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Each year, SID/Information Display Magazine recognizes those in the international display industry responsible for designing and manufacturing the most innovative displays for TVs, notebook PCs, desktop monitors, stadium displays, point-of-sale terminals, mobile phones and other electronics devices. This marks the second consecutive year that LG.Philips LCD has been awarded the Display of the Year Gold Award, as the company received the 2003 award for its 20.1-inch UXGA (1600x1200) LCD monitor panel with copper-based interconnect technology, an innovative “bus” technology.

“LG.Philips LCD’s 55-inch wide LCD TV panel was selected for SID’s Display of the Year Gold Award because it represents an outstanding achievement for large, wide-format LCD HDTVs, delivering full HD resolution for two megapixels of picture detail, high contrast via the implementation of dynamic contrast, and a wide viewing angle without an extra compensation foil,” noted Ernst Lueder, chair of SID’s Display of the Year Awards Committee.

“We believe that our 55-inch wide LCD TV panel, which is to date the world’s largest mass-produced TFT-LCD panel, sets a new standard for large and wide TV panels, delivering full HDTV (1920x1080) with more than two megapixels of display resolution？over five times more than most TVs today,” noted Bruce Berkoff, LG.Philips LCD’s executive vice president of marketing. “We are honored to receive this award from SID, and feel it is indicative of the growing recognition of LCDs as the best-suited technology for flat HDTVs.”

LG.Philips LCD’s 55-inch wide tackles the HD challenge head-on, delivering full HD resolution (1920x1080, 2 megapixels). In addition, this LCD features state-of-the-art technology, including Super In-Plane Switching (S-IPS) technology for wide viewing angles (178 degrees from all directions) and high color fidelity, over driving circuitry (ODC) for faster grey-to-grey response times (< 8ms), and dynamic contrast ratio (DCR) for a maximum CR of 1200:1.

SID/Information Display Magazine presented the Display of the Year Gold Award to LG.Philips LCD earlier today during SID 2005 in Boston, Mass. Media interested in seeing the LC55W01-A5 firsthand should visit LG.Philips LCD’s booth #1619, or contact Stacey Voorhees at 408-234-1082 to set up a meeting with LG.Philips LCD executives.

[About LG.Philips LCD]
LG.Philips LCD (NYSE: LPL, KRX: 034220) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels. The Company manufactures TFT-LCD panels in a wide range of sizes and specifications primarily for use in notebook computers, desktop monitors and televisions. Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, LG.Philips LCD currently operates six fabrication facilities in Korea and has over 14,000 employees in locations around the world. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com.
LG.Philips LCD makes “Technology you can see!”

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Contact:
Bruce Berkoff, EVP, Marketing
LG.Philips LCD
Phone: +822-3777-0707 or 215-206-6506
e-mail: bruce@lgphilips-lcd.com

Sue Kim, PR Account Director
Edelman (Seoul)
Phone: +822-2022-8239
e-mail: sue.kim@edelman.com

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