Plasma TV Vs LCD TV - A Review

There are two main types of televisions in theharmful radiations. Before coming into market,
market and people have to do a lot of researchelectronic products have to pass a quality insurance
before buying either of them. First type is known astest in which emission of radiations is also checked.
plasma television which produces picture with the helpEven if some ultraviolent radiations are emitted, they
of gas enclosed in cells coated with specializedare very less in amount and are not harmful to the
material. When electricity passes through it, thehumans.
picture is produced. There is no need to recharge theBurn-in is basically a problem in which an image
gas as a layman thinks because of the word plasma.remains on the screen for some time. This problem is
Electricity is responsible for its charging andpresent in plasma type of televisions but not in LCD
discharging. In case of an LCD television, specializedtype because in it phosphorous derived chemicals are
cells are made of crystals that glow when light fallsnot used instead, liquid crystals are used which are
on them.illuminated with fluorescent light. So, burn-in can never
Talking about consumption of electricity, plasma typebe produced in this type of televisions.
consumes more electricity as compared to theLCD has a quality of changing the image on the
second type because the gas used in it has to bescreen rapidly. This quality makes it perfect for
charged and discharged top produce different images.attachment of play station to play games. It is also a
This makes LCD an economical device.good choice to watch television broadcasts. This is
Viewing angle is also a main differentiating factordue to the presence of fluorescent backlight instead
between the two types. In an LCD TV, image isof passage of electricity through the gas to produce
best seen from the front while in case of the otherimage. This feature makes it durable and long lasting
type of television; image can be viewed clearly fromas compared to plasma televisions which loose their
even an angle of 175 degrees in some models. Thispicture quality with time and soon problem of burn-in
makes it suitable for usage in cinemas and businessappears on their screens. Use of fluorescent light in
centers.LCD eliminates this problem.
Neither of the both types of televisions emits