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Smaller LCD's have less demand. Remember the higher the demand the cheaper the price.
It has to do with economics.
Small LCD's are sold a lot less than 15"ers
I can buy a 15" TFT LCD for $188 but a 10" LCD costs $400? why? a 30" one costs $4000, the smaller the LCD is the cheaper it is to make thus the cheaper it is to buy... why is there such a difference over 5" ? i may have to use a 15" is can't find a store that doesnt rip people off...
Smaller LCD's have less demand. Remember the higher the demand the cheaper the price.
It has to do with economics.
Small LCD's are sold a lot less than 15"ers
$400 for a 7.3" LCD is not a ripoff, it has a touch screen and is made is small supply. Take Economis I and come back
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It's also part of electronics, the bigger they get the more it costs, the smaller it gets the more it costs, gotta kind the middle ground!
Also those big LCDs need AC power while the little LCDs are only 12V
When a company makes lots (in the tens and hundreds of thousands) of something, they can do it cheaper. Sometimes orders of magnitude cheaper.Originally Posted by vairox
Other factors involving quality may drive the prices higher - a few things to compare.
Resolution - higher is better
Brightness - measurement of the screens brightness.
Contrast ratio - What is the difference between the brightest white and the darkest black. This is very important to know. You can always pump up the brightness with more light, but if the CR is too low, everything gets blown out and looks like crap.
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actually....IT IS ! anyone who would pay $400 for a 7" screen is a MORON...a MORON...had to say that twice so you caught it, just in case you ended up paying $400 for a 7" screen...$400 for a 7.3" LCD is not a ripoff, it has a touch screen and is made is small supply. Take Economis I and come back
well, i found a 10" TFT LCD, 300 nits, 50,000 backlight with stand for $79 but they were sold out, they are going to let me know when they get more in...some sort of surplus.
I don't know what a "50,000 backlight" is but another thing that drives up the cost of the smaller LCD is the VGA controller. A lot of the cheaper LCDs don't include VGA controllers.
There is a big difference between surplus and retail. You cannot compare prices when you are talking about surplus. Surplus = no warantee, no tech support or very little service. Also, when the stock runs out, there is no more.
My company bought many 5.8" NTSC and PAL LCDs from Transvideo (www.transvideointl.com) that cost about $2000. We've also just bought a couple 10" units from Astro Systems that cost around $9600.
I guess we must be super morons eh?
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yes super morons, tech support? you don;t know how to hook up an LCD? no wonder you guys bought those highly overpriced units, did you think they hooked themselves up? tsk tsk... i'd rather buy a slightly used LCD for $79 than a 7" one for $400, just cause theres some jackoff with a manual and a phone number i can call and get help from...hey if you feel better about getting ripped off then so be it, far be it from me to take the enjoyment from your loss.
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