are plasma tv still made?
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There are still a few Chinese companies producing plasma TVs, but they don't sell their televisions in the United States. They too will likely stop plasma production by 2016, IHS forecasts. ... Once a popular high-end option for HDTV sets, plasma technology has been outpaced by LCD, which includes the super-thin LED TVs.
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Yes, vacuum tubes are still used in some special applications, though not as many as just a few years ago before LCD displays pushed CRTs off the market. Most I can think of are high power radio frequency (especially microwave) devices.
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Since the late 2000s, CRTs have been largely superseded by newer "flat panel" display technologies such as LCD, plasma display, and OLED displays, which have lower manufacturing costs and power consumption, as well as significantly less weight and bulk.
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Both plasma and OLED displays offer excellent blacks since they can completely turn off individual pixels, but OLED does it better. The way plasma panels are constructed causes a small amount of ambient light to be refracted out to the viewer, and OLED displays don't have this problem.
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Plasma screens are made out of glass, which may result in glare on the screen from nearby light sources. ... Although a few companies have been able to make plasma enhanced-definition televisions (EDTV) this small, even fewer have made 32 inch plasma HDTVs.
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As I told you at the beginning, the theoretical lifespan of a modern TV is around 60,000-100,000 hours. Well, among all TVs, plasmas are considered to have the longest lifespan. Normally, a plasma should last longer than both an LCD and an LED, with only a few exceptions.
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The TiVo Box has detected a serious problem and is now attemting to fix it. This will take about three hours. If you have a plasma TV or are concerned about burn in, you should turn off your TV for the next three hours. If, after three hours, the TiVo Box does not restart, please call customer support.
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The last known VCR-maker in the world has announced that it will shut down its VCR production lines in August. The VCR is officially going the way of the Betamax and LaserDisc: into the technology graveyard. ... It "has been producing VHS-playing VCRs for 33 years, most recently in China for Sanyo," the BBC says.
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Almost all TV sets sold since 2004 have digital converters or were built specifically for digital TV, especially the HD TVs. ... These have the capacity to display HD signals but not the internal technology to receive the digital signals. They also will need converters.
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Are CRTs still manufactured or used? Absolutely. CRT material and process technologies are common to the vacuum tube industry as a whole, which continues to serve many applications across a wide variety of industries.
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Interestingly, the 45/ 46 inch Plasma televisions used 260 –286 watts while the 42/43 inch Plasma televisions used significantly less (183- 186 watts). All four used between 0.67 and 1.4 watts on stand by.
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The average plasma used 138 watts and the older style LCD/CCFL used 139.5 watts. The good news is that the newer LCD/LED type averaged 91.5 watts. That is a substantial 34% energy saving.
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Although much less susceptible than Plasma TVs, LCD TVs are still subject to screen burn in (image retention). ... If you are using your LCD TV as a computer monitor, the same general rule holds true: Avoid keeping a static picture or a picture with static elements (black bars, black borders, logos, etc.)
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All Sharp TVs sold in the U.S. are made by Hisense Now, Hisense manufactures all TVs bearing the Sharp brand name in the U.S. The license for Hisense to use the Sharp brand name has a term of five years from 2015 with an option to extend.
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It's sad news for those who are 3D fans, but it's time to face facts. No 3D TVs are being made. In fact, most manufacturers stopped making them in 2016.
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PIP is a part of the broadcast, and so the broadcaster had to support it. Like all things, they eventually scrapped it, since as you say many sets no longer supported it. Since most things are no longer analog, you need a dual tuner in your TV to achieve this function.
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The biggest difference between the OLED and the plasma is that the OLED is brighter and the colors pop more. Oh, and the 4K resolution does come in handy for 3D movies -- the LG, which uses passive 3D technology, is hands down the best 3D TV ever made. Not that anyone cares about that.