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Samsung's Blue Phase LCD technology gets detailed
Regardless of how hard you wish upon your lucky stars, Samsung's 240Hz LCDs aren't going to magically hit store shelves in the near future. That's not to say you aren't interested in learning a tad more about how these so-called revolutionary panels will make your viewing experience better in a few years, though -- right? Tech-On was able to listen in on what LCD engineers and the like were saying about the prototype on display recently at SID 2008, and there were plenty of oohs and ahhs to go around. We'll spare you the technobabble in this space, but there's plenty of that in the read link below should you care.
Samsung first on the block with 240Hz LCD prototype, 100% better motion, wavier hair
Samsung's harder better faster "blue phase" (not to copy Blu-ray, just named for the color observed during its development) LCD panel is the first to demonstrate image-driving speed of 240Hz, surpassing current twisted nematic, in-plane switching or vertical alignment technology. In the quest for smooth CRT-style motion Samsung follows DLP manufacturers that announced plans to cross the 240Hz barrier at CES by manufacturing a display that aligns its own layers, simplifying manufacturing and ensuring uniform brightness without the need for an overdrive circuit found in today's merely expletive-inducing 120Hz LCDs. Don't expect these to hit shelves before 2011, coming first in TVs "that require high-speed video reproduction" -- like the one you'll buy that has a much bigger number than your next door neighbor's latest HDTV. For now, the only place to see the future is this 15-inch model at the Society for Information Display 2008 show in LA May 18.
