My Cart - Samsung has just announced an exciting new development in the fast moving market of LCD TV’s. It has announced the first mass produced transparent LCD screen.
Although the transparent screen will likely be used primarily for advertising in its first few months, it makes for an exciting prospect for the future of LCD TV’s across the market.
However probably the most exciting news with the new transparent LCD TV’s is that they will consume almost 90% less energy than a standard LCD screen. With ever rising energy prices, this is sure to be a great way to keep the bills down.
The transparent screen that Samsung has announced will be available at 22” wide and will be available in a colour version and a black and white version. Both boast a great contrast ratio of 500:1 and resolution of 1680 x 1050 (WSXGA). The black and white version boasts what Samsung is calling “the best transparency ratio in the world” at 20%.
Although no release date has been set for the AMOLED, it is certain that there will now be a race by other companies to try to catch up to Samsung in the race for the next development in the LCD TV market.
Although there seems to be little benefit to having one of the transparent screens as of yet, we are still certain that we want one, based on just how incredibly futuristic the new screen will seem. Once it becomes time for public release, the technology will have advanced far enough for it to have far more behind it than this early model does.
