| What is Plasma? Plasma is an electrically charged | | | | drawback with new black drive systems and |
| noble gas (typically argon, xenon, or neon) pack in | | | | improved ratio contrasts. |
| millions of compartments between two panes of | | | | Plasma is considered to be one of the most |
| transistor-covered glass. An electrical charge is | | | | versatile media available today. Some of the |
| applied to the gas to produce or make it glow | | | | advantages of Plasma displays are: The content |
| red, green, or blue. Like a cathode ray tube | | | | for plasma displays is easy to create and manage, |
| where cells red, green, or blue are illuminated to | | | | especially with a solid software program. The |
| create an image, Plasma work very much same | | | | installation and maintenance are relatively simple. |
| with the cathode ray tube process . Some great | | | | And digital signage is found everywhere - in |
| improvements in plasma screens include longer life | | | | shopping malls, airports, restaurants, convention |
| spans and anti-burn-in features. One drawback of | | | | centers, trade shows, and now even the health |
| plasma screens in the past was that, plasma could | | | | care industry ¬ making it a familiar medium |
| not generate the color black; it was more of a | | | | to consumers. |
| gray. New systems have overcome this | | | | |