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 What is Plasma Tv - The plasma in plasma TVs is an electrically neutral, highly ionized substance composed of ions, electrons, and neutral particles.
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What is a Plasma Tv. isn't your average slimmed-down television set. The display itself
consists of thousands of "cells," which are individual glass compartments
injected with neon-xenon gas suspended in plasma.
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What is a Plasma TV
Most people know plasma TVs as those unbelievably thin display
monitors that can be hung on your wall just like pieces of video
art.
But
this isn't your average slimmed-down television set. The display
itself consists of thousands of "cells," which are individual glass
compartments injected with neon-xenon gas suspended in plasma-hence
the "plasma" appellation. These cells are the basic elements
comprising the picture you see on your TV screen
Plasma is often called the "Fourth State of Matter", the other three
being solid, liquid and gas. A plasma is a distinct state of matter
containing a significant number of electrically charged particles, a
number sufficient to affect its electrical properties and behavior.
Plasma TVs use thousands of sealed, low pressure glass chambers filled
with a mixture of neon and xenon. Behind these chambers are coloured
phosphors, one red, one blue, and one green for each chamber.
When
energized, these chambers of "plasma" emit invisible UV light. The
UV light strikes the red, green and blue phosphors on the back glass
of the display making them produce visible light.
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