LG Philips to Intro Giant Multitouch Screen

The company's booth at CES will showcase a 52-inch LCD with multitouch capability and full 1080p resolution.

Multitouch technology is moving away from tiny implementations like cell phones and tablet PCs, and on to the big screen: 52 inches across, to be exact. LG Philips LCD announced on Monday that its booth at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas would include a mammoth multitouch-enabled LCD screen spanning 52 inches.

Unlike smaller cousins like the iPhone which use capacitive resistance to measure touch, the new screens use tiny infrared sensors to locate up to two points of contact on the screen. Similar to Microsoft’s surface computer, the screens should allow users to intuitively zoom in on maps, rearrange photos and other tasks with two hands. The screen will also boast full 1080p resolution.

An 84-inch multitouch display will also be present, but it will be formed from  four distinct 42-inch displays joined together with 15mm gaps between each screen.

Other new technologies to be showcased include a triple-view LCD that shows three distinct images at once depending on viewing angle, a 2.8-inch thick double-sided LCD display that uses only one backlight, and a transflective display that will supposedly enhance daytime readability significantly.