Sony will launch 15 new LCD TV models in Japan, including a 70-inch set that is it’s largest yet. The company has also introduced nine new 1080p Bravia LCD TVs. These new models all feature 1,920 x 1,080, 10-bit panels and, in s,ome cases 120Hz frame rate technology and extended gamut colour capability.
In related news, Sony is planning to combine two LCD ventures that the company set up with an affiliate of Toyota Motor Corporation. The two ventures have combined production capacity of 65,000 panels a month, mainly for use in smaller screens such as mobile phones.