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Flat-panel displays, such as this 18-inch unit from Sony, will finally surpass CRTs in revenue this year, according to IDC. | In Hardware . . .  LCDs Now On Top
A new report from IDC projects that revenues from LCD monitor sales will top $20 billion in 2003, at last placing flat panels squarely ahead of CRT sales.
One reason for the shift, predictably enough, is the falling price of LCD as the technology matures and more manufacturing plants come online. But another factor is CRT vendors' propensity to not educate the public about the benefits of CRTs over LCDs. In particular, most LCDs have a slow enough screen refresh rate that fast motion scenes appear to "ghost," although newer, high-end TFT models feature more-than-adequate pixel response rates.
Moreover, IDC estimates that the monitor market will grow by 4.3% this year as opposed to a mere 0.7% in 2002, thanks to improving economies and an expected rush in PC sales. Didn't experts say this last year, too? |
The proof is in the pixels. Soltek is advertising its new SL-85SPE family of motherboards as being 1,200MHz-capable when overclocked. |
Soltek Hits 1,200MHz FSB
Undeterred by Intel's delay, Soltek has claimed the FSB overclocking crown du jour with its new SL-85SPE family of mainboards. Also available in models with integrated graphics, the boards use Intel's 865PE (GE) + ICH5 Springdale chipset, which is primarily significant for bringing Hyper-Threading support into the consumer mainstream.
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