Bulky speakers in cars may soon be things of the past: LG Display has just unveiled its new Thin Actuator Sound Solution for in-car audio.
The brand is convinced that this innovation, scheduled for market launch in 2023, will usher in “a new era of in-vehicle infotainment”. And it has reason to be true, considering that this thin, lightweight option is very different from the large, heavy speakers found in cars. The thin material, about the thickness of a credit card, uses unique technology that allows the device to vibrate on the rear window and other materials inside the car like a speaker. This produces a rich and immersive sound experience for the user.
Come on, that's cool
The developments of this new approach will soon be seen, and not only in the field of in-car entertainment: I am sure that it will also end up influencing the design of vehicles, for which it will be a real change of direction.
How else would you assess the fact that a loudspeaker will now weigh just 40 grams (0,088 pounds), i.e. barely 30% by weight and 10% by thickness of a conventional car speaker? It will be possible to practically place it anywhere inside a vehicle. And because it uses vibrations to produce sound, there won't be the mechanical noises that usually accompany in-car audio.
Sustainable speaker
And I haven't told you the best part, the one relating to eco-sustainability. This speaker, in fact, will not contain rare earths in any way: a factor which, alone, outclasses the majority of products currently installed in vehicles.
“We have transformed the conventionally heavy and bulky speaker in a high-quality 'invisible' audio solution using our cutting-edge technology to elevate space, design and ecological factors and provide a superior sound experience like never before, " He says Yeo Chun-ho, vice president of LG Display.
For me, who is passionate about listening in the car, it's all fat that drips.
