JVC's 32-inch GD-32X1 LCD is 6.4-mm thin, nearly makes OLEDs jealous

by Thomas Ricker Jun 8th 2009 @ 6:42AM

OLED displays are synonymous with being impossibly thin. But Samsung's 8.9-mm thick "production-ready" 31-inch OLED TV was just trumped by this 32-inch LCD monitor from JVC measuring just 6.4-mm at its thinnest point. Oh right, thinnest point, we get it, all the processing circuity (Genessa Premium) and jacks (2x HDMI, RGB, component, composite, and more) are bundled into a brick riding the lower-half of the Full HD (1920 × 1080) monitor resulting is an unsightly pear-shaped pudge measuring a full 22.5-mm (0.89-inches) -- eww. You'll also be giving up the million-to-one contrast ratio of OLEDs for the relatively weak 4,000:1 contrast (on 400nits of brightness) found in the GD-32X1's LCD panel. No worries, with JVC dropping out of the consumer display business, these panels are targeting business-use anyway, so you can save your cash when these start shipping in August.

[Via Impress]

Filed under: Industry, Displays, JVC, LCD

Tags: 8.9-mm, 8.9mm, gd-32x1, genessa, genessa premium, GenessaPremium, jvc, lcd, oled, slim, slimmest, thin, thinnest

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KJ4GR @ Jun 8th 2009 7:27AM

Still no Kuro killer.

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Money Mike @ Jun 8th 2009 8:51AM

This is obviously thin enough, but why haven't tv manufacturers ever thought about splitting the TV into two parts? They could have one "flat" cable that rides down the wall to the "guts" of the TV, which could be conveniently shaped like a cable box, DVD player, or other home theater component. That way, you really end up with a flat display and everything else can be plugged into that box instead of going all the way to the TV.

Then again, I know how consumers love all-in-one devices, so that would probably only appeal to a niche crowd.

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corey smith @ Jun 8th 2009 11:40AM

you mean like the panny z1?

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Darren @ Jun 8th 2009 10:16AM

I couldn't care less about all this ultra thin LCD garbage.

Give me a big screen TV that doesn't have back-lighting cloudiness and uniformity issues, and poor viewing angles, then I'll be genuinely interested.

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