Samsung Develops 35cm-Deep CRT

Samsung has developed a 32-inch cathode ray tube (CRT) only 35cm deep.

“The new CRT makes it possible to build a CRT TV only 38cm deep (see Fig). The 32-inch CRT TVs available on the market today are normally 50 to 60cm deep. While this new CRT would still be significantly thicker than the 10cm or so of plasma display panel (PDP) and LCD TVs, it would be on a par with the 40cm depth of most rear-projection units using digital micromirror devices (DMD) or similar technologies.

Samsung SDI plans to begin small-scale manufacturing at the end of 2004, shifting to volume production the following year. The technology used in the 32-inch design will also be adopted in other CRT sizes, and the firm’s entire CRT line-up is expected to be updated by 2006. “

The CRT market is still profitable, especially for gamers and others that need the vibrant color and response rate that only a CRT can provide. Samsung’s goal is to make a CRT TV that can go head-to-head with LCD TVs in the global market. A source at the firm explained, “We developed this thin CRT with the objective of halting the erosion of the CRT TV market by LCD TVs.”

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