But unlike a CRT that varies its brightness by changing the amount of electrons in the beam sent to the screen, plasma displays vary the amount of light produced by pulse width modulation, which ...

So I've been reading and pouring over reviews and forum posts about HDTVs -plasma and LCD in particular- for quite a while now. But time and time again, I wonder if those two techs really do look ...

Plasma displays were similar to the way neon signs work combined with the phosphors of a CRT. In fact, a plasma screen was like having a miniature CRT for each pixel (see CRT).

(However, most CRT units sold globally are not HD.) According to research firm DisplaySearch, slightly more than 21 million LCD HD/SD sets were sold in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 2.8 ...

CRT models, on the other hand, feature a single tube that defines the size of the screen. The move to plasma technology and its use of millions of cells made it far easier to enlarge screen sizes ...

I have a CRT HD TV that is 5 and a half years old (one of the last ones they made). In terms of picture quality, it still looks better than any of the LED, LCD, or plasma sets I've seen. Am I ...

Samsung has just released information about its 2007 lineup of HDTVs, including new LCDs, DLPs, plasmas and even CRTs. There's too much high contrast, HDMI 1.3-equipped, Deep Color enabled for one ...

The latest installment of EarthTalk, a weekly Q&A column from E/The Environmental Magazine: Dear EarthTalk: I need to replace my old TV. Can you tell me which of the latest models is the greenest?

Plasma TV sounds very futuristic as a term, even looking back. And the technology did represent a big jump forward from CRT, when you consider that was basically the same system developed in some of ...

Plasma works a little bit differently, but with some of the same perks and advantages over traditional LCD (or CRT) screens. Since plasma powers its pixels individually, it’s possible to turn ...

Samsung's PNF8500, the last great plasma TV, is now cheaper than ever. If you're shopping in the high end of the TV market and care about picture quality, buying one now is extremely appealing ...