Sharp shared its vision of the future by showcasing a prototype LCD TV that is superior to current ones. Listed are some unique characteristics:
Size: 52″ LCD TV
Thickness: 20mm-29mm
Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1
Power Consumption: 140kWh/year (based on 4.5 hours of daily viewing)
Color Gamut: 150% NTSC
Weight: 25kg
Opinion
This prototype is very thin for a 52″ LCD TV. Sharp’s current model, [...]
Edmund Ding, spokesperson for Foxconn Electronics, marketing name for Hon Hai Precision Industry, confirmed the company’s plan to set up a PC assembly plant in Russia. This is according to DigiTimes sourcing the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. The report states that this assembly plant is a joint venture between Foxconn and HP with the investment [...]
Samsung’s SPD-42S5HD, SPD-42S5HDM, SPD-42P5HD, SPD-42P5HDM PDP TVs are having problems where black/blue lines are covering portion or all of the PDP TVs.
AVING is reporting out of Seoul, South Korea that some Samsung 42″ PDP TV models are breaking down already, only after 2 years of service. One of the main problems that users have reported [...]
Philips 32PFL9632D
Size: 32″ 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Frequency: 100Hz ClearLCD (double the typical 50Hz for European markets)
LCD Response Time: 3ms
LCD Brightness: 550 cd/m2
Availability: Europe
Tuner: DVB-T
Unique Technology: Ambilight, Perfect Pixel HD Engine
Ports: USB (photo slideshows), HDMI (3)
Speakers: Built-in (4)
Price: £999 ($1,977)
Opinion
The Philips 32PFL9632D looks simple and elegant. The piano-black border is surrounded by yet another border [...]
DigiTimes posted an informative Q&A session with AFT’s chairman and president, Tetsuji Kakimoto. Kakimoto-san revealed a lot of information that I will succinctly summarize below:
Glass Capacity, Plans, Locations
-AFT can supply G10 glass out of Taiwan.
-Large plants: 4 in Taiwan, 3 in Osaka, Japan, 1 in Korea.
-Large plant capacity: 5 million m2 (5-6x Corning’s plant capacity)
-Small plants: 3 in [...]
