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LCD Overtaking CRT

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-its-about-time dept.

prostoalex writes "IDC has a new report out, claiming that revenues for LCDs by the end of this year will top the CRT revenues. The only market not susceptible to the shift will be gaming and graphics-intensive applications, where the refresh rates of LCDs are not satisfactory yet."

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  1. The secret to success by Chairboy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The trick for making LCD revenues pass CRT is simple: Make the LCD monitors more expensive.

    Thank you, I will be here all ze week! Don't forget to tip your waitresses!

  2. I'd be more interested in units sold... by Exitthree · · Score: 0, Redundant

    While LCDs are gaining popularity, the cost of an LCD is still much greater than a CRT. Therefore, while the revenue from LCDs might be higher, the number of units is still lower.

    A valid comparison would be a 21" monitor. The LCD version would probably cost at least $1200, whereas a CRT could be as low as $600. The same number of units are sold in this case, but the revenue is different by a factor of 2.

    Another interesting thought is how much of this growth is accounted for by the growth in laptop sales. You don't see many CRT toting laptops anymore...

  3. Just remember, a technology that... by rusty0101 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... costs five times as much as another technology can sell 1/5th the volume of the other, and still have the same revenue.

    Personally I will be a lot more impressed when the volume of sales of CRTs is less than the volume of sales of LCD screens at the same or higher resolution.

    Considering a 15" LCD is visually compariable to a 17" CRT, and I have seen pricing along the lines of $500 for 15" LCDs and $99 for 17" CRTs, I don't really expect the crossover to happen this year.

    -Rusty

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