Tru,
I found the thread but it goes for pages so I just cut this one answer and it doesn't seem to say anything about their losing contrast.
Quote from: bmalone on November 12, 2004, 09:56:22 AM
Keith, do you see LCD becoming more standard? I know that is a misnomer--too many vendor standards, etc. I like the idea of reduced power consumption. I know they are working on bettering the contrast ratio. So am still sitting on the fence. Plus, I do question the longevity of the LCD sets.
It depends. Are you referring to direct view LCD's (<40") or projection LCD's (>40")? Completely different applications.
If I am to assume you are asking about the direct view LCD's - they will have a huge impact on the direct view CRT market, especially in 19"-34" segment. They offer great resolution and you are right in their improving contrast ratio trend - but - they will cost more than the CRT's and there are a whole lot of folks in which price is the ONLY important characteristic. Also, the large screen CRT makers are working on slimmer CRT's for the 34" market for 2005.
As I mentioned earier billions are being invested in new capacity (>$11 billion) in 2004 alone - this will yield lower prices over the next few years. Life really shouldn't be a huge issue in that LCD's are reflective devices (ie: light is reflected off of them from an external device). Occasionally, you will have bad pixels just like many laptops. This may or may not be a real world issue inthat you may not notice them if the liquid crystals are not stuck(dead) in a high contrast position.
Ron
