日前一家台湾制造商称,有源矩阵液晶显视器的价格在1998年可能会减掉一半。但是这种落价并不足以影响平板显示器的需求。配有14英寸的平板液晶显示器(LCD)的显示器会在明年年底以前降到1100美元左右。这个结论是根据Nikkei BusinessPublications的在线版所得出的。一台14英寸的平板显示器当前的售价是2000美元。分析家还说,LCD价格高于普通的桌面型显示器3—4倍的这个事实,不可能对促进平板显示器的销售有任何好处。平板显示器的重量较轻,占用空间较小,耗能只有多数阴极射线管(CRT)显示器的三 A Taiwanese manufacturer said a few days ago, the price of active matrix LCD monitor may be reduced by half in 1998. However, this price drop is not enough to affect the demand for flat panel displays. The display with a 14-inch flat-panel liquid crystal display (LCD) will drop to about $ 1,100 by the end of next year. This conclusion is based on the online version of Nikkei BusinessPublications. The current price of a 14-inch flat panel monitor is $ 2,000. Analysts also said that the fact that the price of LCDs is 3-4 times higher than that of an ordinary desktop monitor can not be any good for promoting the sales of flat panel displays. Flat panel displays are lighter, take up less space and consume only three (3) cathode-ray tube displays