CRTs Still Beat Flat-Panel TVs

mr.henry writes "Consumers scrambling for sexy new flat-panel televisions may want to tune in to this less-publicized feature of the trendy boxes: They don't deliver pictures as clearly as traditional tube TVs do. Consumers think they're buying the best in technology (with flat-panel televisions), but it's more of an emotional purchase."

Comments

Not just wide

[baeksu]

Sure ko

Teleglaucosis

[Peter Danenberg]

That anyone still submits at own cost to teleglaucosis,
funding thereby the displacement of Man Thinking,1 is funda-
mental:

In this view of him, as Man Thinking, the theory
of his office is contained. Him nature solicits
with all her placid, all her monitory pictures;
him the past instructs; him the future invites.

Whether displaced of dioxene, phosphore or neon? Moot.

-----------
1 Emerson, Ralph Waldo; "The American Scholar",
http://www.emersoncentral.com/amscholar .htm

India :: A vegetarian country

[asliarun]

You're right. India is a good example of this. Indian happens to be one of those rare countries where (pulling stats off my ass) half of the population is vegetarian. As a result, a lot of the big fast food chains have bigtime problems adjusting their menus. However, they've done that and doing really well here.

For example, McDonald's India sells 3 different kinds of vegetarian burgers and 2 types of vegetarian wraps. Their McVeggie burger is crisp and delicious, and way better than their meat burgers to boot! On top of it, the McVeggie burger only costs half vis a vis a meat burger. Note however that the burgers are not organic. Organic stuff in India sells at a premium as well, though the markup isn't all that high (20-40% higher).

So, i guess the economies of scale theory has some merit. However, there's a flip side to it. It's a chicken-and-egg dilemma. If veggie burgers or organic food items are priced lower in the US, more people would be willing to buy them, thus further reducing the price.