AUO to Show Taiwan's First 65-in. Full-HD 120Hz LCD TV

HSINCHU, Taiwan - AU Optronics Corp. on June 6 unveiled Taiwan's first 65-in. full-high-definition (HD) 120 Hz liquid-crystal display (LCD) TV panel, calling it only the second 65-in. LCD in the world able to be commercialized and to reach cathode-ray tube (CRT) and plasma display-like image quality in motion picture response time. AUO will debut the television at Display Taiwan 2007, June 13-15, in Taipei.

AUO's display is equipped with HDTV 1920 x 1080 high resolution, ASPD 120 Hz driving technology for motion blur reduction, AUO Advanced MVA technology (AMVA) superior wide-viewing-angle technology, and HiColor saturation technology, the company said in a statement. With ASPD double frame rate 120 Hz technology, the display has achieved a faster response time of 4 ms gray-to-gray and 8 ms MPRT, allowing for excellent motion picture quality, AUO said. It also features AUO AMVA technology for color washout improvement at large viewing angles, HiColor technology for wide color gamut of NTSC 92%, high contrast of 2000:1, true 10-bit gray scale for better image processing quality in displaying billions of colors (1073.7M) - 64 times better than 8 bit color depth performance, AUO said.

"It is expected that large-sized LCD TVs with features of Full HD, high resolution, and double frame rate 120Hz will go mainstream," said Dr. David Su, senior vice president & general manager of the TV Display and Consumer Product Display Business Groups of AUO. "With the addition of 65-in. full-HD panels, AUO is able to offer customers TV panels featuring Full HD and ASPD 120Hz driving technology in the sizes of 42-, 46- and 65-inches."

Two 65-in. panels can be economically cut via AUO's G6 fabs in the Lungke Science Park and the Central Taiwan Science Park, and it is estimated that mass production will commence in the third quarter of 2007, AUO said.