Display Technologies
From the smallest handsets to the largest plasma panels, LG Electronics' R&D centers continue to produce ground-breaking display and communication technologies.
Digital broadcasting, the Internet, and mobile communications are three principal technologies in today's digital era. All three have the common goal of enabling interaction among people via display devices. That's the reason digital technology is becoming ever more apparent and important in our modern world.
Fully committed to leading the global display market, LG Electronics focuses primarily on flat-panel displays, including PDP and OLED, in order to retain its competitive advantage and continue producing industry-leading technologies. LG is also leading the way with the research and development of next-generation technologies such as 3D display technology.
Of these technologies, LG Electronics emphasizes PDP as the leading product that brings together our world-class technologies. Energy-efficiency, high-definition display, and cost-efficiency are the result not only of our ongoing efforts to produce industry-leading innovations, but also of our commitment to minimizing overall production costs. Streamlining and optimizing production has long been among LG's primary concerns. LG also focuses on other core technologies, such as OLED (in display elements, and material and driving schemes), laser displays, and ultra-small projectors.
Furthermore, our core technologies such as our Time Machine with built-in hard disk, bi-directional data broadcasting and networking provide highly advanced intelligence for TVs, while creating added value for the customers as well.
Major R&D Areas in Digital Displays
From the smallest handsets to the largest PDP panels, LG Electronics' R&D centers offer the latest in display and communication technologies.
Flat-Panel Displays: PDP
To better support today's increasing demands for large-size TVs, we at LG strive to provide improved quality, high-definition, and energy-efficient products to boost the market's TV supply while keeping costs to a minimum. The company is also committed to developing low-cost materials and production technologies. View Product
Optics: Projectors
Projectors are the only display devices on the market capable of supporting high-definition screens larger than 100 inches. These are centrally office-oriented products; however, LG has also created highly competitive smaller, portable, high-definition projectors as demand for AV/home appliances continues to increase. View Product
Next-Generation Displays: 3D Displays
The current display market is devoted to the advertising and gaming industries, but with continuous growth in digital content as well as in related technologies, we expect to guide the trend toward more general AV/home appliances. At LG, we seek to maximize these opportunities by acquiring industry-leading expertise through the development of core technologies such as TVs, monitors, mobile phones, and commercials. View Product
DTV Middleware
DTV middleware is a software-oriented technology that enables bi-directional data broadcasting—also applicable to the data broadcasting standard. View Product
DVR (Digital Video Recorder)
The DVR's integrated hard drive has options such as time-shift and scheduled recording/playback of real-time digital broadcasts. It also represents our unique technology and scope of vision for DTV products. View Product
Major R&D Achievements in Digital Displays
2006
LG Releases the First 102" Full-HD Plasma TV: LG once again tops the global large-screen market with its largest-ever technological PDP panel.
LG Introduces a New Wall-Mounted Projector (and Wins Three 2006 Design Awards Worldwide): The projector meets customers' space-efficiency requirements, further underscoring LG's advanced technology and design capabilities throughout the world.
2005
LG Launches a New HD Plasma TV with Built-in DVR: This terrific "all-in-one" Plasma TV with built-in DVR can record, play back, and pause/resume real-time digital broadcasts.
2004
LG Unveils Its New Single-Scan, 42" and 50" XGA PDP: The world's first single-scan technology significantly enhances cost-efficiency by reducing the TV's driving circuit to one line instead of the conventional two-line method.
LG's Releases Its New Fifth-Generation Demodulation Chipset for DTV: The latest chipset's improved performance greatly influences Korea's Digital TV communities, setting a new communication standard.
LG's First-Ever Cable-Ready DTV Goes to Market: The TV's built-in cable tuner receives digital cable broadcasts without the need for additional set-top boxes.
1999
LG Releases Its First 60" HD PDP: LG develops the world's first 60", wall-mounted plasma TV, leading the global large-screen market while fostering its industry-leading in-house technologies.
1997
LG Unveils Its First HDTV 5 Chip Set: LG develops the world's first HDTV 5 chip set, composed of a VSB Demodulator, AV Decoder, and Video Display processor.
