> Crowfounding would be a nice idea but I imagine that the technology for good screens is only in the hands of, precisely, the ones that are trying to make TV a

> Crowfounding would be a nice idea but I imagine that the technology for good screens is only in the hands of, precisely, the ones that are trying to make TV a platform. Not really. The majority of displays are made by LG, Samsung, Sharp and a few other manufacturers you probably haven't heard of [0]. A few years ago entrepreneurs in Korea started selling IPS displays using the 'B' grade panels supposedly rejected by Apple [1]. Most of them were usually backed up by other cheap components though (e.g. cheap lights which led to bleeding), but yes what you are saying could be done. [0] - https://www.avforums.com/threads/list-of-lcd-panel-manufactures-the-panel-behind-the-brand.815307/ https://www.avforums.com/threads/list-of-lcd-panel-manufactu... (2008, so maybe a bit outdated) [1] - http://techreport.com/review/23291/those-27-inch-ips-displays-from-korea-are-for-real http://techreport.com/review/23291/those-27-inch-ips-display...