Sharper LCD displays: new technology licensed...

[VJ]

ClairVoyante ( http://www.pentile.com/ )has developped an alternative pixel-layout for LCD displays, called Pentile. It encompasses both a new subpixel mapping and a new subpixel layout. Here is an explanation:

http://www.pentile.com/Pentile_Basics.html

The technology has been licensed to 7 manufacturers; Samsung has the first license for mass-production.
http://www.tweakers.net/nieuws/27961
(sorry, in Dutch)


Jörg

[Kooldino]

Awesome. I'd also like to be the first to point out that "pentile" is suprisingly similar to "penile".

[Gurm]

The MORE important question - response time?

Gurm_

[GNEP]

Response time would presumably be the same? I mean, only the LAYOUT of the pixels has changed...

[The PIT]

I want a 18 inch or 19 inch LCD with 16 ms response time. Stamps feet in frustration and bottom lip sticks out. Come on guys it's about time.

[GNEP]

...for 100 quid too.

[The PIT]

Originally posted by GNEP
...for 100 quid too.

If they were a 100 quid I'd go for the 24 inch wide screen one selling at 200.

[GNEP]

[az]

"four time the resolution with only a minor increase in cost" - this is crap. You'd need have twice as many row divers, twice as many subpixels and transistors. I can only see their low-cost solution taking off, but even that doesn't look very good. Big (=noticable) subpixels, harder toimplement (if at all) subpixel glyph antialiasing (ClearType)... But I agree that the current RGB stripes are not the optimal solution.

What we really need is MUCH higher real (not subpixel) resolution, and full color pixels (no need for subpixels).

AZ