Patent ID: 8259036

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus comprising: a plasma display panel including: a front substrate on which an upper dielectric layer is positioned, a black layer being omitted between the front substrate and the upper dielectric layer; a first electrode and a second electrode positioned between the front substrate and the upper dielectric layer, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode contact the front substrate and the upper dielectric layer; and a rear substrate on which a third electrode is positioned to intersect the first electrode and the second electrode; and a filter positioned in front of the plasma display panel, the filter including: a first portion having a first degree of blackness; and a second portion that is positioned on the first portion and has a second degree of blackness larger than the first degree of blackness, wherein an adhesive layer is positioned on a front surface of the plasma display panel, and the filter is attached to the adhesive layer, wherein the first portion and the second portion contact the adhesive layer, and wherein a height of the second portion is greater than a width of a base of the second portion, wherein the first electrode is a bus electrode and the second electrode is a bus electrode, wherein both the first electrode and the second electrode include at least one line portion intersecting the third electrode, and at least one projecting portion projecting from the line portion in a direction parallel to the third electrode, wherein the line portion of the first electrode includes a first scan line portion and a second scan line portion, wherein the line portion of the second electrode includes a first sustain line portion and a second sustain line portion, wherein a width of the first scan line portion is different from a width of the second scan line portion, and wherein a width of the first sustain line portion is different from a width of the second sustain line portion.