Comments on: Consumers are hot for LCDs, but are investors?

The lowered expectations for LG.Philips LCD's IPO are indicative of the boom-and-bust market for screens.

[Tex Murphy PI]

LCDs are the future for Consumers

Unlike Plasma screens, LCD screens do not lose their brightness over time, run cooler, quieter, and are far lighter. LCDs also consumer far less energy, and are immune to burn-in.

The only problems with LCD TVs at the present time are:
1) Price / Area is still higher than Plasma
2) Dead Pixels
3) Refresh times still higher than Plasma or CRT

With costs and refresh rates improving, the only barrier left for LCD domination is the random Dead Pixel issue.

Once LCDs achieve the price/performance curve Plasma screens enjoy, then it will be the end for Plasma Screen TVs.

[grey_eminence]

Electron Field Effect OLEDS the Future

Solid State will be the way to go, not liquids.

http://colossalstorage.net/display/3d_display.htm


LCD's are slow, cant control the on/off time, require alot of energy, generate alot of heat, and fragile devices.

[lewissalem]

too expensive..

..too expensive. I can buy a 19" tube for $100, and the display doesn't "ghost".