LG builds low-cost screens for UMPCs

Darius Chang | Apr 21, 2008

For the uninitiated among you, the LCD panel is one of the major cost factors in building a laptop. So although Electronista's report that LG is making low-cost displays may seem unexciting at first, the reality of it is that once these panels hit the market we may see new lows in UMPC prices.

The Korean maker has plans to create cheap 10.1-inch widescreens with a resolution of 1,024 x 576 pixels. Though it is shorter than the standard 600-pixel height for most displays, this allows the laptop to shorten its breath for a more compact design. An LED-backlit 8.9-inch screen is also in the works with a higher 1,024 x 600 resolution.

To round off the equation, LG commented that it intends to create a new 9.4-inch LCD in 2009. The 10.1-inch and 8.9-inch panels are slated to appear in the upcoming Acer UMPC as well as future HP laptops.

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