LG Has World's Thinnest LCD By Mark Fleischmann December 31, 2009 — LG has announced a prototype LCD panel just 2.6mm thick. That's slightly more than one-tenth of an inch.

The panel uses a variety of slimming technologies including edge-lit LED backlighting and a proprietary optical film. It's got all the trimmings, including 1080p resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate, yet weighs less than four kilograms (or less than nine pounds).

This follows LG's May announcement of 42- and 47-inch prototypes that were 5.9mm thick. The company has cut this record in half in seven months. The newly slimmed down LCD panel will be on display at the forthcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January.

See press release via Engadget.