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    JVC 32-inch LCD Prototype's 11-pound Weight and 7mm Thickness To Be Ogled At CES

    By John Mahoney, 10:00 AM on Mon Jan 5 2009, 7,313 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

    The CES countdown is nearing its end, and JVC has let loose details on its Japanese site of a prototype LCD TV that will be more waifish than even the most figure-conscious booth babe.

    JVC is claiming the world's lightest 32-inch LCD TV here, and by the looks of this somewhat sparse press release, they're achieving that with a modular design (meaning, as many components as possible offloaded to a companion box), and a "new optical system" covering the backlight. They're also pushing the green message with "50% less materials and 10% fewer LCD module parts." We'll have more from Vegas in just a matter of days. Yikes, is it really that soon? [JVC Japan (translated)]

    JVC Develops Next-Generation Super-Thin LCD Technology
    Super Thin and Light at .28 inch (7mm) and 11lbs (5kg)
    Energy Efficient LCD Makes Possible Flexible Visual Environments

    Tokyo, Japan, January 5, 2009 - Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC) is pleased to
    announce that it has developed next-generation super-thin LCD technology for 32-inch television
    displays. The significant reduction in thickness and weight allow greater flexibility in the design
    and layout of commercial and household visual environments.


    1. Integrating a new optical system and modular LCD construction, JVC technology has made
    possible the company’s thinnest and lightest LCD television display at just .28 inch (7mm) in
    depth and 11lbs (5kg) in weight.

    2. The technology uses approximately 50% less material resources and approximately 10% fewer
    LCD module parts than current comparable JVC displays, while maintaining optical, intensity and
    low-heat radiation performance. Notably, use of LED as the light source eliminates the need for
    mercury.

    3. JVC developed new optical elements to realize this new LCD technology, overcoming
    technological restraints on thin displays to deliver an energy-efficient, high-resolution display
    exhibiting high contrast and luminance uniformity and a wide color palette.

    JVC will be exhibiting a 32-inch LCD TV prototype equipped with the technology at a private
    venue in Las Vegas, Nevada from Wednesday, January 7 through Saturday, January 10. The
    International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world’s biggest home electronics exhibition,
    is also held at this time.