![]() Plasma TV were manufuctered by Panasonic, Samsung and LG. Panasonic stopped producing them in 2013 while Samsung and LG announced that 2014 would be their last year of production. ![]() The important thing to remember is that Plasma TV are long dead. The Technology is currently being pioneered by Samsung and LG. So how about OLED? Well, OLED is cutting-edge technology that meant to usher in the next generation of Flat-screen TVs. OLED promises to give you the best of LED and plasma in one. If you wish to go in-depth, this article has an excellent take on the topic. On the other hand, LCD CCFL are LCD screens with light tubes placed behind the screen. LED screens are LCD, but use LED or Light Emitting Diodes as light source behind the screen. The light source is what differentiates LCD ( better known as LCD CCFL TV where CCFL means Cold-Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) from LED screens. LCD screen is composed of two parts: the actual Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) and a light source at the back of the screen also known as backlight. I know that’s confusing but let me explain. LED and LCD aren’t much different from each other. Okay, so Plasma screens work by exciting tiny pockets of gas (Xenon and Neon), changing them to a plasma state. But hold on a bit on this bumpy ride because it’s not the most important part. Flat screen TV are built on a variety of confusing Technologies, Plasma, LCD and LED, and OLED. ![]() The cheapest flat screen TV in Kampala for instance costs no less than Ugx 800,000 ($256). The only problem is they are still expensive. Flat screens are lighter, slimmer, consume less power and show clearer pictures. ![]() These are the TVs of the 21c that are fast replacing the good old CRT TVs. CRT TVs like my Dad’s Sony Trinitron were bulky, consumed lots of power and showed low-quality pictures. The screens use a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, and a fluorescent screen used to beam TV images on your screen. Invented in 1925 by scottish inventor John Logie Baird, the Cathode Ray Tube or CRT TVs are the main source of news and home entertainment in the 20th century. Now even though we’ve a smart TV at home that I’ve interacted with for about 3 years, I must confess that the buzzwords sometimes confuse me as well. ![]()
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