other facilities at its Rayong factory to produce the LED

Chuck Swoboda demonstrated an A-lamp LED light bulb with the highest lumen output and efficacy reported in the industry. The bulb produces 969 lumens at an impressive 102 lumens per watt, which is the light output equivalent to a 65-watt incandescent bulb, yet it uses only 9.5 watts.The demonstration A-19-style bulb features the latest Cree production XLamp(R) XP-G LEDs and TrueWhite Technology, a patented method of delivering warm-white light with superior color rendering and efficiency. It delivers a 2800 K warm-white light with a 91 CRI. All data was verified by third-party testing under steady-state operating conditions.

The company will spend about 200 million baht next year on molds, a clean room and other facilities at its Rayong factory to produce the LED and LCD sets locally, said Heegol Lee, general marketing manager for home entertainment at LG Electronics (Thailand) Co. Exports will account for about 25 percent of total output. Another 340 million baht will be spent locally next year on promoting LG televisions, with a focus on LCD sets.

Overall demand for televisions shrank by 4.3 percent over the first eight months of the year. But demand for plasma TVs grew by 40 percent in the period and the LCD segment surged by 80 percent, while demand for conventional and flat-screen sets slid. LED units currently account for just 2 percent of sales, but this is forecast to rise to 20 percent next year.