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Home Electronics: The Facts About Plasma TV
by Simon Canfield


Not so many years ago, homes across the country watched
their favorite TV shows on a bulky floor model that took
awhile to warm up before you could see the picture, didn’t
offer anything in the way of remote control manipulation
and offered a washed out image on the TV’s cathode ray tube
hosted screen...and folks were thrilled to have such
marvelous technology in their midst. Today, all of that’s
been changed, with the introduction of plasma TV.

Instead of trekking to the local theater to catch a
favorite flick, those who own a plasma TV can get pretty
much the same experience in their own homes. If the
thought of shelling out the amount of money that one of
these sets costs makes you flinch, think of how much you’d
be spending to buy movie tickets, and your perspective will
change. If you multiply the number of movies that you’ll
watch on your plasma set by $8.00 (the average price of a
movie ticket these days), you’ll see that the set will
quickly pay for itself. Even if your purchase price was
$4300 for a 50” widescreen model, you’d see a profit after
just about 538 movies were viewed – watching two movies per
day, then, would have you realizing a profit after about 9
months. When you factor in the cost of popcorn and a
drink, you’ll be seeing a profit a lot quicker than that.

Known for their magnificent color, clarity and brightness,
plasma TVs come in a variety of sizes – from 37” to over
60”. Instead of the bulky floor models of yesterday, the
plasma TVs of today are as thin as 3.25” – demanding far
less accommodation for depth – and can be mounted on the
wall. This helps to provide a true theater experience
without the need for a lot of bulky hardware cluttering up
the room.

Before you run out to make a purchase, there are some
things that you’ll need to consider in order to make the
best decision regarding a new unit for your home. Take a
good look at the size and layout of the room that will
house the plasma TV. If the room isn’t overly large – or
if you have an apartment dwelling – then a 42” screen
should do the trick. For larger rooms, upper range screen
sizes (in excess of 60”) would probably work best.

Pricing is determined by the size of the unit, as well as
the manufacturer. If, for instance, you purchase a model
from Pioneer, Sony or Panasonic, you can expect to see a
higher price tag. On the other hand, the quality of these
units exceeds that of their competitors, so it’s all
relevant. Ranked among the best of the plasma TVs is the
Sony 42XBR, offering outstanding visuals and
state-of-the-art operating tools.

You’ll probably find lower prices when shopping on the
internet, but be sure to look for the Better Business
Bureau seal on the website – which is represented by a BBB
linked logo – or you can’t be sure that it’s not going to
be a fraudulent (or, at least, substandard) transaction.



About the Author
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(c) 2005 Simon Canfield - All Rights Reserved

Simon Canfield is a hi-tech enthusiast and freelance author.

www.AllAboutHeadPhones.com
www.BigScreenTVsecrets.com



10 amazing facts you might not know about television
by Irene Revallio


By the time the typical U.S. youth has reached eighteen years of age they would have spent about 25000 hours watching tv. This means they would have actually spent more time watching televison than learning at school. The 1st colour television transmission occurred in John Logie Bairds English studio back in 1928.This transmission showed some blue and red scarves and a UK policeman's hat. Also shown was a mixed bunch of flowers, a guy poking his tongue out and the smouldering end of a cigarette. The first ever TV advert in history lasted twenty seconds and was for a clock manufactured by a corporation called Bulova.

This company also manufactured the 1st timepiece that went into space. The commercial was seen in July 1941 and went out during a game being played by the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies. The famous revolving globe that is utilized by the NBC news series spent many years turning in the wrong direction. In 1984 this was eventually found and on January 2nd this was put right and now the globe is turning correctly. Way back in 1950 only 10 percent of U.S. households had a television in their possession. By 1960 this had changed to an unbeleivable 90 percent whilst today it is 99 percent with fifty four percent of U.S youngsters having one in their bedroom. Now more of us have tv's than we do a phone. The highest ever fee given to do a television advertisement was $2,000,000 per thirty seconds of time.

This was paid by advertisers to run their adds during the very last American screening of the popular comedy series friends. The show was aired by American TV company NBC on May 6 2004 and lasted for a whole hour. Man's largest television set was unveiled in the Japanese city of Tsukuba and measured 24.3m by 45.7m [ 80ft by 150ft ]. It was used in the 1985 Japanese International Exposition and displayed a series of specially created films containing varied artistic and cultural creations. The largest number of adverts featuring a companies president were made for Wendy's Hamburger restaurants in the United States and featured Dave Thomas the corporation creator. In all he has starred in 652 adverts with the shortest being five seconds and the longest being sixty seconds.

These commercials have won thirty six major advertising awards and have made Dave as well known as his Food. Whilst viewing an episode of the hit Japanese kids show Pokemon over seven hundred Japanese children were rushed to hospital with severe convulsions and trauma. This was caused by a ten second scene in which the shows star Pikachu flashed his big red eyes to the sound of a huge booming explosion. In the States the largest section of the Television audience is made up of pre-school children.On average their weekly viewing turns out to be in the area of 30.4 hours which means by the age of 17 they would have amassed about 15000 hours of television watching. Amazingly this adds up to a staggering two years of solid viewing.


About the Author
Irene Revallio is the owner of find plasma TV which is a great source of information about Plasma Televisions For more information, go to: http://findplasmatv.com