OPEC act from LCD makers—or just good biz planning?
Q. In this era of $4-a-gallon gas here in the U.S., might LCD prices go the same way as oil? If so, just how?
A. C-a-r-t-e-l? Or at least informal price adjustments?
Prices of LCDs—and yes, they have their fans among e-bookers who dislike E Ink—may rise under a plan by some manufacturers to limit production to 90 cent of capacity.
An OPEC act? Or just good planning? Supposedly the price increase will be minor. Will this save LCD operations that might otherwise vanish? If so, maybe this will be A Good Thing by preserving competition. If not? Well, we’ve warned you.
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July 30th, 2008 at 11:47 am
The LCD Cartel already maintain the very high price of larger LCDs by preventing the production of LCDs with no bezel on one side, as then two small, cheap ones could be stuck together at a much lower cost.