2006-12-27 06:20:44 · 4 answers · asked by nel g 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Home Theater
No. I believe they have a 10 year life span. Once it goes, it's gone.
2006-12-27 06:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by atomic_dog_68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you run it all day long like at an electronic store, probably yes. If you use it like a normal person, then you will get your money's worth. It may not last as long as a tube TV, but long enough until the next best thing comes out on the market.
Most plasmas have a half-life of 60,000 hours. At 8 hours per a day, that is around 9 years. Half life is the time it takes to reach 50% brightness. A standard tube TV reaches 30% brightness at 20,000 hours.
2006-12-27 14:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how much you use it. You have to talk about how long you leave your TV on for, not how many years you have it. Plasma TVs have a half-life because there are gasses in the TV screen that are affected by how long they are used for. Two or Three years seems a little low in any case. I'd say you could look for at least 8 years.
If this is a real concern of yours, look for LCD TVs. They are still really thin and don't have as many problems of this nature as plasma TVs do.
2006-12-27 07:36:43 · answer #3 · answered by Carmine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as it is not being used for static images, it should last about 30,000 hours - and if you get more advanced plasma screen technology (such as rotating pixels), then it could be an upward of 50,000 hours (a year is less than 10,000 hours).
2006-12-27 06:35:08 · answer #4 · answered by kaliselenite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋