For anyone who loves TV coupled with a love of technology, there is absolutely no doubt - you have got to have a plasma screen TV. Thousands of people spend a great deal of their hard earned cash on plasma screen TV's every year as they deliver unrivalled color, contrast, clarity and above all picture quality. However plasma screen TV's are very different to ordinary tube TV's and indeed LCD TV's.

Below you will find ten facts you might not know about plasma screen TV's I hope they are of interest and prove to be useful to you.

* Plasma screen TV's will begin to lose their brightness after about 2,000 hours of use. This means that the latest model plasma screen TV's will be half as bright as they were after about 60,000 hours of use.

* Plasma screen TV's are easy to view from anywhere in the room. Unlike projection TVs and LCD TVs, the picture on a plasma screen TV is clean, crisp and clear from just about any angle.

* Plasma screen TV's have fantastic contrast, and can display virtually perfect dark black. Plasma screens can also display very intense colors. This makes them ideal for watching movies.

* Plasma screen TV's are available in extra large sizes. The largest plasma screen in the world is 103 inches across. You can without difficulty buy plasma screens up to 65 inches.

* Plasma screen TV's picture is remarkably lifelike. The picture you obtain from a plasma TV is the clearest picture you can possibly get, and there is such a feeling of depth, the picture almost seems three-dimensional.

* Plasma screen TV's need to be kept cool due to the heat they generate so there must be plenty of ventilation. How ever, do not think about placing your screen outside to keep it cool as they do not like moisture.

* Plasma screen TV's suffer from something called image burn which occurs when a static image is present on the screen for a long period for example, pausing a DVD image or even connecting a PC to the screen as static images are often viewed on PC's.

* Plasma screen TV's accommodate a widescreen format. You get the full theater experience from plasma TVs because they use a widescreen aspect ratio. In addition to their high resolution, this allows plasma TVs to make the most of HDTV and DVD formats.

* Plasma screen TV's certainly do not come cheap. The starting price is around $2,000 and goes up to around $10,000 depending on the size of the screen and the particular model.

* Plasma screen TV's can be fitted to a wall because of their lightweight construction and the slim design lets them hang like a living masterpiece, well almost.

If you are thinking of buying a plasma screen TV I hope these Items will prove to be of some use to you.

Thank you for reading my article.

About the Author

Rick Trafford is the author of Plasma TV Guide and spends a great deal of his own fulltime writing day creating short pieces for regular, high ticket rewards. See more at www.tv.jogamarketing.com