over the latter. |
| So you see, not every plasma is created in the same | | | | |