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Color TV with plastic screen

18.04.2000

For almost 2 years, the English company Cambridge Display Technology, together with Seiko-Epson, has been preparing for the release of the first color TV with a plastic screen.

In the production of flexible screens on light-emitting polymers, materials developed by CDT were used (the latter are applied to the film using Seiko-Epson inkjet printing technology).

The first presentation of a flexible monochrome display by Seiko-Epson and CDT took place in February 1998. Subsequently, a color version was developed based on it. The flexible display has a 180° viewing angle, no high-voltage electrical circuits, and is suitable for use in televisions and computer monitors.

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