IFA 2008: Philips gets in on the thin scene with its 42" Essence LCD

This year's "thing" at IFA 2008 is definitely thin TVs. Everyone's at it. Spec sheets now list LCD thickness in millimetres, as companies fight - like children over a dropped sweet - to see who's got the thinnest TV.

That award has already been won by Sony's BRAVIA ZX1, to be honest - but the new Philips Essence LCD isn't far behind. Peaking at a max width of 38mm, the 42" screen has been designed to sit flush against a wall.

The Philips Essence (AKA 42PES0001) also leaps on another popular TV bandwagon - farming out its image processing technology and external connectors to a separate hub. Everything you own plugs in to this base station - which boasts three HDMI sockets - and is then channelled to the Essence via a single cable. The Essence is even powered through the same single lead for MAXIMUM TIDINESS.

(Via Philips)