plasma panel

Ionized gas screen

A plasma panel is a type of flat-screen display that creates images using small cells of ionized gas—plasma—that emit light when electrically charged.

Plasma panels dominated large-format television in the early 2000s before being displaced by LCD and LED technology.

They were prized for deep blacks and wide viewing angles but consumed more power than newer alternatives.

flatscreenThin display device
displayPresentation for viewing
televisionBroadcast viewing device
big screenTheater projection surface
monitorDisplay or supervisor

pixel · dead pixels · screen · screen size · HDTV · phosphor · glow · gas · ionized · electricity · power consumption · resolution · viewing · brightness · contrast · burn-in · widescreen · home theater

Opposites

display technology type

plasma panelLCD panel

Screen with liquid crystals

LED display · OLED panel · liquid crystal display · QLED · CRT

technological era/obsolescence

plasma panelOLED

Emissive display technology

QLED · smart TV · LCD

Family

plasma, panel, plasmas, panels, paneled, paneling, panelled, panelling, protoplasm

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G