Comments on: New Sony LCD TV: thinner than ever

Today Sony introduced a new LCD-based HDTV that's just 9.9mm thick.

[nazquel]

uh so i assume its 40inches?

[katzmaier]

Yup, just clarified in the text. Thx.

[Carl Glover]

I do indeed have an interest in thinner televisions. Thinness, up to a point, lends an air of elegance and sophistication to a flat panel. It's a matter of refinement of aesthetics. So, would I buy the thinner of two televisions, everything else being equal? The answer for me is "yes," as I suspect it would be for most people. I think Sony's on the right track here.

[hkjhd123]

I am also interested in thin as possible TVs for one reason, wall mounting. I love a big TV mounted on a wall and the closer to the wall the better. I want my TV to look like a picture frame. This TV looks like it would do just that. Very cool.

[DocG]

I have no interest in thinner at this time since my TV sits in a fairly deep wall unit. However, due to the limited space (41 1/2") of the cabinet, I'm only able to have a 42 inch LCD. If manufacturers would focus more on the size of the LCD bezel (as some have with the DLP bezel), I'd be able to have a larger LCD. That'd interest me!

[Carlox1]

i agree, i have a 40 inch xbr4 and i hate the bezel size, thats the reason i wouldnt be able to buy a large one because the big bezel, thin is also important to me, i hope all this helps to reduce prices too

[barkomatic]

If its thinner that probably means its also lighter. It might be possible to hang this TV as you would a picture, without the need for expensive mounts or brackets like conventional LCD TV's still require.

[barkomatic]

If its thinner that probably means its also lighter. It might be possible to hang this TV as you would a picture, without the need for expensive mounts or brackets like conventional LCD TV's still require.

[kikinken]

I saw those new OLED Tv's in person at the Sony open in Hawaii about a year ago. They had two of them working and showed various images like a humminbrid that was feeding

The Colors blew away all the other lcds/plasmas they had there and i knew that i was going to wait for this technology and stick with my CRT Tv's for the time being. they just released a new OLED screen thats thinner than a credit card and plan on selling a 27 inch version of this for about $40,000 i suspect since the 11 inch is $1100 ($1000 an inch).

In time(3-5 years?) , OLED(superior image, (1 million to 1 ratio!) will be my choice and i hope it will be the same for the rest of you.

[norcalrivercat]

Sweet....Expensive.

[jimmybeam13]

uhm, i dont think everything else is going to be equal, e.g. the price tag.