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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, October 17, 2001 - LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd., a leading innovator of liquid crystal display (LCD) technology, today unveiled a stunning new array of wide-format ("W" for 16:10 or 16:9 wide-aspect ratio displays) thin-film transistor (TFT)-LCDs for monitor, LCD TV and other applications. Specifically, LG.Philips LCD will be demonstrating its impressive new line-up - the 17W, the 23W and the 30W TFT-LCD modules - at LCD/PDP International, to be held October 31 - November 2, 2001 at the Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall in Yokohama, Japan.

According to Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for San Jose, Calif.-based market research firm Stanford Resources-iSuppli, the wide-screen format monitor market has grown by more than 140 percent in the last two years. "With growing consumer interest in monitors that feature TV and/or video connections, the value outlook of the wide-screen LCD market is excellent. By 2004, we expect unit demand for displays of this type to increase substantially, particularly in large-screen formats.
LG.Philips LCD’s wide-format LCD product offerings will play a key role in the development of this market segment."

Commenting on the company’s latest wide-format TFT-LCD innovations, Bruce Berkoff, LG.Philips LCD’s executive vice president of marketing, noted, "The growing acceptance of DVD players, Internet webcasts, digital publishing applications, multimedia and digital broadcasting are changing the way we view and use televisions and PC monitors. As a result, we are witnessing an increased demand from OEMs for wide-format LCDs for both monitors and HDTVs, based on the increased viewing benefits and capabilities they provide. The introduction of our new and affordable wide-format displays, combined with our demonstrated display technology and high-volume manufacturing capacity, positions us to be at the forefront of this growing market."

The 23W TFT-LCD, designed for monitors and HDTVs is a wide UXGA model, offering a wide viewing angle of 160 degrees - reducing gray scale inversions and ensuring color integrity, regardless of the viewer’s position. With a 1920 x 1200 resolution, the 23W display was developed to meet OEM demands for a larger, wider LCD format, and is based on LG.Philips LCD’s award-winning 22W platform. Similar to other LG.Philips LCD displays, the 23W’s slim design (only 25mm thick) requires less workspace, while the display itself consumes less power, emits lower electromagnetic radiation, and lessens end-user eyestrain, compared to a CRT-based solution of similar resolution and size. As an added benefit, the 23W can also fit into the footprint of some existing 22-inch monitor designs, significantly reducing the system integration costs for OEMs. The 23W is slated to begin mass production in late January 2002.

LG.Philips LCD’s new 17W display is designed for new wide monitor formats, all-in-one PCs, and personal computer TV (PCTV) applications. The wide-format display offers 1280 x 768 resolution, a color saturation of 65 percent, brightness of 400cd/㎡, and a fast response time of 25ms. Furthermore, it is extremely thin (16.2 mm) and weighs only 19 grams. Volume production of the 17W will begin by late this December.

In an effort to meet the OEM demands for standardized LCD sizes, LG.Philips LCD also unveiled the 30W TFT-LCD for today’s HDTV market. The 30W boasts an impressive, wide viewing angle of 170 degrees, a brightness of 450 cd/㎡, and a resolution of 1280 x 768. The 30W provides better clarity by removing most of the color-spreading phenomenon usually associated with LCDs and moving pictures. In addition to its large screen size and slim form factor (46 mm), this display also offers a high contrast ratio of 450:1 and an aspect ratio of 16:9.6.

For those interested in learning more about these particular products or seeing these displays first hand during LCD/PDP International, please contact Stacey Voorhees via e-mail at svoorhees@mcapr.com or phone at (650) 968-8900, ext. 108, or visit LG.Philips LCD at booth #672.(LCD/PDP International Web site: English, http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp/lcd/2001e/; Japanese, http://expo.nikkeibp.co.jp