Get emotional with the LG Emotional series

LG announced its latest “Emotional” series in time for CeBIT 2006.

The “Emotional” series offers the world’s most innovative contrast ratio of 1600:1, lightening fast response-time of 4ms, crisp and clear image via f-engine, and an ultra slim depth of 18mm.

But that’s not what really matters. The “Emotional” series seek to provide relief and composure from everyday hassle of long hours of computer use, and also sensitivity deriving from its simple and elegant outline. The effort and craftsmanship committed makes the “Emotional” series a masterpiece worthy of possession.

My initial thought about the “emotional” name had something to do about moods and ambiance. I was anticipating that the new release by LG would adapt to ambient lighting and adjust the brightness, contrast and hues accordingly, which would pretty much sum up how “emotional” a display screen could get. But reading further onto the press release, I was a bit disappointed to learn that it relates more to the design concept.

Nonetheless, a thing of beauty is bound to elicit happiness and satisfaction. I think users would appreciate a change from the run-of-the-mill LCD monitor design.

March 16th, 2006 Posted by J. Angelo Racoma in LG at 12:45 pm Comment Now! »

LG.Philips LCD and E Ink Build 10.1″ Flex Display

Tokyo, Japan, October 19, 2005 - E Ink Corporation in USA, the leading supplier of electronic paper display technology, today announced that LG.Philips LCD (NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220), one of the world’s leading innovators of thin-film transistor liquid crystal (TFT-LCD) technology, and E Ink have built a 10.1″ flexible electronic paper display. The display will be shown at the FPD International trade show in Japan, attended by over 60,000 visitors each year.

Less than 300 microns thick, the paper-white display is as thin and flexible as construction paper. With a 10.1″ diagonal, the prototype achieves SVGA (600×800) resolution at 100 pixels per inch and has a 10:1 contrast ratio with 4 levels of grayscale.

E Ink® Imaging Film is a novel display material that looks like printed ink on paper and has been designed for use in paper-like electronic displays. Like paper, the material can be flexed and rolled. As an additional benefit, the E Ink Imaging Film uses 100 times less energy than a liquid crystal display because it can hold an image without power and without a backlight.

LG.Philips LCD and E Ink selected a steel foil material that could be supplied by Sumitomo Corporation in high volume and which was developed by Nippon Steel Corporation (5401.JP), the leading steel company in Japan. The flexible foil is a super-thin, extremely flat, high-performance steel that can easily withstand the high temperatures of a TFT production process.

LG.Philips LCD combined both materials to manufacture the display panel at an existing pilot TFT line in Korea. LG.Philips and E Ink jointly designed the display electronics and produced the final prototype to achieve the world’s largest high-resolution flexible electronic paper display.

“We all need flexible displays,” said Russ Wilcox, CEO of E Ink, “They are 80% thinner and lighter than glass displays, and they do not break like glass displays. You can roll them up and put them in your pocket. You can curve them around the outside of a cellphone. Or you can throw them in your briefcase like a newspaper. As Galileo famously told us, the world is not flat.”

October 19th, 2005 Posted by David in LG, News at 2:16 pm Comment Now! »

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