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Flat Screen Monitors Sales to Reign This Year

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the lcd-versus-crt dept.

swimfastom writes "Yahoo! News reports that sales of flat-panel computer monitors will top sales of bulkier traditional models this year, signifying a long-expected turning point in the computer monitor market. Flat-panel screen sales are expected to grow at a 49-percent compounded annual growth rate from 2001 through 2006, giving them an 82-percent share of the desktop computer market."

3 of 282 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Not a moment too soon by aardvarkjoe · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Yeah, that was off topic. Don't try to divert the discussion into one about monitors, darkov!

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  2. Re:This just in by Robert1 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slashdot Poster Attempts to Sound Intelligent by Pulling Numbers Out of Ass; Readers Not Suprised, Poster Seen Standing Up in Anger and Promptly Sitting Back Down -- Panting.

  3. POKE command issued by torqer · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Are you saying that someone issued the POKE 65495,0 command on the sales of LCD displays?

    That is to say, only if the computer used to calculate the sales is a Tandy.

    By the way... I guess this makes me as old as you.