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At 70 inches, the display is aimed at the consumer HDTV (high-definition television) market, but it will likely become available in the business market at an early stage. According to Samsung, the screen is five inches larger than any current one. The company is unveiling the 70-incher at this week's International Meeting on Information Displays 2006 in Daegu, Korea.
The screen offers a conical viewing angle of 180 degrees. The video signal is reproduced at 120Hz, compared with the 60Hz offered by conventional high-definition LCD (liquid crystal display) panels, enabling "rapidly moving video images to be reproduced with crystal clarity," the company said Monday.
Samsung plans to begin mass production of the new 70-inch LCD during the first half of 2007. With the introduction of the 70-inch LCD, the company will be in a position to compete head-to-head with plasma and projection TV makers.
Samsung's display has a resolution of 1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels, which qualifies it as a high-definition TV but isn't incredibly high for a screen of this size.
For example, one of the largest LCD screens seen by ZDNet UK is the 56-inch V562D1 display from Chi Mei Optoelectronics. That screen debuted at the CeBit trade show in Germany in March, and has a resolution of 3,840 pixels by 2,160 pixels.
Samsung has not yet named a price for its 70-inch screen. The screen from Chi Mei is expected to retail for about $11,400.
Colin Barker of ZDNet UK reported from London.
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Colin Barker doesn't appear to know the difference between a display made primarily for television viewing and one for other purposes, like a display for a computer. HDTV manufacturers are only now beginning to introduce 1,920 x 1080 pixel displays, which no only "qualifies it as high-definition," but meets the exact requirements of 1080i, which is the highest definition available -- and as cutting edge as you get. Any more pixels would be superfluous, which the author does not seem to understand.
the enclosure to the screen. More than likely you won't even see the
screen due to the bezel. But in any case, if you could, it would just
be a row of light.
A true viewing angle is when you can see the whole picture clearly.
Which you definitely can't do at 180.
http://news.com.com/HDTV+hardware+makers+fight+customer+confusion/2100-1041_3-6106509.html
The electroincs manufacturers have done a poor job of educating consumers about HD and what it means.