Video Asylum

Posted by Bayside Bomber (A) on April 30, 2002 at 10:39:26

In Reply to: Re: Will DVD upgrade be noticeable?....Plasmas and "Prime Time..." posted by Rich H on April 29, 2002 at 19:25:02:

I recently spoke with someone at Hewlett Packard, which has a development team working on new display technologies. He indicated that plasma TV costs could come down due to economies of scale in manufacturing, but that will not happen until the format goes mainstream. This is a Catch-22, of course. Despite the current high prices, the manufacturers are actually losing money (i.e. not covering average costs) so as to keep their product moving at least a little bit.

He did not expect prices to get much lower any time in the next year. Perhaps technological breakthroughs, and not just economies of scale, can pave the way for lower prices.

Is there any other display technology coming down the pike? He mentioned one, but I've already forgotten what he said. I am not getting any younger, and sooner or later I want to jump to the next generation of technology. But what is that technology, and when will all of this be settled?