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It wasn't government that destroyed plasma TVs; it was LCDs being significantly cheaper to produce and sell, and now OLEDs having eliminated most of the drawbac
by caslon 6y ago
It wasn't government that destroyed plasma TVs; it was LCDs being significantly cheaper to produce and sell, and now OLEDs having eliminated most of the drawbacks of every other format.
- bob1029 6y agoShow me an OLED that lasts 100k hours and I'll put my plasmas on the curb for trash pickup right now. Also, it was definitely regulations that killed plasmas. I was working in retail when this all was going down. https://eepower.com/news/california-approves-new-energy-efficient-tv-regulations https://eepower.com/news/california-approves-new-energy-effi...
- caslon 6y agoModern OLEDs do last over 100k hours. http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2016/06/133_206377.html http://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2016/06/133_206377.htm... California is a single state, and plasmas failed to keep traction anywhere, despite still being sold everywhere else. It was price that killed plasmas. That said, I don't recommend throwing out your plasmas. They're a neat technical artifact, like CRTs (which many people would argue are better than both plasma TVs and LEDs). Hold onto them!
- bob1029 6y agoIf you are Samsung or Panasonic, and the largest state economy in the wealthiest market on earth is talking about banning your products, you might start considering alternative strategies too, even if the other 49 economies don't care. California banning something is effectively a national ban for a lot of products. There isnt a manufacturer that makes TVs just for the US plains market. This is economically infeasible from a manufacturing standpoint.