Plasma display

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A plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat-panel display that uses small cells containing plasma (ionized gas) to produce an image. Each cell functions as a tiny fluorescent lamp, emitting ultraviolet (UV) light when the gas is energized by an electric current. The UV light then strikes phosphor coatings on the inside of the cells, causing them to emit visible light in red, green, or blue. Plasma televisions were the first large (over 32 inches/81 cm diagonal) flat-panel displays to be released to the public. Plasma display technology was invented in the 1960s at the University of Illinois and were later made for niche use in luxurious monochrome computer monitors and terminals, before vanishing due to affordable color thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT LCDs). Planar neon plasma displays like Burroughs's Panaplex were also in use for a short while in handheld electronics like calculators and multimeters before being squeezed out by liquid-crystal display (LCD), vacuum...

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