Comments on: New Wave For Flat Screen TVs – and I Mean Flat http://www.pcmech.com/article/new-wave-for-flat-screen-tvs-and-i-mean-flat/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/new-wave-for-flat-screen-tvs-and-i-mean-flat/comment-page-1/#comment-14540 Drew Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:37:06 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7851#comment-14540 LCD's, no. But plasma's and rear projection are also far from dead/"so yesterday". LCD’s, no. But plasma’s and rear projection are also far from dead/”so yesterday”.

]]> By: David Risley http://www.pcmech.com/article/new-wave-for-flat-screen-tvs-and-i-mean-flat/comment-page-1/#comment-14536 David Risley Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:35:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7851#comment-14536 Like I said, Drew, its just a matter of time. I didn't declare LCDs dead yet. Like I said, Drew, its just a matter of time. I didn’t declare LCDs dead yet.

]]> By: Drew http://www.pcmech.com/article/new-wave-for-flat-screen-tvs-and-i-mean-flat/comment-page-1/#comment-14533 Drew Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:18:27 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7851#comment-14533 This is kind of old news really... Sony unveiled their rganic technology almost 18 months ago! I believe the SONY store at International Plaza has an 8" organic screen on display if I'm not mistaken. "Plasma TVs are so yesterday. And rear projection has long been dead. LCD televisions are still popular, but what’s coming is sure to put the LCD out of business." Actually, tube/CRT TV's are yesterday, rear-projection is still alive to an extent, for those wanting a flatscreen with over 65" of screenspace they've got DLP, LCD's are not going to be put out of business anytime soon and plasma's aren't anywhere near yesterday. Sure, I may be biased partially as I sell them, but being in the industry I also know what's out there. Plasma technology is still better than LCD and therefore a better TV. LCD TV's are going to be around for as long as they can be used as computer screens and/or gaming TV's and they are far from becoming obsolete anytime soon. And as far as LCD prices are concerned, they aren't high anymore. Nowhere near as high as 2-3 years ago. They've come down dramatically in price and are actually much better than their predecessors. A 1080p TV now costs much less than a 1080i TV did a few years ago. Organic technology is more than likely going to become a competitor of LCD's and plasma's but it surely won't put them out of business. At least not anytime too soon. Just like the desktop computer is far from obsolete. ;-) There's a long way to go before that happens. This is kind of old news really… Sony unveiled their rganic technology almost 18 months ago! I believe the SONY store at International Plaza has an 8″ organic screen on display if I’m not mistaken.

“Plasma TVs are so yesterday. And rear projection has long been dead. LCD televisions are still popular, but what’s coming is sure to put the LCD out of business.”
Actually, tube/CRT TV’s are yesterday, rear-projection is still alive to an extent, for those wanting a flatscreen with over 65″ of screenspace they’ve got DLP, LCD’s are not going to be put out of business anytime soon and plasma’s aren’t anywhere near yesterday.

Sure, I may be biased partially as I sell them, but being in the industry I also know what’s out there. Plasma technology is still better than LCD and therefore a better TV. LCD TV’s are going to be around for as long as they can be used as computer screens and/or gaming TV’s and they are far from becoming obsolete anytime soon.

And as far as LCD prices are concerned, they aren’t high anymore. Nowhere near as high as 2-3 years ago. They’ve come down dramatically in price and are actually much better than their predecessors. A 1080p TV now costs much less than a 1080i TV did a few years ago.

Organic technology is more than likely going to become a competitor of LCD’s and plasma’s but it surely won’t put them out of business. At least not anytime too soon. Just like the desktop computer is far from obsolete. ;-)
There’s a long way to go before that happens.

]]> By: hitchface http://www.pcmech.com/article/new-wave-for-flat-screen-tvs-and-i-mean-flat/comment-page-1/#comment-14532 hitchface Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:54:22 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=7851#comment-14532 I, for one, am incredibly stoked for OLED. This is the dawn of the "screens are everywhere" age. I, for one, am incredibly stoked for OLED. This is the dawn of the “screens are everywhere” age.

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