How LCD and Plasma TV Work

- See episode 18 for more information on TV technology.
- LCD - stands for Liquid Crystal Display.
- Plasma - these TV's contains specific kinds of gases known as Xenon and Neon.
- See more food demos in episode 3, 8, 25, 54, 71, and 82.
- Pixel - a combination of one red, one blue, and one green. Pixel is short for Picture Element.
- 256 Red x 256 Blue x 256 Green = 16,777,216 total colors.
- Learn how CRT TV's work at http://www.eletronics.howstuffworks.com/tv4.htm.
- Flicker occurs in a CRT because the phosphor dims while waiting for the next pass of the electron gun.
- By color, I mean all three colors at their brightest, which would show up as white.
- More on Atanarjuat at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285441/.
- For more information on LED's check out http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED.