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The article reports that the flat-panel and microdisplay television market has become the driver for design and manufacturing changes during the current decade. Makers of liquid-crystal displays (LCD) have invested billions in next-generation fabs and processes, with suppliers of plasma and microdisplay rear-projection screens scrambling to keep up with their LCD counterparts. The transition to newer TV display technologies is likely to be gradual, particularly since cathode ray tube-based sets still hold a price advantage in a cost-sensitive consumer market.

The rapid evolution of electronic information and control systems is pressuring many designers to build high-performance user interfaces. Many of these advances are being requested by the engineers who are using them. New requirements such as size, ruggedness, low maintenance and higher resolution put severe constraints on many popular display designs. To further compete with new displays coming down the pike, many CRT makers are looking for smaller, more dependable power sources. Companies are also developing additional products for engineers working in the CRT world. Though most experts predict it may be quite a while before the CRT is displaced by flat panel displays, much research is underway.

Reports on the increasing applications of flat-panel displays in desktop monitors. Threat posed by flat-panel displays to the makers of cathode ray tube monitors; Liquid crystal display production.

The article comments that flat-panel displays have displaced cathode ray tubes (CRT)-based displays in the U.S. consumer products market. The author explores the remarkable history of the development of CRT and the important achievements of the technology. He also examines the reasons behind the market domination of the flat-panel technologies in 2005.

The article reports on the decision of LG Electronics-Philips cathode ray tube (CRT) venture LG.Philips Displays to take an impairment charge to deal with capacity increases and flat panel television price decline. According to the company, capacity increases and price reductions on such television had affected the market conditions for CRT and the company's operations. It is reinforcing long-term supply arrangements with customers to improve business position and financial structure. It is also committed to maintain its leadership in the CRT market.