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Samsung unveils green-friendly 'see-through' LCDs

Tuesday, April 05, 2011 • , , , , • 0 comments


Samsung's new TV panels are transparent like glass, consume 90% less energy than backlit LCDs.

Samsung recently announced a new range of transparent LCD panels that can be peered through 'like glass'. The 22in transparent LCD panels have been in mass production since March.

According to a Samsung press release, the new screens have a transparency rate of between 15-20% - which makes them transparent enough to look through. The 22in panel boasts a contrast ratio of 500:1 and a native resolution of 1680x1050.

The new panels utilise ambient light when in operation, which allows them to be a lot more energy efficient. If Samsung is to be believed, the new panels consume 90% less electricity than conventional backlit LCD TVs.

The 16in panel will come with HDMI and USB interfaces built-in.

Younghwan Park, a senior vice president of Samsung Electronics LCD Business, said, “Transparent displays will have a wide range of use in all industry areas as an efficient tool for delivering information and communication.”

For the time being, the transparent panels have been earmarked for corporate and educational use as well as in advertising.

Article from PCAuthority.
Read full press release here.



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Samsung ranked number one for Digital Signage

Thursday, August 06, 2009 • , , , , • 0 comments

According to reports released on June 18, 2009 by DisplaySearch, Samsung is currently ranked as the number one supplier in the world digital signage market, with 13 percent and 14.2 percent of total volumes and revenues, respectively.

Samsung demonstrated its growth both in developed and developing countries, with its market share of 17.9 percent in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (in revenues), 12.2 percent in North America, and 17.4 percent in China, 23.6 percent in Asia Pacific, and 28.3 percent in South America. Furthermore, Samsung has positioned itself as a true premium brand in high-tech flat panel display market and also ranked first in average street prices (ASPs) with USD 1,282, around USD100 higher than competitors.

Targeting the global video wall market, Samsung recently released the 460UTn super-thin LCD display with a bezel of just 6.7mm. The company also launched an innovative advertising display solution which, with its use audience measurement technology, can automatically recognise the gender and age of the audience and deliver tailored advertising.

Jinhwan Kim, Vice President of Visual Display Division at Samsung Electronics, said: “Samsung Electronics has become the number one brand in visual displays including displays, TV sets, and digital signage.”

"In particular, becoming number one in digital signage is an historical event, because this proves that Samsung is successfully moving from hardware manufacturer to a value-added solution provider,” he added.