How long do you think the traditional CRT TV will be around before it becomes obsolete and it is replaced by LCD and Plasma TV's? It seems the prices on CRT TV's are going way down and soon they probably won't even be sold. The same thing happened with video gaming. Before, every system used cartridges like the Nintendo 64, while the Dreamcast and Playstation stuck with disks, and after that cartridge gaming became obsolete (except with Gameboys.) What do you guys think?

I'm not very much aware of the advantages and disadvantages of those flat screens over old-fashioned CRT screens, so I can't really make out how important people find it to replace it. But my guess is that in 5 years nobody wishes to buy a CRT instead of a LCD/plasma anymore, because the flat screens will look way much prettier than those big tube things, which take up lots of space. As far as I know, nobody desires cd-players, discman's, anymore either, they take up lots of space aswell, compared to mp3 players.

This depends how quickly they can roll out HD TV coverage. At the moment, most people can't see a reason to get a flat screen TV to replace their CRT box. Slowly as more channels start broadcasting HD, and for a much lower price compared to what it is at the moment then people might see a reason to switch. The design element of flat screens is also diminished by the fact that to plug anything in you have to have wires trailing down a wall and to various boxes in a cabinet. After the obsession with painting everything in sight beige or magnolia, black electronics cables show up.

CRT TVs are already on the way out and Plasmas and LCDs are going to start leaving the market with the next 2 years because they now have started to create Laser TVs that are the same depth as LCDs, are brighter than Plasmas and have no half life plus they are very inexpensive to make. the first model is supposed to come out for like 1,000 and its a 30-something inch tv. They will be nice.

I agree with the above post. CRT monitors, which are used as screens for television and screens for computers are being used less and less, due to the modern type of screen, LCD, being available.

As said above, LCD screens are a lot tidier, so many people are moving to them. They take up less space and do the same job. High Definition Television is also possible on the LCD screens in great detail, this will be one of the major features which pull new people towards the type of monitor.

Cost is still an issue at the moment, but I reckon that in a couple of years time, these high tech LCD monitors will be available at the price of the current standard CRT monitor. If this laser monitor comes into the market, I believe with what the above post says. I feel that both LCD and CRT would be knocked out. Laser would probably do just as well and be less expensive.

Probably people will never leave TV because TV was a great invention.. TV exist's for almost a centurys!!!!!



that's true xD

Well you probably noticed that larger companies (sony, toshiba, panasonic etc. and some medium sized companies such as "Insignia", "Prima" and "Akai") stopped making CRT monitors (at least, the traditional non-flat ones) and will soon be stopping flat screen TVs (I think). This is just like black and white TVs which are being sold a lot less than the past (and large/medium companies stopped these altogether for like 25 years).

I am still using a CRT Tv and the only reason I have not changed is because I do not have the finances to change to a LCD or Plasma. I do not know the exact details about HD TV. All I know about it is that its resolution would be significantly better than the current standards like NTSC and PAL.

With regards to Plasma and LCDs, in terms of the viewing experience by the user. It is much better, in the past people used to be watching 15 inch screens and now they can watch more than twice of that size. It is more clearer and for sure the viewing experience is tremendous. I have watched tv on a LCD before, and especially football matches, the atmosphere is almost right in front of you. And yes for sure the CRT TV will disappear sooner rather than later. Majority of the people nowadays are switching to LCDs, there is only a handful of them still sticking to CRT because they simply cannot afford LCDs at the moment.

I think many people prefer LCD to Plasma because of the longer life span. But I am not sure, I think LCD and Plasma will continue to be the majority of the customer choices because of their characteristics. I am thinking of another 7 years for them to be in the market and in 2 years for CRT TVs to completely disappear.

CRT is the old stuff when people buy new tvs now they are normaly lcd or plasma...

but the one thing about the CRT is it has better HD becasue its been around for longer they know how to do more stuff with it unlike lcd and plasma...

anyways it should be the way of the past within a few years to 10 at the most id think...