A sub $2000 7680x4800 Monitor?

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According to iSuppli, the new iPhone's most expensive component is its screen - clocking in at $28.50, thats about 5$/In^2. That 3.5" screen has a resolution of about 330PPI. If the same technology could be scaled up and applied to destop or laptop screens we could manufacture - for example 14.1" WQUXGA 3840x2400 (89In^2 for about~450$) or 30" WHUXGA 7680x4800 (404In^2 for about~2000$). I'd say quite reasonable prices for enthusiast market . Bear in mind that WHUXGA being almost 18 times the resolution of full HD (4800p).Why isnt this done? Is there something wrong with my calculations?

Reply to azgord

Larger screen = larger cost to manufacture. You can't just expand things in proportion like that.

Reply to hang-the-9

Larger screens are not generally more expensive to manufacture. It depends on the manufacturing process and the type of panel technology. It's been sometime since I've research LCD panel production. I think they are produced in 8' x 12' pane of "glass".

The cost comes from the fact that not every inch of that pane is 100% free from defect. LCD panels need to be cut around the defects in that 8' x 12' pane of glass. Therefore, the larger the size, the fewer LCD panels can be cut. Toss in some blemishes on that pane and that cuts down on the number even further, thus driving up the cost.

Also after a certain size and resolution, the LCD panel basically hits the niche market. Far fewer people purchase niche market products than mainstream, therefore that adds another premium as well. Without expanding production capacity, producing niche market products cuts into profits from mainstream products that are far more easily sold. Expanding production to be able to produce both niche and mainstream produce added costs. Either way, the niche product will be sold at a high premium.

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