WELL, since my last thread received such "positive " response , just thought I would post an update on the next eight track tape player...PLASMA TV FORM FACTOR.
Saw a few 720p in Walmart during my last drug run, no 1080p.
Saw two 1080p in Sams.
They continue to cost more than LCD, makes sense, they cost more to make.
Sad development, DLP seems out the door.
Anyway there is news on the display wars, another nail in Plasmas coffin.
Its called LED.
This is an interim feature that will drive a stake into the heart of plasma for good.
As the death of RPTV and DLP demonstrate, peeps want flat MONITORS.
Well, the next best thang, LED backlights will help that greatly.
Not only do these promise a better black level and color purity than plasma, they promise a thinner screen.
As thin as a half an inch.
WHY IS THIN important? I dunno , but a LED backlight LCD looks impressive, and the picture is to DIE for.
THIS WILL BE UNTIL OLED gets its boots on the ground properly.
You can talk aboout a 30% increase in plasma sales, LCD still outsells it.
AND IN A YEAR or two, thin LCD sets with LED backlights, lasting even longer than models with flourescent models and more efficent, its gonna be all but over for plasma
No reason to buy one, amd if they cant compete now, just wait a year.
Its gonna be BLOODY.
Speaking of which, getcha brickbats, rotten tomatoes, etc ready.
Doesnt matter....
PLASMA IS DEAD!!!