So you are ready to take the plunge and buy your first plasma TV. What brand do you want? You should definitely consider purchasing a Samsung plasma TV.
History Of Plasma - Samsung Plasma TV
History: University of Illinois professors Donald Bitzer, Gene Slottow, and then-graduate student Robert Wilson, invented the first plasma television in 1964. These gentlemen used regular cathode-ray picture tube television sets as computer monitors for their in-house computer network, although they knew that this display, which has to constantly refresh, was not the optimal medium for displaying computer graphics. After countless hours of research, they built the first plasma display panel, which only had one cell. Today’s plasma TVs use millions of cells.
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Plasma vs. LCD TV History
In 1964, University of Illinois professors Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow, along with then-graduate student Gene Slottow, invented the very first plasma television. The plasma vs.LCD TV race had just begun. These gentlemen used regular televisions as computer monitors for their in-house computer network. They knew that a cathode-ray display has to constantly refresh, which is not optimal for displaying computer graphics. After countless hours of research, they built the first plasma display panel with one cell. Today’s plasmas use millions of cells.
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Filed Under (Plasma TV) by Richard on 09-05-2008
History of Plasma Technology
The very first plasma television was invented in 1964 at the University of Illinois by professors Donald Bitzer and Gene Slottow, and a graduate student who was assisting them with their research. These gentlemen had been using regular televisions as computer monitors, but they knew that a cathode-ray display, used on a regular television, has to constantly refresh, making it an unacceptable long-term solution for displaying computer graphics. After countless hours of research, they built the first plasma display panel with one cell. In contrast, plasma TVs today use millions of cells to display an image.
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