LG to debut world's slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV (LH95) at CES

Not content with just making soap opera hair look like watery strands of gold, LG is also planning to trump last year's round of ultrathin LCD TVs by bringing the planet's slimmest LED-backlit LCD TV to Las Vegas. Expected to garner fingerprints from every nationality at CES 2009, the LH95 will check in at just 24.8-millimeters thick (0.976-inches) and boast a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and the outfit's 240Hz TrueMotion Drive dejudder technology. No word on a price or release date (or panel size, oddly enough), but hopefully we'll find out more in just under a fortnight.

[Via Boy Genius Report]

[Patriks7 @ Dec 30th 2008 5:45AM]

Pff.. Not as thin as the Air, so it's major fail! (jk)
Anyway when I first looked at the one at the left, it looked really thick for some reason, but then the second time it looked normal.. Maybe it's cause I just woke up? :x

[Game_playa @ Dec 30th 2008 2:57PM]

No one gives a shit if your a teenager on winter break who woke up early so please STFU

[Uncontrol @ Dec 30th 2008 6:06AM]

fortnight

[Gad Get @ Dec 30th 2008 7:45AM]

watery



See, I can do it too.

[Ma2T @ Dec 30th 2008 11:22AM]

2 weeks, to all you America / Canadians.

[Ogo @ Dec 30th 2008 2:59PM]

Last time I checked Canadians used the term fortnight. You obviously don't realize we are a hybrid of British and American English.

[Kurian @ Dec 30th 2008 6:07AM]

At first glance, it looked like a fat box that rested on its bottom face, with a screen on the front.

[quasar @ Dec 30th 2008 6:20AM]

I really like the style of this tv, most of them are bland.

[bdarma @ Dec 30th 2008 6:45AM]

it's razor sharp

[Patriks7 @ Dec 30th 2008 6:57AM]

*RAZR sharp you mean..

[htd @ Dec 30th 2008 6:48AM]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/29/lg-announces-ces-bound-w2486l-led-blu-24-inch-display/

isnt their own 24 inch a little thinner than this one as well?

[Patriks7 @ Dec 30th 2008 6:59AM]

Not really.. this is a TV and the 24 incher is a monitor..

[Foogooo @ Dec 30th 2008 6:59AM]

Did I mention its still a fucking LG????

[Dave Chappelle @ Dec 30th 2008 8:04AM]

Lol this is what i thought but it looks like this CES LG is going berserk and are going to release some really cool and new stuff, just look at the last two pages on engadget.

[Marcus @ Dec 30th 2008 7:09AM]

The new LH95 will also be with a better Edge-LED BLU combined with local dimming and saves a lot of energy! LGE mentioned up to 75%. :)

[G @ Dec 30th 2008 7:18AM]

Ok, this is getting ridiculous, who NEEDS a TV thinner than 100 mm anyway? And why?

[Dave Chappelle @ Dec 30th 2008 8:05AM]

this means that we can make our T.V's bigger without having to worry about getting a 2 ton box to our houses, and for the manufacturer COUNTRY.... you would know more about that if you lived in Australia.

[G @ Dec 30th 2008 8:59AM]

Nearly all stores that sell TVs also deliver them to your home by van, then you need a few minutes of work to put it where you want it and after that you can just leave the TV where you put it for 10 years.

Who cares if you work a little bit harder to lift that TV, you forget about that in a day.

[Dan @ Jan 2nd 2009 8:07PM]

Ever think about shipping costs?
If you're shipping large amounts of tv's (or even one to your house) and can shave off weight and dimensions from the package, you'll be saving money.

[Marcus @ Dec 30th 2008 7:28AM]

Holy moly this one's sweet!

[fish99 @ Dec 30th 2008 8:10AM]

..."and boast a 2,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio * ** "

* static contrast ratio of 1,000:1 like every other LCD
** please note dynamic contrast will completely ruin dark scenes in your movies and you will have to turn it off. See above note about static contrast ratio.

[Akshay @ Dec 30th 2008 8:41AM]

So true. Current LCDs are thin enough. What companies now need to emphasize is on increasing the quality.
Function>Form

[Beastage @ Dec 30th 2008 9:11AM]

Not so true with LED backlight, because it responses much faster and with higher contrast than previous backlight solutions.

So obviously it isn't 2,000,000:1... or 100,000:1 but it will work to increase contrast alot higher than 1,000:1 (or at least look like it)

[The Angry Intern @ Dec 30th 2008 2:07PM]

with LED backlights it's pretty cool, since the back light is really a whole mess of LED clusters, so it can turn off the backlight in some areas of the screen and have it on in other parts.

[b @ Dec 30th 2008 8:38AM]

Can you flat panel guys, please, please, please stop worrying about thin and bring on the BIG panels! I'm tired of waiting for an affordable, kick-butt 65-70" LED/Plasma flat panel that real humans can afford, with killer black levels and electronics to smooth out the SD garbage we still get fed by Satellite and cable.

[guerilla999 @ Dec 30th 2008 9:41AM]

24.8-mm LG vs 9.9mm SONY



only in engadgets eyes can 24.8mm be slimmer than 9.9mm.


Sorry sony better luck next time.

[Blastar @ Dec 30th 2008 10:42AM]

Why should anyone care to buy a TV that is THAT thin... All of LCDs are quite thin anyway.
I would only care about the Specs vs Price.

By the way.. The TV stand is awful.

[Blastar @ Dec 30th 2008 10:44AM]

Forgive me.. Double posted by mistake.

[notYou @ Dec 30th 2008 10:59AM]

Is that "TrueMotion" the same kind of dejudder tech that Sony uses on their higher end models that makes film look like crappy video?

Here's hoping it's disable-able.

[CaliforniaKid @ Dec 30th 2008 11:14AM]

OLED just lost a big part of its attraction.

[Mr. Ford @ Dec 30th 2008 12:19PM]

It shouldn't. LCD, even with local dimming, still blows. OLED looks fantastic by comparison. It has better, (true) ANSI contrast, black levels, motion, overall picture quality.

[Sara @ Dec 30th 2008 1:51PM]

That's even MORE slimmer than my LCD TV(I am not lying by admitting that I have an LCD TV k?)

[Alex @ Dec 30th 2008 5:02PM]

I would like to see the SED strike back at this years CES. CRT based tech in a flat form factor, I will take that over a LED backlit LCD or OLED

[William White @ Jan 1st 2009 2:45PM]

There is a lot to be said for bulk and weight. I bought an OLIVIA 47" that weighs a whopping 168lbs. It has a 3/16" plate glass over the screen to prevent damage and a serious sound system built in. The thing is built like a tank, the kids can bump into it without fear, the picture is fantastic, give me solid every time. I'm sure thin has it's place, art galleries, homes of too rich minimalist freaks etc. but in the real world tough means a whole lot.

[Sam @ Jun 13th 2009 6:12PM]

Sony ZX1 BRAVIA ( 9.9mm) is slimmer then this (LG) (24.8mm).

[Gad Get @ Dec 30th 2008 7:43AM]

Yeah, but that's not an "LED-backlit LCD TV". Oh wait, yeah it is!

[Blastar @ Dec 30th 2008 10:43AM]

Why should anyone care to buy a TV that is THAT thin... All of LCDs are quite thin anyway.
I would only care about the Specs vs Price.

By the way.. The TV stand is awful.

[Mr. Ford @ Dec 30th 2008 12:13PM]

I saw the Sony at CEDIA. It is 9.9mm at its thinnest point. The lower center section on the back, where the connectors are located, is much thicker. Still, it is very thin overall.