LG Display To Manufacture Energy-Saving LCD TV's Later In 2008

LG Display is taking action towards doing its part to reduce energy consumption in light of our current global environmental concerns. In the second half of 2008, all LCD TV's with in-plane switching (IPS) will use optimized power control, reducing energy consumption 20-30% from that used by vertical alignment panels. The good news is that it doesn't cost much more for LG Display to produce OPC-IPS panels meaning you won't pay any more for an LG Display LCD TV on your end.

IPS technology was developed by LG Display and Hitachi in a joint effort. The new OPC addition will allow part of the display's backlighting to be switched off during darker screen images, eliminating the unnecessary energy used to power the unused backlights.

Other interesting news from LG Display is its revelation that its 7.5G plant in Korea has reached it volume production goals, leading to economies of scale in 42- and 47-inch LCD panels. Hopefully that'll translate to lower LCD TV prices in the respective panel sizes from LG Display in the near future.

Via Digitimes

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