SED back on track, but is it too late

[NARMAK]

SED was tangled in a legal battle over patents & in an appeal they managed to overturn on a technicality

Full story on www.FT.com

sorry but that's the closest i can link because i'm posting using my PS3

It may be too late though now with economies of many targeted markets in recession but will be interesting to see how it plays out & how 'competitive' they really will be

We all remember how 'competitive' they said Laser TV would be & how that turned out

[WriteSimply]

A snippet from FT. The full article is here.

Originally Posted by Financial Times

Tsuneji Uchida, Canon's president, told the FT: "In regards to SED, we have a new production process we're working on which is cost-competitive with liquid crystal displays." Canon sees displays as a natural complement to its business of cameras, printers and copiers.

But he implied that SED would not be launched immediately, because of the slump in television prices that has prompted profit warnings from Sony and Panasonic. "At times like this, new display products are not introduced much because people would laugh at them," he said.

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