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		wmf on Jan 11, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Monoprice Announces 27-Inch 2560 x 1440 Monitor fo... It's not. Monitor resolution peaked in 2004 and then went down. Also, much of the cost reduction since then appears to be due to quality reduction, not efficiency.

GIFtheory on Jan 11, 2013 [–]

Actually, most of the cost reduction is probably due to LCD manufacturers getting busted for price fixing: http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2012/november/lcd-price-fixi....

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