Epson begins mass-producing 'world's smallest' LCD for 3LCD data projectors
By Laura June 
posted Jun 29th 2009 10:38AM
posted Jun 29th 2009 10:38AM
Epson's started volume production of what it believes to be the "world's smallest" XGA high temperature polysilicon TFT (HTPS-TFT) panel for 3LCD data projectors. The chip used (an L3P05X-91G00) is approximately 23 percent smaller than its predecessor, and the 0.55-inch panel boasts natural XGA (1024 x 768) resolution. Epson says they're working to increase the resolution on these types of displays, which are currently being manufactured only for 3LCD data projectors. Pretty impressive -- though, we'll just hold out until they start putting these babies into really tiny television sets.
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isn't the trick to make them bigger?
that's what she said!
No, the trick is to increase the pixel pitch. There's no practical use in having a 2x2px 50 inch screen :P
Yes. Like people discovered with film, having a bigger frame gave you higher resolution.
Sure, increasing the number of pixels (for a given size) helps, but so does increasing the pixel quality (ie, things like the active area ratio). As the pixels get smaller, they tend to perform worse.
But...
Why?
Oh wait... maybe to make more compact projectors?
Electronic viewfinders and binoculars, projectors, mobile phones, any kind of small device.
way to go sherlock "Epson says they're working to increase the resolution on these types of displays, which are currently being manufactured only for 3LCD data projectors"
This tech could mean native full HD screens on your next phone or pmp, plug and ion into this and you are laughing
"plug and ion into this and you are laughing"
WTF are you talking about?
"HAHAHAHA, I'm playing on a screen smaller than the GPU"
Wow. What ever happened to Emmanuel Lewis?
Hes buried at nevaland ranch (behind the feris wheel)
He's still around. Still small, but not as cute.
Netbooks fro 'Bratz'.
This is a projector George Papadapolis could be proud of.
Make a nice watch phone.
Oh LCD, have you forgotten your roots so soon? There are many LCD digital watch readouts smaller than this.
In full-color and 1024x768?
It would be nice to see a laptop get rid of the VGA slot and just have an on-board projector. This could kill the standard projector we see today.
Sure, but your "laptop" would be twice the size and 4-5lbs heavier if you wanted a decent projector.
I want tv earrings!
That's sweet!
Now if only I could get a 5000x5000 resolution touch phone...
The human eye has a minimum resolution of detail, which I think is well below that resolution. It doesn't make sense to produce tiny HD screens, but maybe projectors or HD headsets or something.
hence the "are currently being manufactured only for 3LCD data projectors."
OLED? What do you guys think? Is this better?
...And yet they can not make a netbook-sized XGA screen.
Oh, "they" can, and already do.
But:
1) They are more expensive.
2) Microsoft won't license Windows XP at the netbook rate if the screen is bigger than WSVGA.
Emanuel Lewis?