Portending Good Things to Come in Displays, LG.Philips LCD Announced 100" LCD Panel

LG.Philips LCD announced today that it has developed a 100" TFT-LCD panel, the largest in the world. LG.Philips LCD's 100" LCD panel is approximately 1.5 times larger than the largest currently available LCD panel (82"), and is similar in size to the largest plasma display panel (PDP) currently available.

Developed at LG.Philips LCD's P7, the world's largest seventh generation substrate size (1950 x 2250mm) fabrication line in Paju, South Korea, the 100" panel is a wide screen (16:9) LCD TV panel with a screen width and height exceeding 2.2m and 1.2m, respectively.

Using LG.Philips LCD's proprietary copper-based interconnect technology, the 100" LCD panel offers high-definition picture quality without distorting the video signals. Moreover, it encompasses the latest in ultra-precision manufacturing and high-definition imaging technologies. Along with a response speed below 5ms, the 100" LCD offers 6.22 million-pixels, full HD grade picture quality and can reproduce 1.07 billion colors.

The product also features the latest technologies, such as a maximum 3000:1 contrast ratio, color reproduction of 92 percent, and an omni-directional, 180-degree viewing angle based on Super IPS and super-large compensation film technologies.

"Our development of the 100-inch LCD panel reaffirms that LG.Philips LCD is the global leader in large-area LCD technology said LG.Philips LCD's Executive Vice President for Development Center, Sang Deog Yeo. "Technological advances for large-area LCD TVs, such as the 100" LCD, will act as a catalyst that accelerates customer demand for high picture quality and large screens."

We also hope it means larger and less expensive computer displays in the near future. [Bill Fox]