LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009
By Matt Burns 
posted Jun 6th 2006 12:27PM
posted Jun 6th 2006 12:27PM
There is a good chance that in three years you will see more LCDs then those old CRTs at your local Best Buy or Circuit City. iSupply has forecasted that the flat panels are going to out sell the classic CRTs in '09. LCDs are going to have to ship, and sell, 74% more then they currently are to achieve this lofty goal. With the price of these flat-panels dropping though, they keep on reaching new price markets so it really doesn't seem that hard. If people can afford 'em, they will buy 'em
My 4 year old Hitachi 43" CRT rear-projection HDTV monitor is rapidly becoming a dinosaur. No DVI or HDMI keeps me out of blu-ray/HD-DVD battle. I hope to get an LCD/plasma flat screen in a few years.....
I could be wrong, but I think this is already true. Last time I was at a BB, my son and I were walking around killing time looking at the sets. There was only one asile of CRT sets, and only two were widescreen. They had a special display for the Samsung SlimFit model, but that was it for CRT. They had another asile of smaller (less than 32") LCDs, and then the majority of the floor space went to stuff you hang on the wall.
I don't know about Circuit City and Sears, but I know Best Buy DOES indeed have more space dedicated to and more flat panels that tubes. I will have to check out some of the other places and see.
Sure a change from a few years ago!
yeah, you go to CC or BB and there are just a couple rear-projection CRT HDTV's that are entry level now. Most everything else is DLP, LCD or plasma.
Back when I bought mine, plasma was exotic and everything was rear-projection crt with the new component video that would be the future.
Been into a few electrical retailers lately in the UK (looking to buy an LCD soon), and there are barely any CRT's! Some shops don't have any, I don't remember seeing a CRT in John Lewis on Oxford St.