Samsung, the Korean-based electronics manufacturer, recently announced the development of a 57-inch LCD display for HDTV applications. Based on TFT LCD technology, the new display boasts native resolution of 1,920 x 1080 pixels, 8 ms response time, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio and a black luminance level below 0.5 nits. W

Sharp no longer is the world's top manufacturer of flat-panel LCD sets, according to market researchers iSuppli and DisplaySearch.

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Samsung Electronics said global LCD market sales may be down in the first half of 2007 due to what it calls "seasonal factors," but it also predicts a surge in demand in the third and fourth quarters of next year that could lead to a possible shortage of product in some regions. Lee Sang-wan, president of Samsung's

Analysts see prices of 17-inch LCD screens falling as much as 25 percent by the end of the year.

Until recently, there was an industry-wide consensus (at least in the trade press) that Sony may have committed a strategic error in continuing to manufacture the bulkier CRT models of HD and ED units, while its competitors were getting into flat-screen architecture in a big way. However, the Japanese firm is apparen

Panel features full HDTV specifications.