LG will be using CES next month to
showcase its latest generation of panels for televisions, alongside
other displays. The Art Slim TV panels are said to be lightweight units meant to help manufacturers create light and thin TV sets, with the two examples set to be shown at the electronics tradeshow measuring less than an inch thick and taking up less space than current LCD screens.
A 55-inch Art Slim set will be shown alongside a 65-inch version, with each measuring 7.5mm (0.29 inches) and 8.2mm (0.32 inches) respectively,
reports Twice. Using a structure where the rear of the LCD module becomes the back of the TV set itself, along with new methods of attaching the rear cover which also minimizes the bezel width, the screens will end up weighing 22.9 pounds and 35.7 pounds, depending on the size. Each set shown will apparently represent a 75-percent reduction in panel depth compared to existing panels, as well as saving approximately 25 percent of the weight.
While it is a demonstration of what LG Display can do, rather than launches of televisions by LG itself or its partners, televisions using Art Slim panels will ship initially in China in 2015 The company is apparently planning a more complete set of televisions using the panels for later in the year.
According
to Engadget, LG will also be showing Ultra HD televisions using Quantum Dot technology, including 4K decoders capable of handling 60fps, with five sets including multi-channel "Ultra Surround" speakers, and at least one having an "Auditorium Stand."
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