Samsung Boasts the World's Thinnest LCD, Measuring 7.9mm Thick
Samsung Boasts the World's Thinnest LCD, Measuring 7.9mm Thick
Posted 10/23/2008 at 8:29am
| by Paul Lilly
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If thin is in, then Samsung moves to the front of the class. The company just put its prototype 40-inch LCD on the runway at the Korea Electronics Show in Seoul last week, a scintillating model which measures just 7.9mm thick. That's enough to earn 1/10th of a millimeter worth of bragging rights over Phillips, who showed off what was previously considered the thinnest LCD at 8.0mm at the IFA exhibition in Berlin this past August.
So how did the two companies fit all those electronics into an ultra-thin frame? The answer is they didn't. Instead, each company's respective prototypes moved the tuner and much of the electronic inner-workings into an external box located near the screen. Whether this approach ultimately leads to a consumer product remains to be seen, as neither company has talked about making their LCD commercially available.
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maniacm0nk3y
October 23, 2008 at 10:10am
That's very nice. Hope it's stable enough so it doesn't break like a twig.
Caboose
October 23, 2008 at 8:52am
They could even move everything into the stand... unless it's going to be wall mounted. But then, you could have everything in an external box. Mount it on the wall behind the TV so that it's out of the way, and all your wires get plugged into it.
It could work, and be stylish at the same time too!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
Crazybillybob
October 23, 2008 at 9:54am
Moving the Electronics to an external box is a great Idea...
I mean really how many of us don't already have a pile of electronics gear we've got to put into a cabinet or close? One more peice is no big deal, exspecialy with the added bonus of a super slim display wall mounted !!!
Can you say floor space :)
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