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The rise and fall of plasma TVs
Plasma TV screens used to be popular in the early 2000’s.
The screens contain cells filled with gas, which light up; this forms the picture.
The development of plasma screens
- Plasma screens were first developed at a 1. in the 1960s.
Plasma screens could be used to clearly display information, e.g. in
- a hotel 2..
stock exchanges.
Advantages of plasma TVs
- Plasma technology enabled TVs to be on the 3. in people’s homes.
Compared to older TVs, plasma TVs
- looked good from different 4..
- had a very 5. picture.
- Plasma TV screens got 75% 6. between 2006 and 2011.
Criticisms of plasma TVs
Some people argued that because the colours weren’t so intense, plasma TVs
- were not so good for watching 7..
- didn’t look their best in 8. during the day.
The decline of plasma TVs
- Plasma TVs required more 9. than other kinds of TV (e.g. OLED).
- Sales 10. in 2010.
Manufacturers stopped making them in 2014.
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