LG.Philips just announced an "ultra-slim" 42-inch Full HD 120Hz panel for 2008. Not Q4 2008 either kids, we're talking sometime before March. So what can we expect after Sharp's
1.1-inch thin 52-inch panel and Hitachi's
0.74-inch 32-incher? Something in between right?
Nope, 7.8-inches thick. Exactly, 19.8-mm or just 0.78-inches thin. According to LG.Philips, that makes it 40% thinner and 10% lighter than conventional LCD TVs which is pretty hot. It'll be CCFL backlit (not LED) though when it does hit -- that'll keep the cost down but won't do much for the contrast. The panel will be on display at FPD International in Yokohama next week where we hope to bring you a first look.
Update: Oops, major metric conversion snafu -- good thing we're not in charge of the Mars space program. It's fracking thin!
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posted October 18th 2007 2:27AM
No LED, no sale. I'm waiting till they make (and they bring the price down to earth) an LCD that's both 120hz and LED.
"So what can we expect after Sharp's 1.1-inch thin 52-inch panel and Hitachi's 0.74-inch 32-incher? Something in between right? Nope, 7.8-inches thick"
I don't use the imperial measurement system, but isn't 7.8 inches rather thick?
And if it's 40% thinner than older ones, glad I haven't upgraded from CRT yet.
Wrong decimal point Thomas ;)
The set is 19.8mm or .79"
Jeebus Fracking Christmas, sorry about that! Post updated.
Thomas
It would look a whole lot better with some trim around the edges, and a HDMI port or 3.. :-) But It's nice to see they're still working to improve the "old" LCD techniques. No word on which TV's will actually use this panel?
Tafkas
http://tinyurl.com/2wmbxn
19.8mm = 0.77952755826 inches.
"Seoul, Korea (October 18, 2007) – LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. [NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220], one of the world’s leading innovators of thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) technology, announced today that it plans to launch a 42-inch TFT-LCD TV panel that is substantially thinner than conventional panels, at only 19.8 mm"
What do you mean, that's 7.8 inches? Looks like at least 11 inches to me. Just don't tell the wife.
For some official clarification, MathGeek is correct. It is a mere 0.78 inch thick, not 7.8. The real breakthrough here is achieves that thickness using a CCFL backlight rather than the MUCH more expensive LED alternative. In other words, this panel makes it possible to make a really thin LCD TV that doesn't cost a fortune.
So do they replace it when your CCFL winks out in 13 months, just after your warranty expires? I have a couple of spare parallel port scanners if anyone would like parts :p
Not so fast you can get 30k+ hrs of light from CCFL but it still will not compare to LED unless the technology is improved greatly.
"good thing we're not in charge of the Mars space program."
Although, I do remember watching a satellite crash in the desert due to a similar error on NASA's part...