Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced plans for a consumer-grade, high-resolution 47-inch Quad High Definition (QHD, 2560×1440) LCD TV panel slated for mass production in the second quarter of 2007.
Continuing on the success of its 56-inch Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) panel (3840×2160), which the company claims has the highest resolution of any LCD TV panel in the world, CMO said it is now starting a new global trend in flat panel LCDs with its new 47-inch panel featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio and a 3.68 million pixel display (2560×1440).
CMO said its 47-inch QHD LCD TV panel is 1.78 times bigger than the highest pixel count available for digital TV panel with 2.07 million pixels (FHD, 1920×1080), and is four times bigger than the 920,000 pixel count for 1280×720 HD panels.
CMO said the 47-inch QHD panel has a brightness of 450 nits, contrast ratio of 1500:1, color saturation rate of 90% (NTSC) and a response time of 6.5ms.



