Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display, or SED, is a technology I’ve talked about before. It’s getting closer and closer to being available in stores, which is a good thing. Something I didn’t previously know is that SED sets will probably be more expensive than plasma sets, which isn’t such a good thing. Personally, I think that plasma televisions are way too expensive for what you get, image quality wise. For me personally, the flat form factor is not enough enough of a draw to overcome the price and poor image quality (with respect to CRT). SED is going to give the convenience of a flat panel display and the quality of a CRT, but at a cost.

Link: Computerworld - Toshiba to Start SED Production in August

On the display quality front, Toshiba and Canon have shown an SED panel with a contrast ratio of 100,000:1. It looks like SED will be the quality leader when released to the public.

Link: Tech-On - SED Panel Contrast Ratio Boosted to 100,000:1