Plasma vs LCD Televisions

Plasma versus LCD a fascinating, complex battle indeed! LCD and plasma TVs each have their own characteristics. And the decision about which one you prefer has a lot to do with your personal taste, much like preferring a peanut butter sandwich to a jelly sandwich, or vice versa.

Let us proceed point by point.

Each pixel in a plasma TV is made up of three phosphors one red, one blue, and one green. They emit light when struck by beams of electrons. The quantity of light emitted depends on the intensity of the electron beam. It is the phosphors themselves that create the light one can see on a plasma screen.

On the other hand, LCD TVs use millions of crystal, which are suspended in a liquid that is sandwiched between transparent panels. A bright florescent light is in place behind this liquid crystal sandwich. The crystals are instructed to either let the light pass or block its passage. Color filters are used to determine color.

As far as size is concerned, both TVs were always thin, and so that question is something of a stalemate. For example, the difference between 3"" and 5"" seems to matter in case of certain models, but becomes almost immaterial when it comes to a large-screen TV.

In terms of the viewing area, however, plasma TVs have always been known for their larger sizes. And that holds true in general. Put in a different way, one will have a greater variety of plasma TVs to choose from when he/she is looking at the big models. But it should be kept in mind that LCD TVs, too, are steadily gaining ground.

Now comes the question of price. For a large-screen plasma TV and a large-screen LCD TV of the same size, the plasma TV would normally cost less. LCD TVs are, however, dropping in price, and it is highly likely that the two will be on equal footing in the price department quite soon. All else being equal, in the plasma vs. LCD TV battle, plasma tends to win on this one for the time being. But the battle goes on.

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The Next Club Penguin - Where is It?

At the time of Club Penguin's acquisition, there were 12 million registered users, with about 700,000 of these paying subscribers. Each of them paid an average of $6 monthly, bringing the monthly subscription revenue of Club Penguin to an approximate 4.2 million dollars. To top it off Club Penguin was also making money off virtual goods and online merchandise. For a 3 man team sharing that amount of dough per month that's pretty good money!

Disney's acquisition was a cash payment of $350 million and an opportunity to earn out an additional $350 million between the time of acquisition and 2009. This simply threw the world into frenzy.

Suddenly the folks who were already in the virtual world business began examining how they could emulate Club Penguin's success. Folks who were in the gaming business decided to get a piece of the virtual world business. Folks who were not in either industry but in the tech business decided to invest in virtual world R&D. Folks who had no idea how to go about this and had no money to invest could only look on.

One year later, there is still speculation whether there would ever be another Club Penguin, or whether there is already the next Club Penguin waiting to be procured. In the wake of the economy downturn, is it even possible for any company to fork out extravagant amounts of cash to procure a piece of virtual real estate these days

Today, there are several promising virtual worlds for kids on the internet, all with impressive membership stats and equally impressive Alexa rankings. But Club Penguin is currently still top of the game.

But how long more will Club Penguin stay at the top of its game? Is Club Penguin already waning in its popularity or will it remain champion for another few good years?

In spite of these questions and uncertainties, one thing is for certain.

There are dozens of virtual worlds for kids hot at the heels of Club Penguin, and one of them may just be the next Club Penguin.

This article was contributed by Aldric Chang - a creative businessman who is active in music composition and production, internet marketing, casual games production, animation production, cartoon production and character licensing. His 3d animation studio - Mediafreaks - is focused on producing high-end animation work for documentary producers, advertising houses and cartoon animated series - with projects ranging from the animation of dinosaurs to the visualization of natural disasters and something as chic as 3d jewelry animations.

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