Japan’s electronics manufacturer JVC has declared that it will launch 42 inch and 46-inch models of LCD which are just 1.5 inches thick across almost the entire back of the panel and around 3 inches at the center. This is very thin as compared to the LCD models by the other manufacturers available in the market these days.

JVC was able to make its TV thinner by reducing the width of the back light unit. This unit is 40 percent thinner than units used in most of the TVs by other manufacturers. JVC also developed a new power-supply that is both thinner and more efficient so overall power consumption of the new TVs has also been cut to 145 watts.

Consumer Electronics Show will see a lot of new thin models in LCD segment. JVC’s competitors, Sharp and Hitachi are also expected to show their thin-LCD TV prototype sets around 1.1 inches thick.
JVC want to manufacture the LCD-Panels in 2008 and sell it in USA middle 2008.