Sony to launch world's slimmest 40-inch LCD TV

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

TOKYO (AFP) — Sony Corp. said Thursday it will launch the world's thinnest and lightest 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television, seeking to trump its rivals ahead of the key year-end shopping season.

The new ZX1 model, part of the firm's popular Bravia series, is just 9.9 millimetres (0.39 inches) thick at its slimmest section

Weighing 12.2 kilograms (26.9 pounds), it can be hung on a wall like a framed painting.

Equipped with a fast wireless connection, the screen display is separated from the tuner so it does not need signal cables.

The ZX1 series will be put on the market on November 10 with an estimated price tag of about 490,000 yen (4,500 dollars) in Japan.

Sony also announced three other new series of Bravia LCD televisions...