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Plasma TVs: flat and fancy.(Buyers Guide)
Plasma TVs make a blockbuster first impression. A scant 6 inches thick or less, these sleek flat panels display bright images on screens measuring about 3 to 5 feet diagonally.
A plasma screen is made up of thousands of pixels containing gas that's converted into "plasma" by an electrical charge. The plasma causes phosphors to glow red, green, or blue, as dictated by a video signal. The result: a colorful display with high brightness, even in light-filled rooms, and a wider viewing angle than most rear-projection sets and LCD (liquid-crystal display) TVs.
But the picture isn't all rosy Image quality often doesn't equal that of a very good direct-New TV, ...
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