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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The advent of plasma televisions has certainly changed our perceptions about what makes best television viewing. Even though when they first hit the market, plasma televisions were so exorbitantly priced that only the wealthy could afford them, today nearly everyone can own one. However, taking the help of plasma TV buying guides will certainly prove to be advantageous especially as it helps one to learn about latest technologies as well as knowing who the better manufacturers are.

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There are certainly considerable differences in prices with plasma televisions falling in the range of $2,000 to $3,500 as compared to the under $1,500 it costs to own a traditional color television. In fact, you can even use the information provided by plasma TV buying guides to compare not only different brands and models of plasma televisions, but also learn about comparative advantages that such televisions have over the cheaper CRT televisions.

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