Plasma monitor lifetime

[Al]

I've noticed that more plasma monitors are being sold for home use. What
is the lifetime of such a unit?

I had a color TV set that I used for 20 years; I finally got rid of it
when the mechanical remote control mechanism in the TV wore out.

I've recently seen ads that push the use of the monitor, when not used
for viewing programs, as a display for art. But, will it die afte a
year's constant use?

What would be the wearout mechanism, loss of material from the emitter,
deposit of material on the phosphor, loss of the gas which produces the
plasma???

Anybody have any experience with this?

Al

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There's never enough time to do it right the first time.......

 

[Zak]

Al wrote:

I've recently seen ads that push the use of the monitor, when not used
for viewing programs, as a display for art. But, will it die afte a
year's constant use?

I understand that they burn in relatively quickly. And they use a lot of
electricity.

This may not be such a good idea. Though it will sell the screens.

BTW most have an ugly display of darker colors. The lowest light level
isn't that low and dithering is used to work around this.


Thomas