Samsung plasma tv lifespan

Normally a plasma TV has a half-life between 30,000 to 60,000 hours, meaning that the unit will loose around fifty percent of its brightness during this time of service.

For instance if a plasma TV was left on for eight hours a day the expected half life would range about 9 years.

How do you know when a plasma TV is going out?

A vertical or horizontal line can appear and remain on the screen.

Ghostly images or a greyish effect that appears somewhere on the screen and either disappears after a while or never goes away.

How many years does a flat screen tv last

A loud humming or crackle and pop sound coming from the back or upper part of the TV where the components are located.

Do plasma TVs run out?

The lifetime of the latest generation of plasma displays is estimated at 100,000 hours (11 years) of actual display time, or 27 years at 10 hours per day.

This is the estimated time over which maximum picture brightness degrades to half the original value.

Why do plasma TVs last so long?

The green phosphors are claimed by some manufacturers as the reason behind the incredible increase.

Lower power usage and mot