On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 06:44:18AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Remember what fraction of the market laptops are already: those | are always LCD's. Many people now use them in preference to | desktop systems....
The sea-change away from general-purpose computers toward entertainment systems and special-purpose devices may make laptop-vs-desktop sales a weak indicator of the overall display market. Over the next few years we might see a straightforward split into LCDs for portable devices and CRTs for fixed-installation entertainment applications. Glancing at the Fry's ad in today's Mercury News, I see a 17.1" 1280x1024-capable flat-panel display is advertised for $399; a 19" (18" viewable) 1600x1200-capable CRT is $139. The flat-panel's response time is 45ms; the CRT's equivalent (frame time) is 12ms. We can expect that the CRT has better contrast ratio, uniformity of brightness, and color quality; the LCD has less geometric distortion, higher average brightness, and is smaller and lighter. So which do you choose? Depends on your budget; whether you want portability; whether your primary use is text or photography or video or vector graphics or games; and so on. I like the distinctions Keith drew in his reply, but I think the natural conclusion is that both display technologies are going to be with us for a while. Until new technologies subsume both, I suspect; not until LCDs replace CRTs. Allen _______________________________________________ Render mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/render
