As the flat panel television category continues its explosive growth, plasma display panel (PDP) technology remains the benchmark and de facto standard that consumers seek when considering the purchase of flat panel home theater display devices. To many consumers, the term “plasma” has become synonymous with all flat panel displays – even though liquid crystal display (LCD) products are also available.

Until recently, the market for direct-view, flat panel televisions was segmented fairly clearly, with LCD sets available only in screen sizes smaller than 30 inches, and PDP products available in larger screen sizes ranging from 42 to 61 inches. Today, the consumer market for these two flat panel technologies is beginning to converge, due to mass production of LCDs in larger screen sizes.

While PDP and LCD offer some shared benefits (their flat, thin form factor and undistorted, fixed-pixel image rendering), significant quality differences remain. Plasma displays continue to best fill the needs of home theater enthusiasts seeking premium-quality large-screen display devices, due to several inherent benefits of the technology.

Fujitsu General America, a global leader in plasma display technology, offers a full line of Plasmavision SlimScreen plasma monitors for the consumer and commercial markets, ranging in screen size from 42- to 63-inches (the latter available in January 2004). Fujitsu Plasmavision monitors provide large, theater-like screen sizes; rich, accurate, lifelike colors; high contrast in both light and dark rooms; stunning brightness from any viewing angle; excellent motion handling; and screen integrity over the long haul.

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