3D panel production

AU Optronics (AUO) is optimistic about 3D TV sales, and expect global shipments to reach 4-5 million in 2010. AUO plans to start making 65" 3D TV panels in 2H 2010.

Via Digitimes

Update: Sharp plans to start selling 3D TVs "before the summer"

Sharp announced their new Quatron 3D LED LCD panels. Quatron LCDs use 4 colors, and not just 3 (Red, Green, Blue and Yellow). Sharp will make the panels in sizes up to 60" and they will use active-shutter glasses for 3D images.

Sharp claim that their 3D panels will offer high brightness and low crosstalk when compared to other LCDs. They didn't say when they'll start actually making the panels.

Via AkihabaraNews

FPD China starts tomorrow, and AUO will exhibit new 3D display technologies. The first one is a 65" full-HD 3D panel, that they will start mass producing in 2H 2010. This one uses polarized 3D glasses that only weigh 10 grams, costing around $3 per pair. If you already have glasses, you can easily clip polarized lenses onto the regular frame.

AUO will also exhibit glasses-free barrier and lenticular lens displays.

AUO will also show new e-paper displays and OLED prototypes.

TCL (China's largest appliance maker) started to work on a new TV production plant. It will be used to make LCD, LED LCDs and 3D TVs. The plant will cost around $3.6 billion, and will make 14 million panels annually. 

TCL no-glasses 3D prototype

Via Current.co.au

Samsung Electronics has begun to mass-produce 3D LCD TV panels, in 40", 46" and 55". These are made with "Samsung patented technology" and will work with LED LCDs and regular LCD TVs. The panel support up to 240Hz refresh rate.

In CES Samsung has announced their first 3D TVs, the LED 9000 series, although there weren't much details. Now it's good to hear that Samsung is also preparing cheaper non-LED 3D TVs.

LG Display announces new 3D LCD panels - these are 23" that supports full-HD (LG claims that these are the world's first 3D-HD panels). The panels support both 2D and 3D images, include their "high performance 3D exclusive controller" and has copper bus line for better resolution and picture quality.

Now we have to wait for someone to market this as a 3D monitor or small 3D TV...