JVC to manufacture thin LCDs

It seems that electronic manufactures see a great future in LCD segment. Most of the companies are investing large amounts and focusing particularly on this section. Latest in the series is JVC which declared that it is going to launch very slim LCDs in the year 2008.

Japan’s electronics manufacturer JVC has declared that it will launch 42 inch and 46-inch models of LCD which are just 1.5 inches thick across almost the entire back of the panel and around 3 inches at the center. This is very thin as compared to the LCD models by the other manufacturers available in the market these days.

LCD market is definitely in for a boom as many companies are concentrating hard on it. Recently Sony declared that it was quitting RPTV segment and will just focus its attention on the LCD division.

The efficiency of flat panel TVs is increasing day by day as they are providing better quality and large screen size at the same prices. So, a customer prefers to buy a flat screen TV than an outdated rear projection TV.

JVC was able to make its TV thinner by reducing the width of the back light unit. This unit is 40 percent thinner than units used in most of the TVs by other manufacturers. JVC also developed a new power-supply that is both thinner and more efficient so overall power consumption of the new TVs has also been cut to 145 watts.

Consumer Electronics Show will see a lot of new thin models in LCD segment. JVC’s competitors, Sharp and Hitachi are also expected to show their thin-LCD TV prototype sets around 1.1 inches thick.

Sony recently started offering an 11-inch OLED TV called the XEL-1 in Japan, and the company also demonstrated a 27-inch 1080p resolution prototype.

Companies like Sony and Samsung, are also working on the OLED technology which doesn't require a backlight and so can help in considerably reducing the width of TVs.

Sony is also expected to announce U.S. launch plans for the OLED TV at CES, and Samsung will also display a 31-inch prototype OLED screen. The Samsung panel, which hasn't yet been seen in public, would be the largest OLED screen yet unveiled by a panel maker.

Companies are also going for tie-ups to enable themselves compete well in the fast growing LCD segment. The three big shots, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Hitachi Ltd. and Canon Inc entered an agreement to prepare themselves for the intense competition in this segment.

Sales of television sets are forecast to be brisk this year around the world. According to data from DisplaySearch, a market research firm, global LCD TV shipments will rise over 30 percent to 110 million this year, up from about 80 million in 2007.

With the Beijing Olympics round the corner, the manufacturers can be rest assured that coming year is going to be very profitable.