Very Good News for SED-TV Freaks!

Tsuneji Uchida, Canon's president, told the FT: "In regards to SED, we have a new production process we're working on which is cost competitive with liquid crystal displays."

But he implied that SED would not be launched immediately, because of the slump in television prices that has prompted profit warnings from Sony and Panasonic. "At times like this, new display products are not introduced much because people would laugh at them," he said.

Canon, the Japanese consumer electronics group, is clear to launch a new type of television after winning a patent lawsuit that has delayed its progress for more than three years.

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