Computer market retired from CRT screens

Liquid crystal display has long been appreciated more than CRT bulb technology thanks to its slender and efficient design. The final barrier - expensive price - is also being overcome to make CRT paler in the market.

In order to produce compact, high-performance computing systems, Apple announced yesterday to stop producing CRT computers with the eMac brand and switch to cheap iMac systems.

"Apple" will equip the iMac 17 inch LCD screen with only 5 cm thin, 80 GB hard drive and Intel Core Duo, clocking at 1.83 GHz for $ 899 for students. The retail version is $ 1,299, but the hard drive has a larger capacity and the ability to burn CDs.

Since 2002, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has affirmed: "We are living in a strong development phase of flat screens. CRT technology is officially declared dead." But it was only four years later, Jobs's claim came true at a company known for its iPods.

Apple's move also clearly reflects the trend of leaving CRT in the computer industry. Five years ago, flat-panel displays took the most modest position on the desktop market, but now they have surpassed the technology of light bulbs.

" Users can easily buy CRT monitors at low prices, but they are basically going to become" extinct "because they are too cumbersome and power-consuming, " said Tim Bajarin, the company's analyst. Research on Creative Strategies (USA), said.

Other Apple competitors such as Dell have previously provided low-cost desktop computers equipped with liquid crystal displays. LCDs are still more expensive than CRT but many new manufacturing plants have sprung up in China since 2000 are supporting increased production and reducing costs.

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