
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s largest provider of thin-film-transistor, liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, announced today that it has developed three new LCDs for notebook PCs – two offering a true 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio for viewing movies, TV shows and new-age gaming, while the third features active White-LED (light-emitting diode) backlighting that boosts picture clarity and reduces power consumption.
Samsung will unveil its latest LCD models, which it expects will garner considerable interest in the high-end notebook PC market, at FPD International being held in Yokohama, Japan, October 24-26. Mass production is scheduled to commence in the first half of next year for the 16:9 displays and in the second half of 2008 for the White-LED backlit panel.
The new 16:9 aspect-ratio displays – 16" and 18.4" – deliver virtually the same rich colors as that of an LCD TV, with color saturation levels of 60 percent for the 16" model, and 90 percent for the 18.4" model, compared to the 40-50 percent range seen in most notebook monitors today...
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