SED Displays Slated to Hit Streets Q4 2007

[Audioholics]

<A href="http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/SEDtelevisionproduction2007.php"><IMG style="WIDTH: 92px; HEIGHT: 100px" alt=[SED1] hspace=10 src="http://www.audioholics.com/news/thumbs/SED1_th.jpg" align=left border=0></A>Last week Canon and Toshiba jointly announced plans to begin mass production of SED displays in July 2007. This puts a launch date into the fourth quarter of '07 for the new TV technology. In a press release the Toshiba / Canon alliance said they expect sales of the new display to be bolstered by overall growth of the flat panel television market. Their intention is to put the new SED TVs on the market in time for the Beijing Olympics - seeing the international event as a promotional opportunity.

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[AndrewLyles]

I won't lie... I pretty dissapointed to hear that they are pushing back their production date from Q1 2007. I'm very excited about the possibilities of the technology, and will most likely purchase one of these sets when they are released... after comparing of course. Oh well... I've waited this long.

 

[Audioholics]

Just to put this in perspective... I am thinking that a decent 42" 1080p LCD TV should cost around $1500-$1800 MSRP in the 4th quarter of 2007.