Digital Home Thoughts: Here Comes Another Flat-Screen TV

"There is little doubt that the world of television has gone flat, but consumers like Yoshinori Mimura are still confused over whether to go for a plasma, rear-projection or LCD screen. That decision will only get tougher next year when Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corp. launch a new type of flat screen technology called SED, the latest choice for those wishing to trade in their boxy tube TVs. "I'm really at a loss over what to do," said Mimura, a 50-year-old company employee, as he checked out the newest plasma and liquid crystal display (LCD) sets on display at the Biccamera electronics store in Yurakucho area of Tokyo. But he could also hold out for a SED TV that, proponents claim, can deliver a crisp picture with rich blacks, vivid colors, quick response times, low power consumption and a wide viewing angle -- essentially combining the best traits of plasma and LCD technology, with none of their shortcomings."



Noooooooooo!!!! Honestly, I hate technological innovation. I mean I love it, and yet I hate it. I just bought two LCD TVs, the 45" Sharp LCD and a 32" Sony XBR LCD. I spent a couple of months mulling over the decision - proce, size, colors, life of device, warranty, price to fix, energy consumption, styling were all factors in my decision and I really like the TVs I bought, well at least so far (knock on wood ;-) - have to these days with my past luck with TVs). Anyways, SED sounds like a great technology -- instead of using three electron guns, SED technology employs an array of hundreds of thousands of tiny electron emitters -- one for each pixel on the display. But I am guessing it is going to be expensive and there will be kinks to work out in the beginning (or at least that is what I am going to console myself with :) ).