What is a plasma television verses a plasma monitor?
Most plasma televisions are technically not a television, they’re considered a monitor because they do not have a built in tuner. A tuner is a device that allows the user to select different television channels and turns the monitor into a plasma television. There are a number of different devices that can be connected to a plasma monitor that can be used as a turner, such as a VCR, cable box, or satellite decoder box. A plasma television has a number of advantages over other TV sets. A plasma television is extremely thin (about 3.5 inches) and will fit into spaces that other TVs would be to deep. A plasma television is also lighter. Combining the size and weight a plasma television can be located in almost any location. The future of TV/video is in the wide screen digital format. This is the proper aspect ratio for HDTV and DVD-Video movies. You can watch movies the way they were to be viewed, in wide screen, as they are in the theater. Just as there are a number of different devices
