LG REVEALS SUNLIGHT ILLUMINATED DISPLAY PANEL

LG has announced a 14.1-inch LCD display panel for notebooks that is illuminated by sunlight when used outdoors instead of the customary backlight. This sunlight illuminated LCD panel will be displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2009. The sunlight illuminated display panel will consume 75% less power when used outside. This energy efficiency has been achieved by the ‘Backlight Data Signal Switching Technology’ which enables the selective reflection plates that are embedded in the existing backlight panel to switch from the reflective mode in sunlight which is of high luminance to transmissive mode at night or indoors which has low luminance.

The backlight units that are so far used in notebooks are responsible for almost 75% of the total power consumption of LCD panels. With this new technology the outdoor power consumption is greatly reduced which automatically increases the battery life. They have also increased the contrast ratio to 9:1 in reflective mode when used outdoors, while the conventional notebooks have a contrast ratio ranging from 2:1 to 3:1. This increase in contrast ratio which will solve visibility problems while viewing the display in sunlight. The environment friendly sunlight illuminated display panel notebook will also have an improved Motion Picture Response Time (MPRT). This is product is definitely in everyone’s radar waiting to be tested out