Online reports are today quoting a statement by South Korean manufacturer Samsung in which the company says it is entering mass production of 3D panels.
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Numerous reports now say that Samsung is officially beginning production of LCD panels for 3D TVs, meaning it will be the first manufacturer to introduce mass-produced 3D panels. The panels, which will come in screen diagonals of 40, 46, and 55 inches, will be used both in TVs with normal fluorescent-tube backlights and in those with newer LED backlighting technology. According to a report on TradingMarkets.com, the panels will have a refresh rate of 240 hertz, which will presumably allow them to display 120-hertz signals for each of the viewer’s eyes.
This announcement follows DisplaySearch’s publication late last week of its 3D-TV market predictions up to the year 2018. The figures showed an increase from 2009’s total global sales of just 200,000 units to 1.2m units in 2010, and estimated that the industry will be worth as much as 220bn USD (136bn GBP) in 2018, just eight years after its expected arrival on the consumer scene.
We expect similar announcements from other manufacturers soon, especially if global shipments of 3D TVs are supposed to reach 1.2m units in the next 12 – oops, wait, 11 – months. Watch this space!