Taiwan display maker AU Optronics today revealed what it says is the world’s first truly wide-aspect, full HD 24-inch flat-panel display. The LCD adopts the same 16:9 ratio of many HDTVs and is capable of a native 1080p resolution. While shorter than the 1920×1200 resolution of existing 24-inch computer screens, the wider display makes it better-suited to widescreen movies with the image filling more of the available space. The new design is also half as thick as the taller displays: where a conventional display would measure 1.38 inches deep, the new implementation is just 0.55 inches. Combined with a narrow bezel, this allows a same-size display in a much smaller space.

The new 24-inch example continues to be lit by cold-cathode fluorescent light (CCFL) rather than the more efficient LED but consumes roughly half the power of other screens in the class without sacrificing its 1,000:1 contrast ratio or 300-nit brightness, both of which put it on par with other recent 24-inch LCDs.

Sony expects to launch its full HD TV ‘BRAVIA V1 Series’ with 120Hz MotionFlow technology in Japan market.

Equipped with Bravia Engine, the V1 Series supports 3,000:1 contrast ratio, 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and 24p True Cinema for viewing in accurate cinema experience. Adopting two HDMI ports it comes with three different sizes including 52-,46-,40-inch. It is expected to be available on April 25th.

Sony  just announced this morning not less than eleven new Bravia TVs HD or HD-Ready with sizes ranging from 16” up to 52”!

All these models have a coupl ethings in common, like the Motion Flow (120Hz), BE 2 (Bravia Engine 2), 24p TRUE Cinema, Bravia Soft (enabling you to connect a Sony camera to your TV by HDMI), as well as Bravia Link (A universal remote for all Sony powered AV equipment), and finally the acTVila, a VOD (Video On Demand) service and web service allowing you access to several RSS feeds as well as Yahoo! Japan and Amazon Japan for example.

As far as the prices are concerned, you should expect something between 569€/830US$ to 2900€/4260US$ in Japan.

The Japanese government has announced plans to bring Super Hi-Vision (a.k.a. Ultra High Definition) to life as a broadcast standard by 2015. With its 33 mega pixel (7,680 x 4,320) resolution and 22.2 channel surround sound, challenges so far have included building a camera that can record it, and equipment to transfer the 24Gbps uncompressed stream. Fortunately, some forward thinker in Japan’s Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry — that we are strongly considering as a write in candidate for the presidential elections — is beginning a joint project with private companies to make this happen, beginning with a research investment of about $2.7 million this year alone. I feel this will be the perfect companion to play games at ULTRA High Definition, wonder if Sony plans to have the next PlayStation featuring Hector like speeds of 63 million calculations a second that would make gaming wee bit more fun.

Check the new 56 inches from Westinghouse may wet your appetite. Instead of building the biggest monitor on the market, they have opted for higher definition by presenting the Westinghouse Quad, Quad Full HD (3840 x 2160) to be precise. This 56-inch display packs in a total of 8.3 million pixels. It will set you back for $50,000, you might opt for the puny 47-inch model that will slug you a lazy $10,000. The 47- incher is not so impressive in the stats department it is a Quad HD (2560 x 1440) with a less impressive 3.7 million pixels.