Killer price for monitor

[Chagi]

Quote from lilboy716:

you'll be waiting for a long while...

17's bottemed around 100. i remember the time 17 CRT at around 100ish. That's when LCD was starting to become popular. Since the 17-19LCD are sold in the 100-200 range, what types of technologies are out there "just about" to replace the LCD? I've heard of the laser LCD, but I have not seen them on the store shelves....

It does cost the manufacturers to make those panels. Prices can only drop so far before manufacturing margins gets closer to 0.

That's why you see can purchase 20-30$ DVD players. and they will not sell it to you below that (unless its a store loss leader) Last time I've heard, the manufacturing margin on those were at $1. (That was 2years ago)

Larger the viewing area = less yield.

From what I have read, LCD prices will likely fall another 20-30% in 2007. This was attributed to competition between manufacturers, technology and volume of production.

 

[Tums]

http://orbotech.com/

this company make the test equipment for LCD manufacturing.

their solution enables manufacturers to increase yield, thus reduce cost of each flat panel.

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=ORBK&script=200

 

[gnome]

Quote from Tums:

http://orbotech.com/

this company make the test equipment for LCD manufacturing.

their solution enables manufacturers to increase yield, thus reduce cost of each flat panel.

http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=ORBK&script=200

That's already established... it's the reason for the proliferation of widescreens.... "more yield/blank". It has nothing to do with what consumers value for quality, except "cheaper price."

 

[Math_Wiz]

Thanks for the links guys, for the difference between TFT and TN.

+-*/ Math_Wiz

 

[5Pillars]

Quote from Chagi:

From what I have read, LCD prices will likely fall another 20-30% in 2007. This was attributed to competition between manufacturers, technology and volume of production.

20% to 30% at a minimum. I know somebody from the very upper levels of "Best Buy", and the pricing will be collapsing due to a glut after the holidays if the lower sales projections play out (so wish for weak consumer spending on the PC and LCD side of electronics and there will be KILLER deals in January...LOL)

PC's too......time to upgrade to the new Duo Core chips for my next PC's just after the holidays.