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Screen and Display News Archive 2006

Learn more about TFT LCD, plasma and OLED innovations and technologies from the past. This page features important milestones on display and TV related news as well as market development reports from 2006.

The following headlines document the history of the Screen Size and Resolution Comparisons news ticker and are listed chronologically by month.

See the history column on the right side for older news stories long ago.

Display News 2006

December

LCD TV growth to slow in 2007: Rapid price declines will cause the LCD TV market to undergo a deceleration in 2007 [28.12]

Go for plasma - forget LCD, says maker of both: Panasonic to demonstrate plasma's superiority due to unfair attack from competitors [25.12]

Future Cinema Displays with HDMI?: Next generation of Apple Cinema Displays to include HDMI connector and support HDCP [23.12]

Large-size LCD panel shipments increase 29%: Worldwide large-size LCD panel shipments dropped 4% to 26.3 million units in November [22.12]

Toshiba's 55" SED TV to be a no-show at CES: Technical issues keep the 55-inch SED display from being present at the show [22.12]

Resolution independent user interface design: Apple seeks patent on resolution independent user interface [21.12]

Dell launches 22-inch budget LCD: Dell continues LCD display onslaught with affordable 22-incher [15.12]

Color e-paper trials begin on Tokyo trains: Electronic paper displays replace traditional ads on trains in Tokyo [14.12]

Regulatory probe of LCD market widens: Have anti-competitive practices skewed the LCD screen market? [12.12]

Dual-screen cellphone prototype: Dual LCD mobile phone prototype shown at the Seoul International Invention Fair 2006 in Korea [8.12]

Display panel with built-in touch sensors: Samsung develops integrated display driver with readout function for touch sensor embedded panels [5.12]

Take control of digital TV: Adding peripherals to bring your televison and computer systems together [1.12]

Dell adds 27-inch LCD to their line up: Samsung provides the 1920 x 1200 resolution monitor for Dell's new 27" screen [1.12]

November

LCDs outsell CRTs in Europe: Liquid crystal display models outsold old-fashioned tube televisions during Q3 [28.11]

17" widescreen price falls: Wide-screen LCD price difference between 15" and 17" displays is negligible [27.11]

Samsung crashes 30" LCD party: First-tier LCD vendors such as Dell, Samsung and HP announced extra large-size LCD monitors [24.11]

Bigger TV screens, lower prices: Consumer-electronics manufacturers are gearing up for the holidays by cutting prices on high-definition TV [22.11]

3Q widescreen notebook shipments hit new record: Widescreen notebooks in the third quarter had 79% worldwide market share [21.11]

Material costs for 40" LCD lower than PDP: Total material costs for 40-inch class LCD panels has dropped 30% in the fourth quarter [16.11]

19" and 22" panels from LG.Philips in 1H 2007: LG.Philips to launch 19- and 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor panels in first half of 2007 [14.11]

Dell debuts updated 30-inch display: Incorporates cold cathode fluorescent light designed to dramatically increase color accuracy [14.11]

NEC develops new 3.5" LCD module: NEC 3.5-inch, quarter high definition system-on-glass LCD module for mobile devices [13.11]

Sony: LCD TV demand to grow 30-40% in 2007: Global LCD TV demand driven mainly by CRT TV replacement demand and the increase in digital TV broadcasting [9.11]

LCD TVs beat monitor panels in shipment area: LCD TV panels outstripped monitor panels in shipment square meters in Q3 2006 [3.11]

LG's 100-inch LCD set for mass production: LG 100-inch LCD HDTV with 6-million pixel at 1920 x 1080 launch ready [2.11]

October

Sharp introduces 12.1 inch SVGA transflective display: 12.1" TFT LCD for outdoor and bright ambient light applications in various markets [31.10]

LCD to beat PDP in 40" and larger panels in 4Q: LCD TV panel shipments were larger than PDPs in the 37-inch and above segment in 3Q [31.10]

Macintosh 21" mega color monitor: 28 October 1991: Apple monitors break the 20" barrier at $4'599 [28.10]

Samsung all a-glow over brighter phone display: White LED increases brightness of a handheld device's screen by more than 33% [27.10]

Future Samsung LCD monitors to be LED backlit: All LCD monitors produced by Samsung Electronics will be LED-based by 2008 [27.10]

LG announces 55-inch plasma with time machine: Includes PVR functionality that will pause, record and reply TV programs [24.10]

Ultra-colorful TVs in 2007: Will RGB lasers provide a cheaper alternative to large color projection and plasma displays? [24.10]

Next-gen Mac OS X to use resolution independence: Resolution independence in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard confirmed by Apple [24.10]

Productivity and screen size: Big monitors: Productivity is a key argument for workplace usability [23.10]

Samsung's ultra-thin 17-inch AMOLED display: Bright, colorful display in thin form factor without backlight [18.10]

Why Sony's 40-Inch Bravia TV beats rivals: True HD 1920 by 1080 resolution, the sharpest picture, best color, great contrast and a nice case [17.10]

Widescreen panels pushed by Windows Vista: Wide-screen display to account for 90 percent of notebook market in 2008 [16.10]

Sharp car display solution: Sharp introduces 1'500:1 high-contrast in-car LCD display [12.10]

Could a 30" monitor help you do your job faster?: An Apple study concludes that a 30" display can help boost worker productivity, but not everyone agrees [11.10]

Samsung 305T 30-incher: Samsung introduces 30" widescreen, high-resolution LCD monitor [10.10]

Industrial SVGA TFT-LCD: NEC to sample new high-brightness 12.1-inch LCD module for industrial use [10.10]

Pioneer plasma with high contrast ratio: Pioneer's next-generation plasma has a 20'000:1 contrast ratio [6.10]

Toshiba 0.99mm display: Toshiba and Matsushita announce the world's slimmest LCD screen [6.10]

LGE develops 50" full HD PDP: LG Electronics 50-inch full high-definition plasma display panel [5.10]

64-inch LCD provides eight million pixel points: Sharp monitor prototype has four times normal screen resolution [4.10]

September

SED TVs confirmed for 08: Canon and Toshiba reps confirmed to produce 75'000 SED units monthly in early 2008 [30.9]

NEC 21.3" medical LCD: NEC high-brightness 21.3-inch monochrome UXGA LCD module for medical use [29.9]

LG.Philips develops slim handset-use LCD panel: World's slimmest 1.3mm TFT LCD panel for mobile cell phones [28.9]

PDP makers are betting on larger-size segments: Plasma display panel TV makers plan to push the 50-inch range segments to counter LCD TVs [25.9]

Large TFT LC displays to recover in 2Q: Strong second half shaping up for large-size TFT LCD panels [20.9]

Fast 2-inch LCD panel: LG.Philips LCD develops TFT LCD panel for next generation mobile phones [15.9]

Enjoy mobile 3D displays: Dynamic 3D displays to make their way to even portable devices? [12.9]

Screen size can boost real-world productivity (PDF document): 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Display productivity benchmark report [10.9]

Large screens: The best computer upgrade ever: Forget about a faster processor, splurge on a bigger screen [9.9]

Samsung unveiled large 7-inch flexible LCD: Samsung has developed the biggest flexible LCD module in the world [8.9]

Global LCD monitor market rises 3.1% in 2Q: The LCD-monitor market rose slightly higher in the second quarter than had been forecast [7.9]

Philips 100" LCD with ambilight full surround: Philips drives HD display leadership at IFA with 100-inch ambilight flat TV premiere [1.9]

August

LCD TV makers see price cut in 2007: Flat LCD television set prices expected to drop by 20-30% in 2007 amid overproduction and cost reductions [31.8]

Wide aspect ratio screens in notebooks dominant: Widescreen displays dominate in notebook market during 2006 [29.8]

AMOLED from Samsung: Active matrix and organic light emitting diodes tech combined [26.8]

LG 42" 3D LCD monitor: 42-inch 2D/3D switchable HD LCD TV from LG [26.8]

Plasma TV sales jump 95%: Global quarterly sales of plasma televisions surged 95 percent [25.8]

Prices for LCD TV and monitor panels on the rise: A sharp rise in demand could trigger higher prices [24.8]

Ultra-large flat-panel TVs to arrive soon: The availability of ultra large size LCD and PDP TVs is not so far off [24.8]

Sony will halt sales in major markets: Sony to stop selling LCD monitors in North America and Japan [23.8]

Color changing polymer: Polymer muscles provide full visible color gamut to displays [21.8]

Samsung's massive 70" HDTV for consumers: Samsung claims first 70-inch LCD TV panel with full HDTV specifications [21.8]

Hitachi color e-paper: Hitachi shows electronic paper with 4096 colors using Bridgestone liquid powder display [19.8]

40" and 42" LCD TVs to outrun PDP TVs in 2006: LCD TV to overtake PDP TV in 40-inch-range TV market by year-end [18.8]

LCD TV penetration rate gained 5%: Global LCD TV shipments up 28% in 2Q, Philips still on top [16.8]

Samsung wireless PDP: Samsung's new 50-inch plasma brings wireless HDTV [16.8]

Apple invention combines input and output: Apple toying with visual display actuators for electronics devices [16.8]

Samsung develops 3" VGA LCD: Samsung three-inch LCD to enable bigger, sharper viewscreens on digital cameras [10.8]

Samsung LED-backlit LCD TV: Samsung to unveil first 40-inch backlit LCD TV in September [7.8]

Sony quits plasma market for reals: Sony to halt PDP-television production and now betting on LCD TVs [4.8]

A girl's best friend? Try plasma: 75% of U.S. women would prefer a new plasma TV to a diamond necklace [2.8]

July

Screen resolution and page layout: Jakob Nielsen on 'What screen resolution should you design for?' [31.7]

LCD TV price declines may not last: Rapid price declines for large-sized LCD panels could be over soon [31.7]

Samsung 22" HD display: Samsung's new 22-inch widescreen high-res LCD [27.7]

Global top-five LCD-TV vendors' 2Q results: LCD-TV suppliers Philips, Sharp, Samsung, Sony & LG Electronics posted mixed sales results [27.7]

Samsung to bet on slim CRTs: Samsung SDI to trim CRT business and continue to focus on PDP sector [26.7]

World's Largest HDTV: Mitsubishi built a high-definition video screen taking up 8'000 square feet [25.7]

Samsung unveils commercial LCDs with built-in XP: Samsung's 40 & 46-inch LCD displays feature embedded versions of Windows XP [25.7]

Dell 24" Ultrasharp review: Dell Ultrasharp 2405FPW widescreen flat panel LCD display reviewed [24.7]

Acer debuts 22-inch widescreen LCD monitor: Acer launched 22-inch 1680x1050 widescreen LCD screen model [20.7]

Widescreen is a washout for business: Why are new displays increasingly widescreen, in a world still dominated by A4 documents? [19.7]

Matsushita to offer 103" PDP: Panasonic's 103-incher gets model, price [19.7]

Apple to use OLED on iPods?: Organic LED displays may be used on next small sized iPods [12.7]

Flat screen market nears $6 billion mark: Flat panel market likely to hit $6 billion in 2006 [12.7]

LED-based notebook displays in 2007: LEDs in notebook applications not to come until 2Q 2007 [3.7]

June

Component makers to remain cautious: LCD key component makers cautious about 3Q outlook amid industry slowdown [30.6]

PDP TV makers eye 50" segment: 50-inch plasma display panel demand is expected to rise significantly [26.6]

Liquid crystals improved for faster response time: Liquid crystals being tweaked to improve notebook panel performance [23.6]

Flat-panel TVs en vogue: Samsung sees strong demand for slim, big-screen televisions [21.6]

LCD panel prices drop to record lows: Panel prices dropped to record lows across all segments in late June [20.6]

Wide screen display trends: Widescreen displays are becoming more popular, lead by portable PCs [17.6]

New cell phone screens battery friendly: Qualcomm iMoD display tech could make mobiles glanceable [14.6]

Epson's A6-size e-paper with QXGA resolution: Seiko Epson develops 7.1-inch high-resolution e-paper using plastic substrate [12.6]

19" screen size advances: Taiwan market: 19-inch LCD monitor moves into the mainstream [9.6]

SID: LCDs are leading: Liquid crystal displays are the top screen technology [8.6]

LCD-TVs to surpass CRTs by 2009: Worldwide LCD television shipments to overtake CRT panels by 2009 [6.6]

World's highest definition portable 3D display: Samsung SDI creates 4.3-inch 3D AMOLED display [5.6]

Westinghouse 47" 1080p LCD television: Westinghouse drops 47-inch 1080p LCD in time for World Cup [3.6]

NEC wide aspect ratio LCD: NEC LCD Technologies to introduce amorphous silicon TFT LCD module [2.6]

LPL flexible e-book screen: LG.Philips LCD to show 14.1-inch flexible e-book display at SID 2006 [2.6]

Large-size LCD-panel revenues rise 58% in 1Q: Worldwide shipments of large-size (10" and larger) TFT-LCD panels rose 44% year-on-year [1.6]

May

OLED illuminated surfaces: New white-light organic light emitting diodes can cover just about any surface [28.5]

LCD TV prices expect to drop: Prices for LCD televisions are falling, but at a slower pace this year [26.5]

OCB and field-sequential display technology: Toshiba developing LCDs using field sequential and optically compensated bend technologies [25.5]

TV market leaders 1Q06: Samsung and Panasonic top LCD TV and PDP TV market in first quarter of 2006 [24.5]

Notebook with 20" display: Acer Aspire 9800 features 20-inch screen with 1680 x 1050 pixels [24.5]

PC-use screen capacities reduced: LCD panel makers look to reduce PC panel glut [22.5]

Strong sales of 40" TVs: Rising yields at Samsung pushes 40-inch LCD TV panel segment into lead in April [10.5]

Rapid progress in P-OLEDs: Q&A on high resolution P-OLED display technology from CDT [9.5]

70-80% LED backlighting: LED backlighting to dominate the small-sized LCD panel market by 2007 [3.5]

LG grabs top spot in plasma market: LG Electronics grabbed top spot in world's plasma display module market [2.5]

Single-chip color LCD: Samsung hails single chip 7-inch 800x480 color LCD panel [2.5]

Inventory clearance in May: May a key month for LCD panel makers to clear inventory [2.5]

April

Inventory trends to rise: Increased LCD panel inventory may lead to oversupply in 2Q [26.4]

Falling LCD prices expected: New plants together with weak demand cause LCD price drop [20.4]

Fujitsu color e-ink LCD: Fujitsu demos QVGA color e-ink LCD display [20.4]

Taiwan to dominate 2006: Taiwan LCD monitor makers to capture 75% of global market in 2006 [18.4]

Natural light to reinvent bulbs: OLEDs create sheets of bright white light [14.4]

Toshiba unveils thin LCD: Toshiba slims down full sized LCD display panel to 2.9 mm [13.4]

BenQ to beat Samsung: BenQ aims to surpass Samsung in LCD-monitor shipments this year [12.4]

AU Optronics and Quanta Display merge: AUO and Quanta merger produces potential giant number-one large-size TFT-LCD panel supplier [11.4]

Television segment to surge 50% this quarter: LG.Philips LCD expects its TV panel shipments to increase 50% in 2Q [11.4]

Intel laptop doubles as an LCD TV: Intel concept design transforms a laptop PC into a television [10.4]

NEC spotlights brightest semi-reflective LCD yet: NEC 3.5" LCD reproduces colors clearly and vividly in brightly lit conditions [5.4]

LCD glasses might replace bifocals: LCD glasses could be used instead of today's various screens [4.4]

March

32" LCD TV shipments most common in 2006: The mainstream LCD TV segment should remain at 32-inches this year [31.3]

Transparent OLED pixels: German researchers claim first transparent OLED pixels [30.3]

Apple v. Dell 30" flat panel: Two 30-inch flat-screen displays compared: Apple wins on the quality and Dell on the price [26.3]

Corning develops nature friendly glass for LCDs: Environmentally friendly type of glass substrate for LCD screens [23.3]

4.8-inch roll-up screen: Polymer Vision screen is thin as paper [21.3]

LED-Flex: like neon tied up in knots: Substitute for neon that's made up of flexible LEDs [20.3]

New Sony LCD features built-in TV tuner: Sony 20-inch Mac and PC compatible LCD display has NTSC TV tuner [17.3]

TFT LCD to outpace STN for handests: TFT LCD panels to become mainstream in handset main displays this year [16.3]

World LCD TV sales overtake CRT revenues: Display manufacturers made more money from LCD TVs than from CRT sets in Q4 2005 [14.3]

Samsung aims to double its LCD TV shipments: Samsung expects to ship four million LCD TVs in 2006, up from two million units [13.3]

CeBIT: 82" LCD with LED: Samsung's 82-incher is world's largest LCD TV with LED backlight [9.3]

World's largest 100" LCD: LG.Philips LCD develops 100-inch LCD panel [8.3]

Flexible CRT displays: Carbon nanotubes could lead to flexible, flat-screen displays with many of the advantages of bulky CRTs [7.3]

Massive LCD to debut: CeBIT: Chi Mei to show 56-inch 3840x2160 LCD screen in Hanover [6.3]

Plasma or LCD HDTV?: LCD models outlast most plasma televisions [5.3]

February

32" LCD TVs fall to $500: Goldman Sachs: prices of 32-inch LCD TV panels may drop to US$500 in 1Q [27.2]

LCD and PDP TV to lead growth through 2010: Global demand for LCD and plasma televisions will grow until 2010 [24.2]

21/24-inch pro Eizo LCDs: Two brand new Eizo displays targeted at graphics professionals [24.2]

Roll out of newer wide screen monitors in 2006: Widescreen panel market competition is expected to heat up this year [22.2]

Sharp readies 65-inch wide-screen LCD monitor: 65" display offers features found on televisions, but lacks a tuner [17.2]

LG's new 1600:1 LCDs: The displays can handle 1600:1 ratios using digital fine contrast [13.2]

PDP 4Q shipments up: Global plasma display panel shipments rise 120% in 4Q05 [8.2]

Flexible OLED display: Firm shows off flexible metal foil, full color active matrix OLED display [8.2]

17" LCD prices down: Prices for 17-inch LCD monitor panels continue sliding [7.2]

Most patents awarded to top five LCD makers: Among top LCD players, Korean firms are grabbing the patents [6.2]

Dell top LCD monitor vendor in 2005: Dell shipped 20 million units, almost twice as much as Samsung [3.2]

Integrated sensing display patent from Apple: New monitors both see and display in one [1.2]

January

Widescreen trend is just getting started: Growing trend toward wide-screen computer displays, spearheaded by Apple [30.1]

Transparent OLED: German scientists made organic LEDs that are transparent [27.1]

Brighter Samsung LCD: Samsung develops bright super-reflective LCD for outdoor use [27.1]

TFT LCD panel makers may see 1Q profits down: Profits down for the first quarter due to falling prices for panels [24.1]

Largest supplier in 2005: LG.Philips takes lead in large-sized LCD market in 2005, but Samsung surges in 4Q [19.1]

PC monitor demand flat: Taiwan market: LCD monitor shipments to remain flat in 2006 [18.1]

Widescreen to outpace traditional 4:3 segment: Wide-screen models to account for 60% of laptop LCD panels in 2006 [16.1]

Korean TFT LCD claims brighter outdoor viewing: LCD provides sharper, brighter images than existing displays [12.1]

Matsushita plasma plant: Panasonic to build world's largest PDP panel plant in Japan [11.1]

PC screens to dominate in 2006: LCD monitors likely to account for 80% of PC monitor market this year [11.1]

2006: year of the LCD TV?: Samsung says consumer demand for LCD televisions will continue to rise as prices fall [10.1]

94 million LCD panels shipped from Taiwan: Taiwanese large-size TFT LCD panel makers break sales and shipment records in 2005 [10.1]

SED up close & personal: Toshiba's SED display technology in action [8.1]

Panasonic shows 103in prototype plasma display: CES: Matsushita ups the ante with 103-inch plasma TV with 1920x1080 [6.1]

Dell 30" LCD monitor: CES: Dell offering 30-inch UltraSharp wide-screen LCD display [5.1]

World's largest LCD TV: CES: Samsung shows off largest LCD screen at 82 inches [4.1]

Seventh-generation production lines in South Korea: Samsung and LG.Philips start new LCD television panel mass production [1.1]