Making LCD Displays Snappier

newSlashUser points out a very interesting article at ExtremeTech about a new means of more quickly controlling LCD panel response, so the old complaint that LCD panels make poor displays for gaming and high-motion video may be whittled down a bit. As a bonus, the change is all in the controller, so it doesn't require any change in the way the panels are manufactured.

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My biggest complaint about LCD screens

[minus23]

is the fixed resolution they come with. Many applications I use for 3D require at a minimum 1280X1024, but work best at 1600X1200. So I wouldn't say that slow draw is the only problem, as this site states.

Re:WTF

[statusbar]

As others have pointed out, the LCD stops the transmission of light when voltage is applied, hence giving you black.

But one other nit-pick: "I don't understand why you need power to produce black" - No you don't need power. You need Voltage. The LCD cell acts like a capacitor and does not pass DC electricity though it. So no current, and hence no power used.
Leakage would probably be in the micro-amp range.

--jeff

Re:Look to Apple

[Paul Komarek]

Aren't pretty much all consumer LCD screens produced by the same company, and remarked by Apple, NEC, etc?

-Paul Komarek