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Sharp to sell 108-inch LCD TV this year

LAS VEGAS
Sun Jan 6, 2008 4:14pm EST
Toshihiko Fujimoto, CEO and Chairman of Sharp Electronics Corporation, speaks at a news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Toshihiko Fujimoto, CEO and Chairman of Sharp Electronics Corporation, speaks at a news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 6, 2008.

Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp will begin selling a 108-inch LCD television later this year, executives told the Consumer Electronics Show on Sunday.

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Executives also said at a news conference that Sharp had developed a prototype 65-inch liquid crystal display TV that was just over 1 inch thick and weighed 23 percent less than previous models.

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the industry's largest U.S. trade show.

(Reporting by Mayumi Negishi and Scott Hillis, editing by Phil Berlowitz)



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