[opendtv] Re: News: Nielsen Gives Fuzzy Picture of HDTV Penetration
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:56:00 -0500
>> Remember just a couple of years ago, when I said that LCD
>> TVs would take over and CRT TVs would drop out? And how
>> you insisted that most TVs sold were still CRTs? It's the
>> same thing on this subject [HDTV]. Trends, Craig.
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> NO, I do not remember this.
The wonders of archives. Dial back the clock to July 2004. This was when
most PC monitor sales had already gone to LCD, but not yet TV sets. In
late June, I had posted a story which explained that low-priced LCD TVs
were coming. And that "by 2008, a panel for a 30-inch/32-inch LCD TV
will cost less than half of what it costs today, sliding from $953 to
$430, ..."
[opendtv] Re: Barriers eroding to LCD TV adoption
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:40:53 -0400
> What this story points out is that there is potential for
> LCD panels to replace CRTs for the smaller displays that are
> found around the typical home. But the cost premium for LCD
> panels is going to be a major issue for years to come.
>
> Today, Dell offers a 30" HD ready LCD panel for $2,999. A
> comparable CRT display can be found for less than $500. Even
> with a 50% price drop the LCD panel is still going to be
> expensive relative to a CRT.
Target sells a 26" HD LCD with ATSC built-in for $499. And Target sells
a 32" HD LCD with ATSC built-in for $599. These prices can only continue
to drop. If by next year they reach $430, for this size, would anyone be
surprised? Not moi.
Sure enough, CRTs (if you can find any) have become cheaper yet. But (a)
the price of HD LCD TVs with integrated ATSC receiver is no longer an
issue, even for bigger sets, and (b) CRT prices are essentially fire
sale prices.
Only 3 years from that date.
Bert
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