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Rodolfo La Maestra
2005 HDTV Report, Part 9: LCD TV Panels
by Rodolfo La Maestra on October 18, 2005 Category: Products & Equipment
This is the next in a series of articles taken from the H/DTV Technology Review & CES 2005 Report by Rodolfo La Maestra, published in March 2005. If you are interested in downloading the full version of this report, it is currently available for purchase from our CES Report page.

Manufacturers started to compete in the oversized LCD-TV panels market (40" to 65"), as follows:

BenQ 46" DV4680 $10000, TTM Mar 05, 8ms, ATSC/NTSC tuners
Infocus 40" TD-40 $7000, TTM now, 1280x768, 600:1 CR, NTSC
JVC 40" LT-40X776 TTM Jun 05, 1366x768, QAM CableCARD, 2HDMI
  40" LT-40FH96 TTM fall 05, 1080p, ATSC/QAM CableCARD, HDMI
LG 42" L42000AT Integrated; & DU-42LZ30 $8000 also integrated
  55" RU-55LP10 $TBA, TTM May 05, 1080p, ATSC/QAM/NTSC
LG/Philips 42" LC420W02 1366x768, 1200:1 CR, 600cd/ brightness
  47" LC470W01 1920x1080, 1200:1 CR
  55" LC550W01 1920x1080, 1200:1 CR
Luce/Epoq 40" HTV-4062 $9000, TTM May 04, dual NTSC tuners
Philips 42" 42PF9830 TTM 2005, Ambilight 2 Series integr. ATSC/QAM
  42" 42PF9996 $11000, monitor
  50" 50PF9966 1000:1 CR, 900cd bright, 1366x768, NTSC, HDMI
Samsung 57" LNR570D $16000, TTM Jun 05, 8 ms, ATSC/QAM Cab.CARD
  46" LNR460D $9000, TTM Mar 05, LED backlight, ATSC/QAM
  40" LNR409D $5000, TTM Mar/May 05, 1080p, 3.2 billion colors
SharpAQUOS 45" LC-45GD6U $10000, TTM Aug 04, 1920x1080p, 12 ms
  65" Model #N/A $TBA, TTM 2H05, ATSC/QAM CableCARD, 12 ms
Sim2 46" Model # N/A $TBA, TTM 2005, now they have the 40"
Sony 46" KDX-46Q005 $10000-$12000, TTM end 2004, 1920x1080p
Viewsonic 40" N4050w $5000, 1280x768, DVI-D, 600:1 CR, 450 nits
Westinghouse 40" Model #N/A $2500, 1280x768, integrated
  47" Model #N/A $TBA, TTM Mar 05, art frames, 1920x1080p


Audiovox


Mar 04
New LCD panel was introduced
30" AR3000 $3500, TTM 2Q04, 1280x768, one NTSC tuner, component


BenQ


CES 2005
46" DV4680 $10000, TTM Mar 05, 1920x1080p, 600 cd/m2 brightness, 800:1 CR, 8ms response time, 170 degrees of horizontal and vertical viewing, ATSC/NTSC tuners, Faroudja True Life video enhancement, HD component, DVI/HDCP

Other large models will be released


Hitachi


June 2004 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

LCD Flat-panel TV Direct-view
32" 32HDL51 $TBA, TTM 4Q04, 768p, two IEEE-1394, two HDMI


HP


Sep 04
30" LC3040N $3000, 1280x768, 16:9 AR, DCDi, Visual Fidelity System (VFS), dual NTSC tuners, DVI-D/HDCP, component, piano black finish, included matching table, optional wall mounting bracket

Also LC2640N 26 " version for $2700


Infocus


Oct 04
30" TD-30
40" TD-40 $7000, TTM now, 1280x768, 600:1 CR, NTSC/SECAM tuners, DVI-D, RGB 15 pin


JVC


CES 2005
40" LT-40X776 TTM Jun 05, ATSC/QAM CableCARD tuners, 2 HDMI & IEEE1394
40" 40FH96 TTM fall 05, 1080p, dual HDMI, Integrated w/QAM Cable tuner, memory card slot, dual IEEE1394

Other smaller LCD-TVs were announced from 17" to 32" with HDMI, 720-770P resolution


LG


Oct 04
42" L42000AT integrated
LCD TVs integrated no-CableCARD
42" DU-42LZ30 $8000
37"
30"

CES 2005
23" RU-23LG10P TTM 2Q05, $ TBA, built-in progressive scan DVD player

LG 55 inch RU-55LP10
55" RU-55LP10 TTM May 05, $ TBA, 1080p, integrated ATSC/NTSC/QAM tuners, 550:1 CR, 500cd/m2 brightness, viewing angle 178 degrees, XD engine, 15watts channel audio output

LG/Philips

CES 2005 Widescreen LCD panels using Super-IPS technology to improve viewing angle (178/178), high color saturation and fast response time, 600 cd/m2 brightness 23" LC230W02 1366x768 26' LC260W01/2 1280x768 in 15:9 (1) and 1366x768 in 16:9 (2) 32" LC320W01 1366x768 WXGA, 1200:1 CR 37" LC370W01 1366x768 WXGA, 1200:1 CR 42" LC420W02 1366x768 WXGA, 1200:1 CR 47" LC470W01 1920x1080 WUXGA, 1200:1 CR 55" LC550W01 1920x1080 WUXGA, 1200:1 CR


Luce/Epoq


Apr 04
Confirmed models below on Sep 04 at CEDIA under Titan Global Commerce banner
Two 30" 1280x768 $4300 and $4500, NTSC tuners, DCDi
30" HTV-30A1 $4500, TTM current, 1280x768, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 400:1 CR, component, VGA
40" HTV-40A2 $9,000, TTM May 04, dual NTSC tuners


Mitsubishi


Apr 04 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

New Lines (five models) of LCD Flat-panel TVs
40 Series
1280x768, PC compatibility, upgradeable, AMVP
22" LT-2240 $3000, TTM Jun 04
30" LT-3040 $5000, TTM Apr 04

Medallion LCD Flat-panel Monitor
1280x768, TTM May 04, black bezel cosmetics, Color View picture control
Medallion LCD Flat-panel Monitor
30" LT-3050 $5300


Moxell Technology


Oct 04
Seven panels ranging from 14" to 42"
30" HX-303 $2500, HD panel, 1280x768, DVI/HDCP
42" MH-422SU $2500, EDTV 852x480, 1000:1 CR, DVI/HDCP, dual NTSC tuners

CES 2005
MAG Innovision
20" HD-202AT $650, TTM now, EDTV monitor

Proview line
14", 17", and 20" smaller sizes
26" HX-263 $1700, TTM Jan 05, HDTV monitor
30" HX-303 $2000, TTM Jan 05, HDTV monitor

GL line
TTM early 2005
20" GL-220-D $700, TTM Mar 05, EDTV monitor
27" GL-427D $1900, TTM Feb 05, HDTV monitor
30" GL-430D $2200, TTM Feb 05, HDTV monitor


Philips


LCD panel monitors
42" 42PF9996 $11000
50" 50PF9996 1366x768, NTSC, HDMI, 1000:1 CR, 900 cd/m2 brightness

CES 2005
AmbiLight 2 Series Integrated
Rear panel illumination system, TTM 2005, ATSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, Pixel Plus 2 HD video processing
32"
37"
42" 42PF9830A
50"


Samsung


Jun 04
LCD TV monitor
46" LTP468W $10,000, TTM Jul 04, 1080p, 800:1 CR, 170degrees viewing angle, industry-leading 12 millisecond pixel response time, DVI, dual component, HDMI, 500 candelas brightness

Oct 04
57" There were no comments issued from the company representatives regarding the status of the 57" version anticipated at CES 2004 (57" LTP578W, $TBA, TTM Jun 04, 1080x1920, 1000:1 CR, 600 cd/m2, DNIe, HDMI, DVI)

Samsung 1080p 57 inch LNR570D
CES 2005
The 57" 1080p set anticipated one year ago (left) was finally shown as model:

57" LNR570D $16000 (also reported as $18000), TTM Jun 05, 1920x1080, 600 cd/m2 brightness, 6.2 million color capacity, integrated with ATSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, 1000:1 CR, DNIe, AnyNet home-networking, response time faster than 8 seconds. Note the delay of one year in availability date announcements, and the improvement of response time to 8ms from the 12 ms of the 46" 468W introduced 6 months ago, although I still see lag at the need but is more tolerable than other LCD screens that run at 20ms.


Samsung 1080p 46 inch LNR460D
Samsung also showed a new 46" 1080p model:
46" LNR460D $9000 (also reported as $13000), TTM Mar 05, LED backlighting, integrated ATSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, LED technology with 100000 hours of panel life, less power, less heat, consistent illumination across the panel, 105 percent of the NTSC color gamut


And two new models with FFL (Flat Fluorescent Lamp) technology:
32" LNR328W $3500, TTM Mar 05
40" LNR409D $5000, TTM Mar/May 05, 1080p, 3.2 billion color gradations, same LED life span of 100000 hours


Sharp


LCD AQUOS
45" LC-45GX6U $10,000, TTM Aug 04, 1080p, AVS system included
45" LC-45GD6U Same features of above model except that lacks the AVS system, S-video connections in/out are different, and is heavier because it has the AVS System within the unit.
45" LC-45GD4U Same features as the GD6U except that the cabinet is silver (rather than titanium), and the unit is designed for 120 volts (rather than 120-240 volts as both 6U models above)

Sharp Aquos 65 inch LCD TV
And also 37", 32" and 26" GD6U at 1366x768


Sep 04 (CEATEC in Japan)
65" AQUOS shown as the world's largest LCD panel (according to Sharp), planned production at its 6G plant in mid-2005, no firm TTM dates, 1920x1080 resolution, plans to produce LCD TVs of 50" and larger during FY05 (April 05-Mar 06)

CES 2005
Sharp has shown in the US the 65" model above
65" integrated ATSC/QAM Cable CARD tuners, 1920x1080p, Quick Shoot video circuitry for 12 milliseconds response time, HDMI, IEEE1394, DVI-I, TTM 2H05, $TBA.

Also introduced were the following smaller AQUOS LCD panels:
37" 37GD4U $TBA, TTM Mar 05, 1366x768, ATSC/QAM tuner
And 32" and 26" at 1366x768

D7U and D5U Series
1366x768, EPG, HDMI, IEEE1394, DVI-I, DTUs with titanium finish/bottom speakers, D5U with silver finish/side speakers, TTM 1Q05, $TBA
26" LC-26D7U/D5U
32" LC-32D7U/D5U
37" LC-37D7U/D5U

AQUOS panels use Quick Shoot (QS) Circuit for a response time of 16 milliseconds, 45" AQUOS panels at 12 milliseconds.


Sim2


40" HTL40 LINK $12000, TTM Oct 04, 1366x768, 1000:1 CR, 600 cd/m2 brightness, 170 degrees viewing, 60000 hours lamp life, HDMI and DVI w/HDCP, DCDi
A 46" panel is in the plans for 2005


Sony


(Company announcement of 2004/5 models)

Flat Panel Monitors
Large Scale Integrated (LSI) circuitry to improve response rates
23" KLV-23M1 $2300, LCD TV, 1366x768
32" KLV-32M1 $4500, LCD TV, 1366x768

Sep 04
LCD Qualia Triluminos technology
46" KDX-46Q005 $10000 (also reported as $12000), TTM end 2004, 1920x1080, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 170 degree horiz/vertical viewing angle, replaces cold-cathode backlight tubes (which Sony says reproduce 65 to 75% of NTSC color space) with 8 rows of red, blue and green LEDs that render richer color (105% of the color space of NTSC).


Syntax


CES 2005
Olevia line
Super-IPS (super-in-plane-switching) technology, 176 degrees viewing angle, 1200:1 CR, 1366x768, 8 ms response time, 800 cd/m2 brightness, NTSC tuner for split screens, YPbPr and YCbCr 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i, VGA for PCs, DVI/HDCP

32" LT32HV $2000, TTM Nov 04
37" LT37HV $3000, TTM Dec 04


Thomson


May 04 (company announcement of 2004/5 models)

LCD TV
RCA Line Monitor
26" LCDX2620W $2600, TTM Jun 04, 1280x768, open distribution, DVI/HDCP, component, RGB, NTSC tuner, 600:1 CR, 500 cd/m2 brightness
RCA Scenium Line
NTSC tuning monitors, DVI/HDCP, component, RGB, 500:1 CR, 500 cd/m2 brightness, 170 degrees of vertical/horizontal viewing
27" LCDX2722W $2800, TTM Jun 04, 1280x720
32" LCDX3022W $3800, TTM Jul 04, 1280x768

CES 2005
Introduced seven new LCD-TV 2005 panels, two w/ATSC tuners, some w/built-in DVD players
15", 20", 23", 26", and 32"


Toshiba


(Company announcement of 2004/5 models)

LCD Monitors
DVI or HDMI, Cable clear DNR+ video noise reduction circuitry
EDTV 4:3 LCD Monitors
500:1 CR, component input, 480x640
14" 14DL74 $500, Jun 04
20" 20DL74 $1000, Jun 04
TheaterWide 16:9 LCD Monitors
DVI/HDCP
23" 23HL84 $1800, Aug 04, 1280x768, 500:1 CR
23" 23HLV84 $2000, Aug 04, LCD TV/DVD combi-unit, 1280x768, 500:1 CR
26" 26HL84 $2500, Jun 04, 1366x768
32" 32HL84 $3500, May 04, 1366x768

Cinema Series Flat-panel Monitors
New double-baffle design
32" 32HLX84 $4000, Oct 04, LCD monitor, 1366x768, 800:1 CR

Oct 04 (CEATEC)
TTM in Japan in Nov 04, records HD video to an external LAN HDD as part of a home network, Meta Brain system LSI
37" $6600 (two versions)
32" $5500


Viewsonic


Sep 04
32" Next Vision N3200w $3000, 1280x768, 600:1 CR, 170 degree viewing angle, 18 ms response time

CES 2005
40" N4050w $5000, 1280x768, 600:1 CR, 450 nits of brightness, DVI-D, component
27" N2750w $1200, 1280x768, 600:1 CR, 550 nits of brightness, EDTV and HDTV inputs for 480p/720p/1080i


Westinghouse


CES 2005
37"
42" $2500, 1280x768, integrated
47" 1080p, TTM Mar 05, 1920x1080p, art frames

Be sure that you read the next article in the series: HDTV Tuners & Tuning DVR's (Coming Soon)

Posted by Rodolfo La Maestra, October 18, 2005 5:13 AM

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Rodolfo La Maestra is the Senior Technical Director at HDTV Magazine and participated in the HDTV vision since the late 1980's. In the late 1990's, he began tracking all HDTV consumer equipment, and since 2002 he authors the annual HDTV Technology Review report covering HDTVs, Hi-def DVD, content providers, broadcast, cable, satellite, government, standards, connectivity, content protection, H/DTV tuners and DVRs, etc. In addition Rodolfo has authored a variety of tutorials, books, and educative articles for HDTV Magazine, DVDetc, and HDTVetc Magazines, Veritas et Visus Newsletter, Display Search, and served as technical consultant/editor for the "Reference Guide" and the "HDTV Glossary of Terms" for HDTVetc and HDTV Magazines. In 2004, he began recording a weekly HDTV technology program for MD Cable television, which by 2006 reached the rating of second most viewed by the public, here is the opening episode.

Rodolfo's background encompasses Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, and Audio and Video Electronics, over 4,700 hours of professional training, a BS in Computer and Information Systems, and over thirty professional and post-graduate certifications, some from American, George Washington, and MIT Universities. Rodolfo was also Computer Science professor for over 700 students in five institutions between 1966-1973 in Argentina, for IBM, Burroughs, and Honeywell mainframes. After 38 years of computer systems career, Rodolfo retired in 2003 as Chief of Systems Development from the Inter-American Development Bank where he directed 65 software-development computer professionals, supporting member countries in north/central/south America 24x7.

In parallel, from 1998 he helped the public with his other career of audio/video electronics. Rodolfo started with hi-end audio in the early 60s and merged with Home Theater video, multichannel audio, widescreen laser disc, anamorphic DVD, 16x9 NTSC displays, HDTV, Hi-def DVD, IPTV, HDMI, and 2.35:1 Cinemascope HD Home Theater over the past 40+ years.

When HDTV started airing in November 1998, he was an early adopter of HDTV and realized that the technology as implemented would overwhelm regular consumers due to its complexity, and it certainly does even today. Rodolfo then launched his HDTV mission of educating and helping consumers understand the complexity, the challenge, and the beauty of the technology, so the public learns to appreciate HDTV not just as another television.