LG.Philips Displays has announced the introduction of the 34" Real Flat cathode ray tube (CRT) colour picture tube in its new state of the art manufacturing facilities in Gomez
Palacio, Mexico.

An official release informs that the company aims to leverage its global manufacturing advantage, and commit to the fast-growing market segments. The 34"RF CPT offers high definition and excellent picture performance to fulfill the current US market needs.

The 34"RF CPT is the newest member of LG.Philips Displays' Jumbo Product Line under the company's Cybertube+ product flagship. It offers TV set makers cost effective, easy design-in and time-to-market benefits. This product meets the growing market demand in the high end and the mainstream TV set markets. It uses the unique rectangular coil technology (low power deflection unit), and provides best picture quality with exceptional brightness and contrast.

With more than 10 years' technology know-how and experience in developing and manufacturing Real Flat products, LG.Philips Displays 34"RF CPT offers
design-in benefits for TV set makers and features cost effective dynamic focus, 50Hz and 100Hz with features like Scan Velocity Modulation (SVM). In addition, it offers low power consumption contributed by the increase of 20 per cent deflection sensitivity, and improves raster correction significantly due to the unique rectangular coil.

As a 4:3 TV standard, it is expected that the 34"RF will become the dominant format in the Americas marketplace and the debut of this new product will further boost the CRT products in the market. According to industry figures, the worldwide growth of RF CPT's in all market sizes enjoyed a 22 per cent penetration in 2002, and expected to grow to 48 per cent by 2006. It is estimated that the 34"RF CPT's worldwide shipment will reach 3.6 million units by 2006, where the Americas alone is predicted to grow to 1.6
million units -- accounting for over 44 per cent of the total worldwide volume.

LG.Philips Displays manafactures cathode ray tubes
(CRTs) for use in televisions and computer monitors. LG.Philips Displays claims to be leading the way in display technologies, focusing on picture performance and cost with its unparalleled track record in innovations. The company produces one in every four television and computer monitor tubes sold and enjoy market leadership in Europe, the Americas and Asia, including the important high- growth market, China.