Plasmas to be outlawed in the UK / EU possibly

[ChicosBailBonds]

There was a discussion here not long about about LCD, Plasma, etc.  I read last night that the EU is considering banning Plasmas entirely due to their carbon footprint / energy consumption.

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/uk-government-to-ban-plasma-televisions-in-battle-against-climate-change-14136817.html

[DegenerateDish]

After working in the sports field for a couple of years, I'm now in the LCD/Plasma world, selling into corporate accounts, working for an OEM display maker.

We stopped making plasmas altogether as of this past fall. Part of the reason is the corporate market shying heavily away from plasma (despite it's cost vs LCD), and also because we knew of Europe's plans.

Plasma will be a non-existent market here in the US in the next five years. I'd like to say LED is going to take over, but the market has been super slow to adapt (mainly because of cost).

[Skatastrophy]

Plasma will be a non-existent market here in the US in the next five years. I'd like to say LED is going to take over, but the market has been super slow to adapt (mainly because of cost).

I'm assuming that you meant LCD instead of LED.  As far as I know the only use for light emitting diodes in televisions is to make those nifty (although superfluous) backlights. :p

LCD manufacturing costs will continue to drop, it's just a matter of time before it impacts the prices on 42" and up televisions.  LCDs are already cheap enough that they've almost completely pushed CRTs out of the computer monitor business.

It is true, though, that Plasmas suck (energy)

[rocky_warrior]

I'm assuming that you meant LCD instead of LED.  As far as I know the only use for light emitting diodes in televisions is to make those nifty (although superfluous) backlights. :p

No, he meant LED.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338315,00.asp

I've seen a few startup companies around Colorado working on perfecting Organic LED (OLED) technology.  It'll be here soon enough...

[Skatastrophy]

No, he meant LED.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2338315,00.asp

I've seen a few startup companies around Colorado working on perfecting Organic LED (OLED) technology.  It'll be here soon enough...

I've seen the OLED tv's (Sony already released one, but $2.5k for an 11" screen is a bit high yet).  I didn't realize that there were normal LED screens out on the market already, I'll have to look into those.  Thanks

Btw, here's a great article/video of a Sony display at CES this year.  Showing their OLED technology playing a video clip and being bent around at the same time.  Wicked cool stuff!

[DegenerateDish]

I did mean LED, as Hilltopper pointed out. Both LED and more likely OLED will be out in the masses sooner rather than later. The production costs are still huge on LED right now, and the companies that cut glass make too much money on LCD's and plasma right now to focus on LED and OLED. The prototypes that I've seen for the future will blow you away though. If you think LCD's and plasma's have thin bezels now, just wait a couple of years. You'll be shocked.

LED in commercial/professional display form has actually been around for almost five years now. I was out in Chicos area of So Cal about four years ago pushing it to the animation studios. Only one studio has adapted the technology so far, everyone else is sticking with their monster CRT's.