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fjtorres · 03-19-2011, 08:35 AM

Sounds interesting.
However...
The main problem facing all these new display tech isn't the science or the engineering but the economics.
I've yet to see one that says: "We're as good or better than LCD--and cheaper..."
I'm sure that sooner or later, somebody *will* be able to deliver a quality color display tech that will displace LCD but I fear it won't be this decade. Pretty much everything I've seen is either stuck in the proof-of-concept stage or "Five years away".
Even Mirasol and color eink are no real threats to LCD for the forseable future when volume and price are factored in.
We've got a long wait ahead...

03-19-2011, 08:35 AM	#5
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	Sounds interesting. However... The main problem facing all these new display tech isn't the science or the engineering but the economics. I've yet to see one that says: "We're as good or better than LCD--and cheaper..." I'm sure that sooner or later, somebody will be able to deliver a quality color display tech that will displace LCD but I fear it won't be this decade. Pretty much everything I've seen is either stuck in the proof-of-concept stage or "Five years away". Even Mirasol and color eink are no real threats to LCD for the forseable future when volume and price are factored in. We've got a long wait ahead...