Motorola Debuts Nano-Emissive Flat Screen

brain1 writes "PhysOrg is reporting that Motorola has developed a 5" flat-screen prototype display that uses carbon nanotubes. The display appears to promise lower costs for a full 40" HDTV screen bringing the price down to $400. The technology uses standard color TV phosphors, has a response time equaling CRTs', all in a package 1/8" thick. The display characteristics meet or exceed CRTs', such as fast response time, wide viewing angle, and wide operation temperature. All these are areas that LCDs are weak in. Is this the breakthrough we needed to finally make HDTV and flat-panel computer displays *really* affordable?"

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Re:Holding reviews till I can see it

[danila]

That's sound thinking. Mod parent up. As far as I remember, every promise of technological improvement in the 20th century was broken. The computers became slower over time, cars became less safe and consume more fuel with each year. TVs are losing brightness and become smaller each coming month (and portable TVs become bigger). Don't believe anything Motorola tells us. After all, has anything good ever came out of their research labs? I mean, it's not like they invented the mobile phone or anything.

Don't believe that "cheaper and better" crap. We all know that technology (especially computer technology and consumer electronics) becomes more expensive each year and the capabilities and quality decrease. :(