Apple Suppliers to Start Preparing Materials for 32 and 37-Inch Television?

Apple suppliers will reportedly start preparing materials for a 32 and 37-inch iTV early next year, according to a DigiTimes report. The new display is said to launch in the second or third quarter of 2012.

Instead of a form of set-top box (STB) like the Apple TV launched in 2006, Apple's new products will be full TV sets, the sources added. Media reports in Korea also indicated that Samsung Electronics started producing chips for the iTVs in November 2011, while Sharp will produce the displays for the new TVs. The displays of the new iTV sets will focus on 32- and 37-inch sizes initially, noted sources in the supply chain


A recent report claimed that Apple is already meeting with media executives at several large companies to discuss their vision for the future of television.