LG Display today announced slim and vibrant in-car speakers for the first half of 2023. The slim audio solution for the driver features passport-like proportions and forgoes many of the bulky components of traditional in-car speakers.
LG is known for developing its monitors display panel technologies Consumers supply it to various companies, including the LG brand. The new tweeter does not use a cone, magnet or voice coil and does not require a speaker grille. Instead, the speaker relies on what the company describes as “film-like excitation technology,” which LG Display says is traditional for vibrating display panels “and various elements within the body of the car” to create a “three-dimensional” sound. Car speakers are done.
LG has even partnered with a “world audio company” to develop the speakers, but we can’t tell you whether that’s impressive or not, as LG didn’t name the show’s partner.
The exciters are compact, freeing up more space within vehicles and the slimline audio solution gives the operator versatility when it comes to positioning. For example, LG Display sees width used in dashboards, headrests, headliners, and pillars. The speaker measures 5.9 x 3.5 x 0.1 inches (150 x 90 x 2.5 mm) and weighs 1.4 ounces (40 grams). In its announcement, LG’s display was 10% thicker and 30% heavier than a typical car speaker.
LG Display said it will showcase its soundbar at the CES trade show in Las Vegas in January.
Vibrating plate speakers are far from mainstream, but we’ve seen them used mostly in televisions before. Sony introduced its acoustic surface OLED TVs in 2017, and the company has been profitable Positive reviews With recent iterations like A9GEspecially when it is Coming to the conversation. In August, LG Display a 97 inch OLED EX TV screen It claims to use a vibrant display panel to deliver 5.1-channel audio.
While LG Display’s speakers should give automakers more options when it comes to speaker placement, the big question for all potential partners and drivers is sound quality.
