Sharp to produce World’s largest LCD TV
Posted January 22nd, 2007 by Mihnea BoiangiuHD TV mania has just started. The global demand for LCD TV will be around 69 million in 2007 and estimated to grow up to 100 million units in 2009. Sharp recently unveiled its biggest LCD TV in production. It is the LCD monster Aquos of 108-inch (274 cm). The LCD TV was presented in Las Vegas at Consumer Electronics Show.
The 108-inch LCD is manufactured at Sharp’s Kameyama Plant, the first in the world using 8th-generation glass substrates. The success of this product is backed by Sharp’s great history in producing LCD screens. In 1988 Sharp’s was the first manufacturer that launched a 14-inch TFT LCD. Furthermore, they were permanently preoccupied of evolving their LCD models. So, in 2004 they launched the 45-inch model, followed in 2005 by 65-inch model. Sharp has been meeting the demand for high image quality by achieving resolution (4096 x 2160 pixel) four times higher than the current HD, the world’s highest contrast ratio (1 million:1) and fast full-motion video response rate (4 msec, 120 Hz). We didn’t find information regarding the prices, but we can tell you this TV is only on the Japanese market for the moment. Enjoy!
