P3D Re: Computer Displays

[GBMars <GBMars@xxxxxxx>]

Bob Wier wrote:

>I thought I'd note that on PrimeTime Live here in the USA this evening
>there was a spot from Philips about a 42" flat panel "hang on the wall"
>display - 4" thick. It was noted as being "Digital Televison Compatible"
>whatever that means. It looked to me to be HDTV format (16:9).

>No price of course, but there was a web site mentioned (which I missed)...
>This was off the satellite from Seattle - I don't know if it ran nationally
>or not.

I've seen the ad in Portland, OR and suspect it is national.  I would assume
that this is a plasma display.  I don't think anyone makes LCDs that big
and it would certainly be VERY expensive.  Plasma displays can be made
quite large, but can't make very small pixels.  So they are good for TVs 
(where resolution is rather limited anyway), but not for computer displays.

Greg M.


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