SED: RIP?

Toshiba and Canon, which have been working on a new flat-panel technology called surface-conduction electron-emitter display for what seems like forever, said last Friday that the first SED TVs will not ship by the end of this year as previously planned. The development and production of SED TVs on a large scale has been the hang-up, and with prices of LCD and plasma TVs falling by as much as 40% last year, the SED production process needs to be made more efficient if Canon hopes to be price-competitive with the flat-panel displays currently in the market.

No word yet on when the SED TVs might be available, or if they ever will. More from TWICE.