Plasma 1080p Myths and Misconceptions

Plasma Screen Technology has Changed and Improved

Plasma HDTV technology has experienced an enormous improvement in the last several years. Where plasma displays were once prohibitively expensive and temperamental pieces of equipment quickly susceptible to hazards such as burn in or dead screen pixels, plasma HDTV technology has advanced far enough to where this risks are very small. Where LCD was once king of the HDTV hill, plasma HDTVs are quickly becoming much more attractive when it comes to return on investment. For nearly 3 years now manufacturers of plasma displays have worked out the problems that plagued their earlier counterparts.

Myth 1: Plasma screens are easily susceptible to burn in.

One of the most prevalent myths that I hear when others are talking about plasma HDTV's is that they easily susceptible to burn in. While it is accurate to say that that burn in used to be a problem with older plasma screen displays, the technology used to manufacture these HDTV's has improved to the point to where you would be required to adjust the settings of your TV and crank some serious brightness through the pixel cells to actually burn an image into your screen. A more common issue mistaken for burn in is "image retention" which dissipates from the screen quickly after the channel is changed or the unit is powered off.

Myth 2: Plasmas have a short life span.

Another common misconception which is often attributed to plasma screens is that their ability to produce bright imagery degrades quickly. This is simply false when talking about the plasma HDTVs released within the past 3 to 5 years. These displays have an average half life of about 70,000 hours of viewing time with current technology. Half life refers to how long a plasma display would have to be on for its pixels to become half as bright as when the television rolled off the assembly line. This equates to someone leaving their Plasma HDTV on for 8 years without ever turning it off.

Myth 3: Plasmas suffer from screen glare and reflection.

One of the biggest complaints about plasmas that I hear whenever I speak with somone about the advantages and disadvantages of plasma 1080p HDTVs is that they suffer from screen glare in well lit rooms. Like most of the common misconceptions about plasma screens, this was a valid complaint up until about 2-3 years ago. On one of my older plasma screen televisions I could actually see my reflection when watching my favorite programs on the weekends during the day. It pleases me to announce that many manufacturers have taken this criticism to heart and begun to apply glare resistant coatings to the glass which makes up the outer part of the display screen. This greatly reduces the amount of glare that you'll experience from light sources in your viewing room.

Bottom Line

Plasma screen HDTV's have come a long way since the early days when many of these myths had a ring of truth to them. Often what happens is a buyer will be working with a salesman who either has bad information or wants to bump their commission by steering the buyer to a more expensive technology. There are considerably more myths out there regarding plasma HDTVs and before you take something as truth, be sure to take the time and do the necessary research.

Plasma 1080p Myths and Misconceptions

By: Jake Smith

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