Or Simply, TV
Television (TV) is both a device and a communications medium for transmitting video and audio. Television provides media in the form of shows or movies, which compose every possible genre, fiction and non-fiction. In the U.S. in 2008, the three most popular genres were sports, news, and "reality tv".
Television has become a worldwide phenomenon, enjoyed at least once by more than half of the world's population. The average American is exposed to about 4 hours of television a day.
LCD vs Plasma
LCD: Lower electrical consumption, generally less screen reflectivity. Generally brighter screens than plasma, and more suited to viewing in bright rooms.
Plasma: Generally better viewing angle, richness of colors, and deeper blacks. Older plasma screens can suffer from screen burn-in.
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Fast Facts
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Inventor
John Logie Baird in 1925
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Plasma Television
Invented in 1936 by Kálmán Tihanyi
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Original Run
The first run of a new program either paid for or licensed by the network or individual TV station.
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World's Largest
This monster of a television measures 160 feet by 72 feet tall and is housed in the Dallas Cowboys football stadium. Everything is bigger in Texas!
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LCD
Outsold CRT screens in total number of units, worldwide, in 2008
