Plasma Television Extended

Plasma Television Extended


What are some ways to extend the life of my LCD Hd Tv?

I've read that plasma and lcd televisions have a shorter life span than older tv's. Is there is type of preventative maintenance, or tips that can keep my crisp, clear, and costly television "alive" longer?

Televisions that used cathode ray tubes (CRT) had a fairly well defined lifespan. This was because CRTs are only a glorified type of thermionic valve (yanks called them "tubes") and the working life of a valve was known almost to the hour. This knowledge was built up over decades of use.

Large (tv size) Plasma and Liquid Crystal Displays have not been around long enough in domestic use for this amount of knowledge base to build up. Any estimates of how long they'll last in domestic conditions (variable ambient temperatures, being switched on/off a lot etc) are only guesses so far. Ask this question again in about 5 or 6 years and you'll have more accurate answers.

Based on laboratory calculations and experience from smaller types of these screens, your domestic tv should be good for 10 years or more. But it's really too soon to make a fair comparison with the CRT sets.

There is nothing you can do to extend this apart from keeping the screen clean, not banging it about and generally being nice to it.