----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
> At 11:11 AM -0400 7/1/04, John Golitsis wrote:
> >On the same scale, how can manufacturing a 27" LCD panel possibly cost
more
> >than manufacturing a 27" CRT?
>
> The manufacturing process for LCD displays is considerably more
> complex than for CRT displays, and the cost to build the
> manufacturing plat is much higher. We are talking about the
> difference between manufacturing light bulbs versus large complex
> integrated "chips."
I said "on the same scale". If the infrastructure is *in place* to turn out
as many LCD panels as CRTs, is the actual cost of producing an LCD panel
more than a CRT? My guess is it's less. Possibly a lot less.
> >"Convergence". Gee, I haven't heard anyone use that word in years! I
think
> >it died at about the same time as the term "New Media" ;)
>
> It never died...
>
> It just was delayed, as we have documented for more than seven years
> on this list.
"New Media" didn't die either. Using sexy words to overhype something does
not a market (or product) make.
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