Why is Plasma TV called Plasma TV?

Answer 1

It's because of the way they work. They apply electricity to neon and xenon to produce UV light to light up a phosphor. When neon and xenon get a spark, they go from a gas to plasma, a fourth state of matter (liquid, gas, solid and plasma.) A kid might say it's called a plasma TV because it is so thin, which is an invalid and incorrect answer because he wasn't considering that LED TVs are even thinner.

Answer 2

They are called plasma televisions because they make use of plasma to generate an image. Matter normally exists in three states, solid, liquid and gas. Plasma is a fourth state in which the particles are ionized or charged. When they become charged they move easily through electrical fields.

A plasma television has a tiny gas filled chamber for every pixel in the display. The principle is the same as fluorescent lights. As electrical energy is fed into the chamber, ultra violet light is generated which in turn strikes the phosphor at the front of the cell. The phosphor glows as it absorbs the UV light. Different phosphors are selected to produce red, green and blue light. As the energy delivered to each pixel changes, so does the intensity. The three separate colors can produce the wide range of colors and brightness that make up a full image.

The process described has been simplified for clarity. There is a more detailed description at the link below.

Answer 3

They are called plasma displays because they use small cells containing electrically charged ionized gases which are plasmas

Answer 4

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