Abstract: A gas discharge display device includes a center plate which comprises cells for defining a display area. The center plate, which is sandwiched between two electrode holding plates each of which has an electrode coated with a dielectric layer, is in the form of a porous insulating layer having a low dielectric constant.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided with front and rear boards each having a plurality of electrode members, respectively. The front and rear boards are spaced apart to define a discharge space filled with an ionizable gas. The front board is equipped with a front glass plate including a fluorescent or phosphorescent element set on its inside surface, and a central plate having a number of holes therethrough. The electrode members of the front board are affixed by a coating to an inside surface of the central plate. The fluorescent or phosphorescent elements are placed at the rear of the electrode members on the central plate.