A round shaped LCD screen

[taku]

Hi
I was wondering if anyone knew if and where i could get round lcd
screens manufactured or possibly the price range if i could get
someone to manufacture it for me. I've been doing some research and
all the manufacturers seem to only build rectangular ones, but yet
i've seen at certain shows / awards that they sometimes use lcd/plasma
screens that are of a strange shape. I am looking for screens with a
radius of 15 inches.
Thanx

 

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taku wrote:

Hi
I was wondering if anyone knew if and where i could get round lcd
screens manufactured or possibly the price range if i could get
someone to manufacture it for me. I've been doing some research and
all the manufacturers seem to only build rectangular ones, but yet
i've seen at certain shows / awards that they sometimes use lcd/plasma
screens that are of a strange shape. I am looking for screens with a
radius of 15 inches.
Thanx

They're made rectangular (a) to make efficient use of the expensive
optically flat glass (b) 'cos glass doesn't break into circles.

Glass breaks perfectly into circles. How do you think portholes are made?

What shape are the bits left over ?

That's important to LCD manufacture. See (a).


Graham