Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Bye-Bye CRT
Posted by Chris Gohlke in "HARDWARE" @ 07:00 AM
"In North America, sales of the bulky traditional TVs are in steep decline. By next year, the tube TV will cede its crown of dominance to LCD sets for the first time, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp. Sales of CRTs will fall from an estimated 14.4 million units this year to 10.4 million in 2007, while sales of LCD TVs are predicted to rise from 10.9 million units to 17.8 million. By 2010, iSuppli predicts CRTs will account for only 2.1 million of the 44 million televisions sold. The decline comes despite the venerable CRT's bargain prices: $223, on average, compared with $1,007 for LCD or $2,335 for plasma, according to research firm DisplaySearch."
CRT's still have the absolute numbers as far as what people have in their homes, but are definitely on the way out for new purchases. Of the 6 TV's in our house, 2 are LCD's (23 and 20 inchers in the office and game room), 1 is a 65" HD rear projection unit in the living room, and 3 are CRT's (13 inch, 19 inch, and 27 inch in the spare bedroom, master bedroom, and garage). Two of our 3 CRT's are over 15 years old while both LCD's were purchased within the last year. I hope to replace the CRT in the master bedroom with a 30ish inch LCD within the next 6 months. How about you? What is the breakdown of sets in you home?
CRT's still have the absolute numbers as far as what people have in their homes, but are definitely on the way out for new purchases. Of the 6 TV's in our house, 2 are LCD's (23 and 20 inchers in the office and game room), 1 is a 65" HD rear projection unit in the living room, and 3 are CRT's (13 inch, 19 inch, and 27 inch in the spare bedroom, master bedroom, and garage). Two of our 3 CRT's are over 15 years old while both LCD's were purchased within the last year. I hope to replace the CRT in the master bedroom with a 30ish inch LCD within the next 6 months. How about you? What is the breakdown of sets in you home?
