[discostu]

If I had a dollar for everytime somebody said something cool was "coming within the next five to ten years" I wouldn't have to work. Wired had a story on some cool e-paper that was supposed to usher in e-books YEARS ago. Whatever the technology is when it gets here I'll check it out, but I'm not believing any predictions about something coming in "five to ten years".

[js1138]

No one can predict when a technology will become practical. Two years ago all the big names in ePunditry were saying that LCD monitors had reached their lowest price points for a long while. I'm typing this using a 17 inch $329 BenQ monitor with excellent specs and clear, readable type at 1280x1024. CRTs are doomed. Regardless or their superiority in certain applications, they will join vinyl LPs (and camera film) in the hall of expensive niche products.