CMO's 42-inch 1080p LCD: $1,665 now in Europe, Q2 US
by Thomas Ricker 
posted Feb 5th 2007 at 10:47AM
Look out Westinghouse and Vizio, Taiwan's Chi Mei has a new 42-inch, 1080p LCD TV looking for market share at the low-to-mid end of the big panel LCD spectrum. Shipping now in Taiwan and Europe, model DTL-742E500 is expected to make its US premier sometime in Q2 -- about the time we expect their 47-inch Quad HD LCD to ship. Their new set swaddles a Faroudja DCDi scaler and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) panel with a 1200:1 contrast ratio, 500cd/m2 brightness, 176-degree viewing angle, 6.5-ms response, and 2x HDMI inputs among a healthy collection of in and outs. Expected to pop at your local big box for right around $1,665 or less by the time it arrives.
[Via Akihabara News]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Buckethead @ Feb 5th 2007 11:27AM
Chi Mei supplies panels to Westinghouse, so this may be the same set as the 42" Westinghouse.
Ed @ Feb 6th 2007 6:10PM
Panasonic...is that you???