LG Display announced the launch of an 84-inch ultra definition liquid-crystal display panel to be used for next-generation electronic bulletin boards on Wednesday.

Claiming to be the world’s first to introduce such displays, the new 8 million pixel LCD panel is 3.5 times brighter and 8 times more vivid than existing electronic boards that use projectors, its officials said.

This indicates that electronic bulletin boards will be similar to a television, enabling users to even view 3-D videos. People will also be able to write on the digitalized boards and touch the screen to move onto the next page, according to company officials.

LG Display has signed an agreement with the top electronic board makers in major countries and will be launching the new display panels in Korea and China by the end of this year, its officials said. It will also roll out in North America and Europe by the first half of next year.

By Cho Ji-hyun (sharon@heraldcorp.com)