Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first 70-inch full-HD LCD for consumer TVs at Flat Panel Display (FPD) International 2006, one of the largest international events dedicated to flat panel displays in Japan.

The 70-inch LCD panel, the company claims, is the first TV display that can reproduce full HD video images at 120Hz. The new model with a refresh rate of 120Hz, which is twice the refresh rate of most LCD panels available today, offers crystal clear video reproduction for sporting events and other fast-action programs.

Samsung is aiming at competing with the largest PDPs and projection TV models world-wide with the mass-production of these 70-inch LCD panels. Commercial production of these LCD panels will begin in early 2007. Currently, the largest full-HD LCD TV panel in mass production is 65 inches.

At the FPD International 2006, Samsung also unveiled 4.8-inch and 7.0-inch displays with WSVGA resolution for use in ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) devices and mini-PCs. WSVGA (1,600 pixels per row by 600 rows) happens to be the optimal resolution for Internet browsing today.

The 4.8-inch displays sport an increased aperture ratio through application of single crystal-like silicon manufacturing process technology that improves electron mobility and enables smaller TFT geometries.