Sharp is presenting a 82-inch TFT LCD panel in portrait format that is equipped with a backlight and a highly transmissive optical structure. This supplies a typical light output of 1,500 cd/m2 - sufficient to depict digital advertising formats in brilliant images, even in outdoor areas. The high image quality of the LK816D3LA12 display is based on the full HD resolution with 1080 x 1920 pixels, the pixel switching time of 6 milliseconds and the static contrast of 1200:1 with a viewing angle of 176° in all directions. The service life is 60,000 hours permanent operation. Samples are available from the 1st quarter of 2009 in Europe. The start of series production is planned for the end of the 1st quarter of 2009.