Will GridView become heavy?

Question

In my e-Commerce I am using GridView to display the result of a search. Recently, one of my friends commented that the GridView will become heavy when
THOUSANDS of RECORDS come together and it will make the site slower.
Is he right?
Should I avoid using GridView and go for something else? If so what should I use instead of GridView?
Thanks,

Rajendra Deopura · Answer

Dear One way to display thousands of records is GridView with Paging facility On but GridView display the records as one row per record. If you want custoimization of records  go for DataList Control that provides the facility to display records in a better way via the properties like RepeatDirection and RepeatColumns. Thanks Rajendra

r p · Answer

Thanks Rajendra so I will continue with GridView.