> There's no way CRT manufacturing could come back right? Probably not. > Is OLED manufacturing easier? Define "Easier". Is it easier to manufacture a trans

> There's no way CRT manufacturing could come back right? Probably not. > Is OLED manufacturing easier? Define "Easier". Is it easier to manufacture a transistor or is it easier to manufacture a vacuum tube? If you were stuck out in the wilderness with nothing but rocks, sticks, and a pile of sand and a team of engineers you would probably have a much easier time building a primitive CRT display than a OLED one. But if you have a goal of having to manufacture a reliable display at minimal cost then OLED wins hands-down. Depending on your constraints one is 'easier' then the other. ------------ Old CRT displays were nice (inherent advantages in terms of resolution, refresh rates, color depth, view angles, and color accuracy), but they were fragile and required significant amount of labor to construct. It is unusual for CRT-based televisions to last decades without requiring repairing and tuning. Where as modern modern flatscreen displays are much cheaper to produce, are much more efficient in terms of resource usage, and are much more reliable. People tend to replace flat screens because they become obsolete. However they replaced tended to CRTs because they stopped working.