CRT, LCD, PDP, DLP, LCoS, OLED, SED these are technologies available on the buffet menu today. But if Sony has its way the new curry to delight all will be the FED technology. For those who are not so Technosexual, FED stands for Field Emission Display, a technology that is similar to SED but that uses a grid of carbon nanotubes to emit the electrons that excite phosphor dots in order to create the image. To show off their point, Sony recently displayed a new 19.2-inch 1280 × 960 pixel, 400cd/m2 panel demonstrating the technology, with an impressive 20,000:1 contrast. With lesser power consumption and a super-thin frame, the new TV will have all that it takes to woo the customer. It boasts of a wide angle of vision and a total lack of death pixels (if 20% of the emitters fail, you won't see any dead pixels). The only worry area seems to be the screen flicker issue that haunts the CRT technology too.

FED supports 24 to 240 frames per second refresh and the artifacts are likely due to the lack of sync between the ambient fluorescent lights and screen frequencies. Sony wants to come out with this new technology by 2009, with models up to 30 inches with Full HDTV support. No word on pricing though we assume that it will be cheaper than the LCD as fewer components are used.

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