Samsung Electronics Develops First 70-inch LCD TV Panel; Features Full HDTV Specifications.SEOUL, South Korea -- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world's largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display liquid crystal display (LCD) Optoelectronic device used in displays for watches, calculators, notebook computers, and other electronic devices. Current passed through specific portions of the liquid crystal solution causes the crystals to align, blocking the passage of light. (TFT-LCD TFT-LCD Thin Film Transistor - Liquid Crystal Display ) panels, has developed the first 70-inch LCD panel for use in the consumer TV market. Currently, the largest LCD TV screen size is 65 inches in diameter. The company will unveil its 70-inch LCD HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates at the International Meeting on Information Displays (IMID IMID Immunomodulatory Drug (Celgene) IMID Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disorders ) 2006, which will open in Daegu, Korea on August 23. Executive Vice President Kim Sang-Soo of Samsung Electronics said, "Our new 70-inch LCD is not only significantly larger, but also sets a new benchmark of excellence in terms of video image reproduction, viewing angle and image quality. We've designed it to dramatically enhance the large screen LCD TV user's viewing experience." Samsung's latest LCD panel boasts full high-definition resolution (1080p) and a conical viewing angle of 180 degrees for multi-viewing audiences. In addition, its video signal is reproduced at 120Hz, compared to a video signal of 60 Hz for a conventional Full HD LCD panel, enabling rapidly moving video images to be reproduced with crystal clarity. Samsung will begin producing the new 70-inch LCD during the first half of 2007, bolstering its position in the ultra-large-screen TV segment. With the introduction of the 70" LCD TV, the company will be in a position to compete head-to-head with PDP (1) (Plasma Display Panel) See plasma display. (2) (Policy Decision Point) See COPS and XACML. (3) (Programmed Data P (plasma display panel See plasma display. ) and projection TV makers. About Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 120 offices in 57 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com Specifications Display size 70" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Resolution FHD (1,920 by 1,080 pixels) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mode a-Si ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Brightness 600nit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Contrast ratio 2,000:1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Colors 1.07 billion ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Color saturation 92% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Response time less than 8ms ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Viewing angle 180 degrees top, bottom, left and right ---------------------------------------------------------------------- No. of polarizers 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Terminology Full High Definition (FHD FHD Fine Home Displays (FHD Unlimited, Inc.) FHD Full High-Definition FHD Florida Hometown Democracy FHD Flame Hydrolysis Deposition FHD Fachhochschule Deggendorf (university, Deggendorf, Germany) ): The FHD requirement for a wide screen (aspect ratio of 16:9) is 1,920 pixels across by 1,080 rows high (the highest resolution available). Polarizer polarizer an appliance for polarizing light. : A multi-layered optical film is placed at the front and back of the LCD panel as a filter that only allows light waves of a certain rotation to pass through. Nit: An abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, for the measure of brightness, officially called candela candela (kăndĕ`lə), in weights and measures: see candle. A unit of measurement of the intensity of light. Part of the SI system of measurement, one candela (cd) is the monochromatic radiation of 540THz with a radiant intensity per meter square (cd/m2). |
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