Sharp's LR388G9 LCD controller suggests more products with dual screens

While we'll let competitors tell us whether the chip's "an industry first," Sharp's certainly serious about devices with twin screens -- this new LR388G9 controller chip pumps pixels simultaneously to each of two 1,024 x 480 LCDs. Sure, that resolution may sound pathetic compared to your Cinema Display, but this silicon's intended for the likes of e-readers and phones, where a single image that size is desirable and a pair would be most welcome. Never mind that the chip can send 1080p content at 24fps to an external display, too. Of course, what we really want to see is a nice autostereoscopic smartphone fitted with Sharp's 3D HD camera module. Pretty please?

[TestSubjectNameHere Posted Jul 7th 2010 6:57AM]

YEAAA

[Vdek Posted Jul 7th 2010 7:00AM]

No, no I don't really want a 3D phone, I want a holographic phone.

Until then, no thanks.

[yeoldgreat1 Posted Jul 7th 2010 8:40AM]

@Vdek
Your phone is already 3D :)

As for holographic, how would you type on it?

[Vdek Posted Jul 7th 2010 12:40PM]

@yeoldgreat1

No it's not 3D...

Who needs to type information when you have a neural implant anyways.

[sbudbud Posted Jul 7th 2010 7:03AM]

Dual core>single core=single screen

[mrqs Posted Jul 7th 2010 7:05AM]

would have been more logical to link to a phone that actually has that resolution: http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/30/softbank-introduces-sharp-aquos-fulltouch-slider-with-quasi-xga

[JonHolstein Posted Jul 7th 2010 10:02AM]

@mrqs
Or the cancelled LG GW990

[Sean Hollister Posted Jul 7th 2010 12:59PM]

@mrqs I agree. Done.

[KAL326 Posted Jul 7th 2010 10:50AM]

1024x400, thats an odd res to be looking at. Really wide and not to long is good for some things, but an LCD isn't one of them.

[Concept Artist Posted Jul 7th 2010 12:05PM]

I love to see this used in Phones