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Hello MEMS, Goodbye Monitors

Posted by michael on from the l999 dept.

ftantil writes "In this article Bob Cringely says traditional monitors (CRTs *and* LCDs) will eventually go the way of the Underwood. I've always liked the idea of seeing the image equivalent of a 27" monitor by looking into a slot in my cellphone, but it never occurred to me that these things could replace TVs too."

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  1. More details by Triskaidekaphobia · · Score: 5, Informative

    Some better descriptions of how MEMS display work here and here (flash based, but very good)

  2. Re:HDTV DOA??? by -tji · · Score: 4, Informative

    Huh? This is just another display alternative. HDTV is a digital broadcast format, allowing higher resolution material to be displayed.

    In fact, many of the new HDTV displays are using MEMS technology. See http://www.dlp.com/

    DLP is used both for front projectors, and reap projection HDTV's.