Super Thin Samsung LCD TV Compromise

To achieve this super thin set, designers have had to make a compromise and move some of the internal electronics to an external box

clipped from apcmag.com Samsung announces the 7.9mm TV Time to throw away that existing LCD or Plasma --- it's a chunky beast. Or at least, that seems to be Samsung, Sony and Philips are thinking. Like any tech geeks, we can appreciate the trend towards miniaturisation in technology -- when it's applied sensibly. In TV terms over the past ten years, this has evolved as a push towards thinner and thinner TVs, and Samsung has claimed the lead in this particular race, showing off a 40" LCD TV  that comes in at an astonishing 7.9mm thick, according to this PC Advisor report. The race is particularly tight, with Philips already having demonstrated an 8mm thick panel earlier in the year. Then again, there's the chance we might see the Samsung panel in Australia at some point, while Philips has recently announced it's exiting the local TV market.