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What Else do I Need for My Plasma Television?

By Robert Silva, About.com

Samsung 80-Inch Plasma TV

Samsung 80-Inch Plasma TV

Robert Silva
Question: What Else do I Need for My Plasma Television?
Answer: Here are some tips on what you need to budget for in addition to your Plasma television in order to use it to its full potential:

1. A place to hang it or place it on a stand.

2. Input sources: Blu-ray Disc,HD-DVD, and/or DVD player (Upscaling DVD player desirable), VCR, video game console, satellite or cable box. In addition, some Plasma televisions will accept an input from your PC.

3. A sound system. Although some Plasma televisions have an internal sound system, it is best to connect it to a home theater receiver for optimum home theater enjoyment.

4. A surge protector (which is good advice for any component in your system).

5. Connection cables to connect your Plasma television with your other components.

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