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Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com, Taipei [Monday 8 January 2007]

Leading display vendors such as Sharp, Sony and Samsung Electronics are pushing large-size full high-definition TVs (HDTVs) at the ongoing CES show in Las Vegas (January 8-11).
Sharp debuts 108-inch LCD TV
Sharp has successfully developed a 108-inch LCD TV, claiming it is the world's largest, and is exhibiting a prototype model at CES.
The 108-inch LCD screen, which measures 2,386×1,344mm, features an LCD panel manufactured at Sharp's Kameyama Plant No. 2, said Sharp in a press release.
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Key specification of Sharp 108-inch TV |
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Item |
Summery |
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Size (inch) |
108 |
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Drive system |
TFT active-matrix drive |
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No. of pixels (million) |
2.07 |
Source: Company, compiled by DigiTimes, January 2007.

Sharp 108-inch LCD TV Photo: Company
Sony displays 70-inch Bravia LCD TV
Sony recently introduced a 70-inch LCD TV, the world's largest TV compliant with x.v.Color technology here at the CES show in Las Vegas.
The new Bravia KDL-70XBR3 model will be available spring 2007 for about US$33,000, according to the company.
Image quality is enhanced further with the new xvYCC technology, which Sony has branded x.v.Color. This technology was established as an industry standard by the CES 2006, according to Sony. (Note: xvYCC technology refers to the international standard for wide color space within moving images).
The 70-inch model is currently the largest screen size in Sony's Braiva LCD line. The TV features resolution of 1,920×1,080 and Motionflow 120 Hz technology with motion compensation, Triluminos LED backlight, as well as a 10-bit panel, which allows for an increase in the TV's gradation level by 64 times from 8-bit panels. The TV also has viewing angle of 178-degree and delivers a dynamic contrast ratio of 7,000:1.
The set includes three HDMI inputs and a PC input which are 1080p compatible, as well as two HD component inputs.
Sony's Bravia LCD TV lineup includes screen size of 52, 46, 40, 32, 26 and 23 inches.

Sony 70-inch Bravia LCD TV Photo: Company
Samsung unveils new LED-based DLP RPTVs
Samsung is rolling out three DLP (digital light processing) rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) that feature LED as the backlighting source, including a 50-, 56- and 61-inch segment at CES 2007, according to the company.
The three models (T5087S, HL-T5687S and HL-T6187S) have resolution of 1,920×1,080, contrast ratio of 10,000:1 and offers a color gamut of 140% NTSC. The new TVs also has three HDMI inputs, said Samsung.
Samsung's existing DLP lineups incldue 42-, 46-, 50-, 56-, 61-, 67- and 71-inch segments." |