Sharp Unveils Its Super Thin, Light, Next Generation LCD

Sharp, the world’s no three TV maker, after Samsung Electronics Co and Sony Corp, have come out with the world’s thinnest and lightest LCD, from their Kameyama factory in Japan. The prototype 52-inch liquid crystal display is 22mm thick and weighs 25kgs and as far as electricity consumption goes, it uses half as much as used for the existing models, about 140kWh (kilowatt hours) per year.

The new LCD TV has a contrast ratio of 100,000 to 1, which varies from the existing 2,000 to 1 for their other models. This guarantees, a clear and vivid image, even in bright rooms. With 50 percent greater color reproduction than what the NTSC signal provides, the colors are bound to look deeper and more life-like. You can view the fast moving images clearly, as it has a response time of 4 milliseconds.

The set was exclusively shown to the reporters in Tokyo. Sharp stated that they do not have a schedule for commercializing the display though the buyers could expect to see some of the technologies in the future sets.

Wall mounted TV’s could be an answer to the problem, of frequent earthquakes knocking down TV sets. You will have to wait until 2010 for this amazing piece, when Sharp’s LCD factory in Sakai, western Japan, comes online. For now, the price is for you to guess!