PLASMA

Pros
a) Wall Mountable
b) Not Temp Sensitive
c) Great Picture
d) Comes in Bigger Sizes
e) Lasts around 30,000hrs (13 years)
f) Great black levels

Cons
a) Builds up heat
b) Cooling fans can be noisy
c) Heavy
d) Image degrades over time faster than LCD/CRT
e) At 30,000 measures at 50% quality
f) Once dead, it’s dead
g) Expensive
h) No recharging of gas
i) Burn In

Well, there’s the terrible truth about plasma TV’s. Now if I could take a moment here to just mention that no matter WHAT someone tells you there is NO POSSIBLE WAY to “recharge” a plasma or “refill” the gas inside. Once these things go, they’re pretty much gone. Another thing, burn-in on these things has been exaggerated just a bit. Yes it happens, and yes it sucks but it’s not a guaranteed thing. HOWEVER, I wouldn’t use one for a computer monitor and since that’s what we’re discussing here, I’d recommend just slipping by Plasma and moving on a bit farther.