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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
Laptops' price decline also depended a lot on technology improvements, particularly in displays. For years, laptop displays (LCDs) were in constant design flux, meaning manufacturing plants were retooling every 2-3 years, and prices stayed up. LCD display tech has since stabilized, constant plant retooling has not been necessary, and so prices have come down significantly.
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That and the fact that for years LCD plants produced a VERY high percentage of faulty panels, which consequently raised the price for a panel considerably. The decline in price for panels did actually start when the production lines became less error prone. I.e. in the case of LCD panels it was not so much the LCD technology as such that caused the high prices.
I have no idea if the same holds true for e-ink panels. But I can very well imagine that
PVI buying additional production plants might have an impact on e-ink panel pricing in the long run.