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SHARP Announces Millionth Contrast LCD Display

25.12.2005

Sharp has announced the development of an LCD display that it calls "mega-contrast". It has an absolutely incredible contrast ratio of 1000000:1 (a million to one).

Recall that in modern LCD monitors that can be bought in a store, the contrast ratio is about 1000:1 (sometimes less - 700:1), and the highest contrast display, which belongs to the professional category, has a ratio of 3000:1. True, SED, which is a joint venture between Canon and Toshiba, recently launched an LCD TV with a contrast ratio of 100000:1. The contrast of the "mega-contrast" display exceeds the theoretical limits for CRT, plasma and organic electroluminescent displays.

According to Sharp, this was achieved through the use of a combination of "unique" technologies developed by Sharp over the past few years. Moreover, Sharp emphasizes that the extremely high contrast ratio did not affect the power consumption of the display. It is as low as it should be for conventional LCD displays.

At first, Sharp is going to use its "mega-contrast" display in professional monitors for video engineers, who usually work in darkened rooms (where you can appreciate the "million" contrast). They will be released under the name Advanced Super View Premium LCD. But Sharp also has plans to enter the consumer market (when prices for "mega-contrast" monitors drop to an acceptable level).

Other technical characteristics of these LCD displays: diagonal - 37 inches, resolution - 1920x1080 pixels, brightness - 500 cd/m2.

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