Display technology at IFA 2013

Published September 7, 2013
Visitors pass a 3D TV screen installation by LG during the opening day of the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin September 6, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital.  — Reuters Photo
Visitors pass a 3D TV screen installation by LG during the opening day of the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin September 6, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
Television sets are lined up at the LOEWE booth at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin September 5, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
Television sets are lined up at the LOEWE booth at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin September 5, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
Workers prepare a 65 inch Ultra High Definition 4K television screen for display at  the Samsung booth at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
Workers prepare a 65 inch Ultra High Definition 4K television screen for display at the Samsung booth at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
An employee of LG Electronics poses for photographers in front of curved oled  television screens at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The screens are just 4.3 millimeters, 0.17 inches, thin and weigh just 17 kilograms. , IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
An employee of LG Electronics poses for photographers in front of curved oled television screens at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The screens are just 4.3 millimeters, 0.17 inches, thin and weigh just 17 kilograms. , IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
An employee of LG Electronics looks behind a curved organic light-emitting diode, oled, television screen at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The screen is just 4.3mm, 0.17 inches, thin and weighs just 17 kilograms, 37.48 pounds, IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
An employee of LG Electronics looks behind a curved organic light-emitting diode, oled, television screen at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. The screen is just 4.3mm, 0.17 inches, thin and weighs just 17 kilograms, 37.48 pounds, IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
A giant 3D-presentation is seen through 3D glasses at  the LG Electronics booth at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
A giant 3D-presentation is seen through 3D glasses at the LG Electronics booth at IFA, one of the world's largest trade fairs for consumer electronics and electrical home appliances, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. IFA will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds from Sept 6 to 11, 2013. — AP Photo
Workers make final preparations on a wall made of TV screens at the booth of Vestel at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, September 4, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
Workers make final preparations on a wall made of TV screens at the booth of Vestel at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, September 4, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
A man looks at the world's largest Samsung UHDTV 110 inch screen at the booth of Samsung during a media preview day at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, September 5, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
A man looks at the world's largest Samsung UHDTV 110 inch screen at the booth of Samsung during a media preview day at the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin, September 5, 2013. The IFA consumer electronics and home appliances fair will open its doors to the public from September 6 till 11 in the German capital. — Reuters Photo
A fairgoer checks out a display of Panasonic Smart Viera 4K ultra HD Televisions at the Panasonic stand at the 53rd edition of the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin on September 4, 2013. IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics and home appliances fair, opens from 6 to 11 September 2013. — AFP Photo
A fairgoer checks out a display of Panasonic Smart Viera 4K ultra HD Televisions at the Panasonic stand at the 53rd edition of the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung) electronics trade fair in Berlin on September 4, 2013. IFA, Europe's largest consumer electronics and home appliances fair, opens from 6 to 11 September 2013. — AFP Photo

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