| The flat screen TV has become the "must have" | | | | provided a huge difference from having to use a |
| piece of electronic equipment that most people want | | | | regular television set as a computer monitor. LCD and |
| to have in their homes. Who can blame them? The flat | | | | plasma TV's came out of this revolution in technology. |
| screen television has replaced the bulkier televisions of | | | | It did not happen immediately, but it was a starting point |
| the past. They come in a variety of sizes and some | | | | from which scientists began to work. |
| can be mounted directly on your wall. | | | | Television has come so far from its humble beginnings. |
| Their lighter size allows people to free up space. | | | | It was a novelty to possess something that could |
| Watching the game on a big screen television used to | | | | transmit a program from the other side of the country. |
| be the "cool" thing to do, but now you can get the | | | | Sure the image was grainy and in black and white, but |
| same size with better color. The flat screen has come | | | | it was still an item that only the wealthy possessed. |
| a long way and has affected more than just the | | | | Eventually it became more affordable. The television |
| television industry. | | | | evolved into color and bigger screen sizes. Then it |
| You have probably noticed that flat screen monitors | | | | became much larger; as tall as the average woman. |
| have been around for quite some time. The laptop | | | | Too bad the image was distorted and lost its vibrant |
| would not have been a viable and streamlined monitor | | | | colors. LCD and plasma solved those dilemmas by |
| had it not been flat. Flat screen monitor's first run of | | | | changing from a cathode-ray to the use of plasma. |
| production were still quite heavy, but instead of a | | | | People everywhere are jumping into the flat screen |
| rounded screen, a flat screen was inserted. From | | | | TV craze. Even the price does not seem to be |
| there it became the goal of designers and engineers | | | | intimidating to most buyers when they compare the |
| to have a monitor that was not as heavy, nor as bulky. | | | | differences between their older models and the new |
| The year of 1964 was a huge year of discovery for | | | | fantastic versions. |
| the flat screen TV. Plasma technology was | | | | As more manufacturers discover new technology, the |
| discovered thanks to a growing need by scientists to | | | | prices will fall. The 30 inch flat screen plasma or LCD |
| have a computer screen that did not have to | | | | can be purchased for around $800 and in some sales, |
| constantly refresh itself. | | | | they go for as little as $600. |
| The plasma offered a better screen resolution and | | | | |