How Long Does a Plasma TV Last for

Do These Televisions Actually Lose Brightness?

When we purchase electronic items, especially a television, we all want to know how long would it last. Therefore, not surprisingly, when we buy an expensive Plasma TV our first question would be how long does a Plasma TV Last for.

Information on the lifespan of a Plasma TV most often confuses and at times frustrates the consumer. The Plasma TV is an excellent investment if you want to enjoy high quality images on the screen which are pleasing to the eyes. 

But the question that needs to be answered is will this big, life like image displaying Plasma TV go dark in a few years? Most of the information by merchants who sell the conventional CRT TVs will not be so pleasing about the Plasma TV.

This information is nothing but motivated by self interests. What you will hear from a conventional TV seller is that a Plasma TV would last up to 3 or 4 years.

There are some sellers who use another gimmick. They will tell you that a “Plasma TV lasts only about 3 or 4 years, but if you buy our 5-year warranty, we’ll replace it with a new one if it fails.”

The story, even repeated by certain review writers, will tell you that the life span of a Plasma TV is 3 years. These are based on vested interests. This is nothing but a myth in short.

A Plasma TV loses brightness slowly as much as a CRT TV does. This is not visible to the human eye. This loss takes place over a very long period of time. A normal Plasma TV lasts 60,000 hours.

By the time you complete 30,000 hours your Plasma TV’s brightness would have reduced by half.  The technical term for this phosphor-brightness inclination is “Life to Half Brightness” or LTHB. It is not the same as “lifespan” or “half-life.”

If you watch TV for 8 hours a day, 30,000 hours would mean you have watched the TV for 3,750 days or well over 10 years! By the time your Plasma TV does totally black, it will take over 20 years of viewing! Does this sound bad? Not, at all. If a TV lasts 10 years, it’s good enough.  

Gone are the days when the whole family sat directly in front of the TV set. Today the viewing angle is a very important consideration. Most people want to have friends over to show off their home theatre system.

To do this they want the picture visible from all parts of your living room. This means you not only need a large screen but you also need the same quality of picture from anywhere in the room. The Plasma TV delivers this with precision. The pictures viewed from any angle remains the same.

All the features we have come to expect on a television screen are present in a Plasma TV. There is picture in picture, the ability to use the screen with either your home theatre or with the computer and other devices.

The prices of plasma screens are dropping as more and more consumers demand them and more and more manufacturers are producing Plasma TV.

There’s a stiff competition which has not only brought down the prices but also enhanced the features. The prices at present are bit higher due to the lager screens but this will drop further as some manufacturers are coming out with smaller Plasma TV screens.

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