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September 3, 2009 8:46 AM PDT

LG shows off 'borderless TVs' at IFA

by Erica Ogg
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LG borderless TV (Credit: Erica Ogg/CNET)

BERLIN--LG rolled out its recently announced "borderless" TVs here at IFA on Thursday for all the cameras.

They were introduced in North America at the end of July. By "borderless" they essentially mean it's an HDTV without any noticeable bezel. Using an injection compressed molding and special laminating process, the TV does have a bezel, but it's very small, is flush with the TV, and has no space between it and the screen. It's just like the "edge-to-edge" glass concept on Apple's MacBook Pro, but much larger.

See our previous post on it here.

Erica Ogg is a CNET News reporter who covers Apple, HP, Dell, and other PC makers, as well as the consumer electronics industry. She's also one of the hosts of CNET News' Daily Podcast. In her non-work life, she's a history geek, a loyal Dodgers fan, and a mac-and-cheese connoisseur. E-mail Erica.
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by daedbird September 3, 2009 9:29 AM PDT
When I think borderless, I think something without a frame.....Whether its the MacBook Pro, or this, there is a border. It may not be a bezel that sticks out, but the image is still framed.....


YAWN
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by joevai52 September 3, 2009 9:42 AM PDT
I agree. This would be pretty amazing if it was actually "borderless," meaning that the screen image extends to the edge on all four sides. That is why I clicked on the link for this story. However, from the picture above, this television is clearly not "borderless."
by Thranx September 3, 2009 12:56 PM PDT
yea, I was expecting to see the picture withing like 1/4inch of the frame... that'd be borderless...
by bblande September 3, 2009 9:43 AM PDT
Nope. Not borderless.
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by vprods September 3, 2009 9:45 AM PDT
I'm in agreement with the above comment, looks like a border to me.
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by headhunterama September 3, 2009 9:47 AM PDT
Call it a bezelless TV, don't lie and say it is boarderless when the picture shows a 2" border.
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by Jfriedman_21 September 3, 2009 10:00 AM PDT
I agree, who screwed up and took the wrong picture?...this is obviously not the TV in the link either
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by heulenwolf September 3, 2009 11:39 AM PDT
Agree, an apparent miscue. The TV in the link is the SL80 series with a thin, silver border all the way around. The TV in this photo says its a "PS7000" (?) series and is clearly anything but borderless.
by PvtPockets September 3, 2009 2:27 PM PDT
Even if it was borderless who cares? what's the advantage?
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by daedbird September 3, 2009 3:05 PM PDT
First, I think the TV in the link would have the same border, you just don't see it when its off. Second, I think people would pay for very little border on their set....as that would be super slick....no advantage viewing-wise, just aesthetics.

This TV ain't that though......

another YAWN
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by lyntone September 3, 2009 4:49 PM PDT
What ever happened to picture in picture? That is what I'm looking for!
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by September 4, 2009 7:09 AM PDT
that's a joke
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by Magicland September 4, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
This TV has a HUGE border, larger than my current 56" rear projection does. What a load of crap from Crap-net.
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by September 12, 2009 8:03 PM PDT
It has a border.

Call it a perfectly centered TV. I feel like cursing.
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