LG world's thinnest LCD is only 0.23 inches thick

by Richard Lawler posted May 19th 2009 at 1:04AM

Looks like we've got a new record holder for world's thinnest LCD, as LG pegs its new 42- and 47-inch models at only 5.9mm thick. Apparently lacking an iPhone for the accepted measurement of thinness, this model was reduced to holding up a coin for an example of LG's edge LED lit prowess. Though you may prefer local dimming LEDs, DisplayBlog is hopeful we'll see a combo of the two lighting schemes bringing thinness and high picture quality next year. Meanwhile, compare these to JVC's magnetically mounted former champ, measuring a now-widebody 7mm thick, but at only 5kg, still holding a weight edge over these two at 6.1 and 7.3kg, respectively. LG promises 120Hz refresh technology and 80% of the NTSC color gamut, up from 72% on standard models, on these, but we'll wait for them to go from the demo stand to the store shelf before revisiting the question of whether thinner and more energy efficient is actually better.

[Via DisplayBlog]

Filed under: Displays, LG, LCD

Tags: 120hz, 42-inch, 47-inch, 5.9mm, edge lit, edge lit led, EdgeLit, EdgeLitLed, hdtv, lcd, led, lg, lighting, thin, thinnest

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Ken @ May 19th 2009 2:39AM

Ok...

I assume they will have a thin wall mount, power cable solution, HDMI cable solution, etc. to take advantage of all this. Samsung did a good job making the REAL WORLD wall-mount thickness of 1.8" on their new LED-lit LCD's, but what will LG do?

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Gallo @ May 19th 2009 7:58AM

Thin is good, now they need to focus on picture quality.

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Ray @ May 22nd 2009 2:56AM

Well of course this thing looks thin, look at the size of that coin! I bet it doesn't look near as thin with a dime held next to it. seriously though, that's freakin sexy (the tv, of course).

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