Backlight Manufacturers: LED Prices to Drop 40-50% in 2009
Posted 11/14/08 at 06:07:06 PM by Andy Salisbury
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Major notebook vendors like Dell and Apple are going to have a much easier time delivering those beautiful LED backlit screens in the near future, as the price of LEDs are projected to go down by 50%.
While the amount of notebooks that actually had LED backlighting in them was only 5-6% in the first three quarters of this year, that’s expected to shoot all the way up to 25% during this fourth quarter. Even still, it’s projected that up to 40% of notebooks will have LED backlighting in 2009.
At the current rate, it looks like LED backlighting will be standard sometime real soon. That’s a bright future that we look forward to.
Image Credit: Apple, Inc.
Also aren't LCD's supposed
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 1:27am
Also aren't LCD's supposed to come down in price really soon anyhow because of the price fixing that was going on with all the LCD companies? Just from the news of the price fixing the prices of LCD tvs and stores online and brick and mortar have dropped by hundreds of dollars.
Don't know if this was inteded as humor
Submitted by Member221 on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 10:55pm
I don't know if the picture was intended as humor or not, but the arrow pointing to a mac and saying cheaper made me laugh
a welcome relief!
Submitted by Air Jordan on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 5:21pm
I think they're happy about LED panels in general. What a welcome relief! I can't wait till they start shipping netbooks wewith LED panels...
Submitted by GenericBob on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 11:00pm
The MSI Wind already has LED backlighting. The screen is absolutely bright and vivid. It's a complete joy to look at.
Submitted by Carbon on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 5:04pm
I thought this was MAX PC. Why the hell is there a pic of a mac for this article????
I'm really starting to get sick of all the apple stuff in the mag also and really considering not renewing my subscription the next time it comes up.
If I wanted to see that I'd go to Endgaget or Gizmodo....Common People Get it together!
honestly
Submitted by Caboose on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 10:28am
You do realize that PC stands for Personal Computer. Which covers a huge range of products. Your cell phone could be considered a personal computer, Blackberry, iPhone, Android phone, oh ya, and a Mac. A Mac is just one type of PC out there.
Grow the fluck up!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Submitted by Carbon on Mon, 11/17/2008 - 12:53pm
Yes, PC technically means Personal Computer but as anyone with a clue actually knows it's refered to a Windows and sometimes Linux based machine, but mainly windows.
Go pick up any box of software used in the Audio/Music Industry.
Right on the box it says PC or MAC or both PC and MAC.If you buy a version of Cubase PC and try to install it on OS X you are in for a long ass day.....
Submitted by US_Ranger on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 12:08am
Wow Carbon. You're considering not renewing your subscription because there is a pic of a mac in an article talking about decreased LCD costs? I'm hoping you're 16, otherwise there isn't an excuse for being such a big baby.
Yes, Carbon. Yes!
Submitted by plaskon on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 5:29pm
Agreeing with you more is impossible, because my concurence with your words is already 100%.
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