David Kennett
August 11th, 2005, 08:30 AM
Bill,
I have been observing AVSForum for quite a while too! Never signed up though. There have been times I wanted to say something, but so far have resisted the urge. I have never been an extremist on the 1080i - 720p issue, and for some time thought (and still do) that 1080i was a little preferable. It is only recently that I began to realize that the CRT is disappearing. Interlaced scanning was DESIGNED for the CRT, and offers some disadvantages to progressive displays.
Soon, the street price of smaller flat panel displays (up to, say 30 inches) will be less than comparable tubes, and chip projectors are about that stage now. I'll bet that manufacturing costs of the newer technologies are already less than CRTs, but there are still development costs to recoup. In the not too distant future, you will not see a CRT at Best Buy or CompUSA.
I have been observing AVSForum for quite a while too! Never signed up though. There have been times I wanted to say something, but so far have resisted the urge. I have never been an extremist on the 1080i - 720p issue, and for some time thought (and still do) that 1080i was a little preferable. It is only recently that I began to realize that the CRT is disappearing. Interlaced scanning was DESIGNED for the CRT, and offers some disadvantages to progressive displays.
Soon, the street price of smaller flat panel displays (up to, say 30 inches) will be less than comparable tubes, and chip projectors are about that stage now. I'll bet that manufacturing costs of the newer technologies are already less than CRTs, but there are still development costs to recoup. In the not too distant future, you will not see a CRT at Best Buy or CompUSA.