Sharp Shows Thin, Light TV
Posted on: Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 18:19 CDT
By YURI KAGEYAMA
TOKYO - Sharp Corp. on Wednesday showed off what it calls the thinnest, lightest and most power-efficient TV ever.
The 52-inch liquid-crystal display prototype is just over an inch thick, weighs 55 pounds and consumes less energy than today's LCD or plasma sets, the Japanese consumer electronics company said.
At a Tokyo museum, Sharp demonstrated how the new panels could be easily hung on walls or placed on thin poles for an arty floating effect. The LCD panels are about one-fourth the thickness of its current models.
Sharp President Mikio Katayama said parts of the new technology - a culmination of various improvements in materials, color filters and backlight technology - will be introduced gradually in Sharp's upcoming products.
He also said he hoped to have the innovations ready for mass commercial production by the time a new Sharp plant is running by March 2010.
The Osaka-based manufacturer of Aquos brand TVs gave no details on how much sets using the new technology would cost.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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