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Samsung Electronics is bring CE to IT with a new 16″ LCD geared for notebook PC applications. The 16″ will have a 16:9 aspect ratio, instead of the standard 16:10. And that means the pixel format will be 1920 x 1080 rather than 1920 x 1200. When watching 1080p content the notebook will not need to scale and nor will you see top and bottom black bars when viewing 1:1. Targeted to consumers? Absolutely.

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Toshiba REGZA ZF Series LCD TVs

Sizes: 42″, 46″, 52″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
Frequency: 100Hz Active Vision M100HD Picture Processing
Input: HDMI (4)
Design: Surface Tension
Availability: April 2008 in UK
Prices: TBD

The ZF Series LCD TV is the top-of-the-line REGZA by Toshiba. The bezels are ultra-thin at just 0.9″ wide. The slim profile of the ZF series look very nice and I look forward to even thinner bezels and thinner depth in the near future.

Source: TechDigest, HDTVOrg

Samsung LN70F91BD

Size: 70″ (178cm)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 5ms
Color Gamut: 105% NTSC
Contrast Ratio: 500,000:1 (dynamic, local dimming)
Backlight: LED
Input: HDMI (3)

This is Samsung’s largest LCD TV at 70″ that I could find on Samsung Korea’s website that is available for sale right now. It has all the features that hint at a brilliant picture. The only thing that I am not sure of is whether it features 120Hz or not. The 5ms response time should be quite fast but without 120Hz you will still experience some motion blur. The LED backlight has local dimming capability that generates an astounding contrast ratio of 500,000:1. Wow. The design is nice and simple with a piano black glossy finish, which is a nice touch. Unlike other designs that I saw at CES, I don’t see any possibility of big blue lights pulsating, which would be a really big distraction when you’re trying to enjoy a movie. The price? If you need to ask…

Source: Samsung Korea

Vizio GV47LF

Size: 47″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1600:1
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Response Time: 8ms
Input: HDMI (2), S-Vido, Component, Composite (2), RGB
Price: $999 (refurbished)

Nothing extra special about this LCD TV, but it being a Vizio, you can expect the price to be spectacularly low. And the GV47LF doesn’t disappoint. At TigerDirect, you can get a 47″ 1080p LCD TV with very decent specs for a mere $999 (refurbished). The box itself looks fairly decent as well. Now, bear in mind, you don’t get fancy features like 120Hz, dynamic contrast ratio, 10-bit color, etc., but the price might be too good to pass up for some. Especially since Superbowl is coming up…

One comment about refurbished products: If I can get a really good price for a refurbished product, I have no qualms about purchasing one. Most products are not built with 100% quality and something sometime will go wrong. A refurbished product is a product where that something went wrong and was fixed. So, in a way, you get a product that has the weak spot already fixed.

Source: TigerDirect

Sharp AQUOS X Series LCD TV

Size: 37″, 42″, 46″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080, Full HD, 1080p
Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1 (dynamic), 2000:1, 900:1 (living room contrast)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Frame Rate: 120Hz
Color Processing: 12-bit
Other: CCFL-based backlight unit (BLU)
Input: HDMI (3), DVI-I, D5 (3), S2, RCA (3)
Availability: March 1, 2008

Sharp Corporation announced its new AQUOS X Series of LCD TVs in three sizes: 37″, 42″ and 46″. According to Sharp, the X Series AQUOS is the industry’s thinnest at just 3.44cm (less than 1″) in depth at the thinnest part. Thin is definitely in. If you intend to hang one of these X Series LCD TVs on your wall, the more flush it is with the wall, the better it would be aesthetically. I look forward to most high-end LCD TVs to shed thickness this year. What I would like to see in the distant future is a TV that’s just pure display with little else.

Source: Sharp via Engadget