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Originally Posted by karunaji
Still large LCD panels are cheaper per square inch than small ones. I don't see how that wouldn't be applicable to e-ink.
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Because LCD technology is 20-plus years old.
Because large LCD displays sell by the tens of millions in TVs.
Because large (TV) LCD displays themselves are a money-losing business.
Just ask Sony and Samsung, among others.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...81E0BO20120215
The main reason consumer LCD panels are cheap is because there is excess capacity and everybody is trying to get *something* out of the factories. LCD is cheap because everybody and their uncle is making them; in Japan, S. Korea. Taiwan, and China. Especially china. Too much capacity, too few buyers.
When the mature tech can't make money, who is going to invest in an immature tech to go after the same market? That is why SED died. And why eINK is wisely going after eink readers, signage, and even watches instead of desktop displays.