Following the introduction of its first LED-backlit LCD HDTV last fall,
Samsung unofficially took the wraps off several new LED-lit panels this week.
AVING.net some images of the new monitors on display at the 2007
International Conference and Exhibition on Display LEDs (ICDL) in Seoul. The
flagship model was a 40-inch LCD panel destined for the HDTV market. The screen
boasts 500 cd/m2 of brightness, 180-degree viewing angle, and 1366 x 768 pixel
(720p) HD resolution. The widescreen panel also claims to offer an impressive
100,000:1 contrast ratio, achieved using local dimming LED backlighting.
Samsung also showed off
a high resolution 30-inch LED-backlit model aimed at the PC market. The
2560x1600 (WQXGA) resolution LCD features 16.7M colors, 300cd/m2 brightness, 6ms
response, 180-degee viewing angle, 900:1 contrast ratio.
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