Tips

• Be careful when hanging a plasma screen TV over your fireplace, make sure the area where the plasma TV will be placed is below a temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Do not leave static images (such as computer games on pause) on screen for long periods of time. this causes burn-in, which is when a pixel is damaged. A plasma screen is more likely to suffer from burn-in during it's first 200 hours of use. Therefore, it's recommended to lower the luminance by altering the brightness or contrast setting.
• With early generation plasma models it's recommended to view the image from 8 to 12 foot away. This is lowered on recent models due to pixel distortion improvements.

• Pixel resolution - The higher the number of pixels displayed on the screen, the higher the picture resolution will be. Currently the most common pixel resolution displayed by most TVs is 1024x768.
• Native resolution - Is the standard resolution of the plasma display and not the resolution of the delivery signal.
• Contrast ratio - The measurement of light intensity between the brightest white and the darkest black. Therefore you should look for the contrast ratio to be the highest possible, this will mean better picture quality.
• Viewing angle - This describes the best viewing angle
• HD Ready - Contains the required screen resolution and necessary connections to display high definition content. Programs should be broadcast in this format in the UK in 2006.
• NTSC, PAL, and SECAM - standard video formats.
• Aspect ratio - this is the ratio TV signals are transmitted in, such as 4:3 or 16:9 widescreen format (HDTV will be).