http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspxInteresting to read that Panasonic is now saying that the 'half-life' of its latest plasma TVs, such as the TH-46PZ81B (left), is in the region of 100,000 hours. That's the amount of use it takes for the screen to drop to 50% of its original brightnessenCommunityServer 2.1 SP3 (Debug Build: 20423.1)http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspx#118645Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:42:34 GMT4268cb68-fb71-468f-8e55-5b063adbd477:118645professorhat<p>Great post, Andrew, and a handy place to link to when these questions come up.</p> http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspx#118729Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:14:10 GMT4268cb68-fb71-468f-8e55-5b063adbd477:118729FuzzyinLondon<p>Only just saw this and I think it's excellent. My Kuro might outlast me if I don't start watching it more.</p> http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspx#118789Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:06:34 GMT4268cb68-fb71-468f-8e55-5b063adbd477:1187891 R<p>Excellent! &nbsp;Let's have this conversation again in 70 years - if I am still around then!</p> http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspx#118812Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:15:28 GMT4268cb68-fb71-468f-8e55-5b063adbd477:118812Andrew Everard<p>Good plan, 1R - but somehow I doubt I will be...</p> http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/television/archive/2008/08/19/half-life-half-truths-and-tv-myths.aspx#119083Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:24:21 GMT4268cb68-fb71-468f-8e55-5b063adbd477:119083timwileman<p>excellent round up of some of the myths! cheers</p>