A flat gas-discharge panel TV with good color saturation

A flat 8-in diagonal gas-discharge color-TV has been fabricated and operated at 5 fL in white with a luminous efficiency of 0.05 lm/W. The contrast ratio was measured at better than 300:1, owing to the special configuration of the discharge cell, and also the careful adjustment of gas loading conditions. The CIE chromaticity coordinates for red, green, and blue (R,G,B) exhibited in the panel were, respectively, (0.56,0.31), (0.22,0.68), and (0,17,0.14)-- reasonably good values considering those of NTSC. The electrical and optical properties of the panel as well as the techniques for real-time TV picture display are discussed.