LCDs are based on liquid crystal molecules that need a backlight to light up the crystals present in each pixel. They easily last for 60,000 viewing hours, though plagued by losing resolution as the size increases, technological improvements are happening. Comments Philips’ Kapoor, “The Plasma market, confined to 42” screen size and above, is facing immense pressure as LCDs are available in larger screen sizes unlike earlier.”
With competition, prices too are plummeting. Points ViewSonic’s Ghosh, “Plasma TV prices globally are going down,” but “if you are buying a new TV, it is recommended to pick an LCD. But not to hurry up the purchase, as prices next year are expected to drop by 50%!” LG & Sharp though project a price drop of only 20% to 30%.
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