Plasma TV as Monitor

I know the majority of details on LCD/LED vs Plasma TV's. My question is this... Upon turning on my Plasma TV and for approximately an hour or so, the pixels in my Plasma TV display white with a slight pink tint and the pixels are slightly blurry. However, after running for a while, the pixels will correct themselves and render images perfectly. Does anyone have an explanation as to why this is?

I understand pixel count vs refresh ratio and some other things, but the ONLY explanation I can think of is simply, the plasma has time to heat up.

 

I have hooked my computer up to my plasma and I can't say I have seen what you are talking about, but I wasn't looking very closely. The main issue to worry about with plasmas displaying static images like a desktop background is burn in, but newer plasmas are less susceptible to that and it becomes less of an issue after a few hundred hours of use as well.

 

Yup. Plasma TV's work by basically running electrical current through several small cells of plasma gas, much like a fluorescent light bulb. And much like a fluorescent light bulb, that process needs time to heat up to produce its maximum light / color output.

As for using a Plasma display as a computer monitor... I have two concerns about that.

1) Plasma burn-in. There are several things on a computer that are static (e.g. the Windows taskbar, or in-game HUD / status bars, etc), that can eventually cause burn-in.

2) Too freaking big. You typically see plasma displays in larger HDTV's, around 50"+. The highest resolution you can get is 1080p (1920x1080). That is pretty low pixel density. The largest sized display I would use for 1080p resolution is a 32" HDTV.

 

I have a "50" Full HD plasma monitor, and its perfect to PC use. Its not to big. I dont understand why you saying its to big.

But your right about burn in problem if you use it all the time with pc. I had some burn in with my plasma because of to much pc use, but now its gone. That said i used the monitor "24/7" with my pc so the upper bars in explorer burned in.

 

I'm not too worried about burn in (It isn't an unused plasma) - I used it as a TV for around 1 1/2 years. And the pixel count on Plasma's are lower, so the graphics usually don't render as well.

And i'm just wondering if anyone knows why? - Edit, On white backgrounds the H from the history channel is burned into the white. - Must say, quite funny.

 

I've hooked my laptop to a 50" Plasma and I think it looks ugly. Sure it's fine for an FPS, but if you're in an MMO and chat, the text is somewhat blurry.

Perhaps a high-end Plasma would be better, as I have a mid-range.

I'd much prefer a monitor