Taiwan’s CHI MEI Optoelectrics is a name you may not know despite being the world’s third largest LCD TV supplier. At Cebit-Hannover in March, the company will showcase the world’s first 56-inch LCD TV. More surprising than its size, what is more surprising is the definition known as QFHD or Quad Full High Definition with an astonishing resolution of 3840×2160 pixels and 8.29 million pixels.
The functions of this new television are 4 times higher than those of the products that are currently available, which have a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The resolution is the highest ever. This new television consists of more than 24.8 million transistors with a data transmission speed of more than 1.4 gigabytes per second.
To achieve breakthrough, the research and development division of CHI MEI Optoelectics overcame numerous significant technical challenges including developing new methods, procedures, and controller solutions for massive heat problems caused by the alignment of many transistors. This company highlights that technical challenges do not only occur in the development of large LCD screens, but also in the development of increasing the 4x screen resolution. They said that in the future, the size of the LCD screen would no longer be a technical threshold, nor will development focus on display. From now on, all LCD TV manufacturers should change to increase the customer experience in liquid crystal displays by using higher screen resolution and much more advanced technology.
CHI MEI Optoelectronics believes that the data load of the display would increase exponentially due to technological development and the continuous convergence of the 3 Cs, which are consumer electronics, communication and computing. Because of this, the demand for high-speed data processing displays will increase dramatically.
CHI MEI Optoelectrics’ new 56-inch LCD TV, which is its flagship model, could be applied with numerous high-end applications. They will be suitable for very high-end and multifunctional home entertainment systems where they could provide superior performance to consumers. You can connect them with high-quality stills and video cameras for a luxurious home theater viewing experience. Alternatively, these 56-inch QFHD televisions could be applied in special uses for very high resolution graphics such as medical videos or satellite images.