New "telescopic pixel" displays could outperform LCD, plasma

[zatoicchi]

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Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) have become the overwhelming choice for both desktop and mobile computing because they offer the best combination of image quality, price, and power efficiency of the current display technologies. But LCDs still have a lot of room for improvement, as they only transmit 5 to 10 percent of the total backlight to the user, and can account for up to 30 percent of the total power consumption of a laptop. In this week's Nature Photonics, researchers from Microsoft and the University of Washington report a new display technology called "telescopic pixel" that transmits 36 percent of backlight radiation.

New "telescopic pixel" displays could outperform LCD, plasma (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080720-new-telescopic-pixel-displays-could-outperform-lcd-plasma.html)

[anon]

this may as well be the next level of computer display devices. we'll have to wait and see how much adoption it gains :top:

[zatoicchi]

this may as well be the next level of computer display devices. we'll have to wait and see how much adoption it gains

and hopefully they will make affordable for us consumers:smile:

[anon]

a very important point ;)

[zatoicchi]

a very important point ;)

very true, although the techonology is there but expensive it's not worth the upgrade..rather wait for my LCD to die off

[anon]

my LCD has a stuck green pixel in the top :frown: back then i didn't know i had to look at these kinds of details before buying one, but now i'm more experienced :smile:

[supermarrioh]

Hm, i dont think this technologie will have a chance, Oleds are a much better way to save energy , also the problem of inhomogene backlight is solved.

[Aurion]

LOL good to see new generations of screens are to come out soon !! LCD screens are very powerful visual outputs (IMO they are very harmful for eyes instead of the old boxes) that nearly used everywhere around the globe

[anon]

LCD screens are very powerful visual outputs (IMO they are very harmful for eyes instead of the old boxes)

????

set brightness to low and my LCD screen doesn't tire my eyes as much as my old CRT monitor did :wink:

[Aurion]

yeah im sorry,I mean the old screens (CRTs) not LCDs since LCD are proved to be harmless (sort of) for users eyes

[anon]

It's OK ^^ And yes, looking at a well-setup LCD screen feels almost like paper :biggrin:

[Aurion]

yeah & maybe smoother than a pure crystal glass :wink:

[anon]

smoother than a pure crystal glass :wink:

with a 70+Hz refresh rate :biggrin: 60 hz is like looking at a strobe light, you can see the screen flicker :pukey:

[Aurion]

yeah but u wont be able to run it @ 70 Mhz unless ur electricity supplies that (u know those Mhz thing got something to do with Electricity bla bla )

[anon]

yeah but u wont be able to run it @ 70 Mhz

Maybe you mean 70 Hz ^^ 70 megahertz would probably make my monitor explode :biggrin:

[Aurion]

lol did I say mhz ? oops,sorry :biggrin::tongue: yeah sure mini-hz would melt down any monitor :tongue: