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LCD Pixel Response Time Halved

Posted by Hemos on from the speeding-things-up dept.

kagaku writes "Japanese newspaper the Nihon Kaizai Shimbun (evil registration required) said that Mitsubishi has mastered a technology to improve the response speed of pixels on LCDs by 100 per cent or more. It's done this by getting rid of the afterimages on screens which known as "ghosts", said the newspaper, and invented a proprietary system called Dual Domain Bend. It cites unnamed sources at Mitsubishi saying that this method produces a response speed of one millisecond when power is applied and five milliseconds when the lights go off and the power goes down. That, the paper said, compares to up to forty milliseconds to switch pixels on and off. While the technique, when it gets to the manufacturing stage, will have immediate benefits for PC monitors, it will also help narrow the gap between LCD TVs and plasma displays, which have a quicker response speed. Here's a non-registration required link."

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  1. nice by Slashbot+Hive-Mind · · Score: 1, Redundant

    this will be good for games

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  2. 100% improvement in response time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    100% improvement in response time means removing 100% of the current response time, i.e. down to zero. Heaven knows what "or more" is supposed to mean. It really is time to install some kind of quality control for Slashdot postings.

    1. Re:100% improvement in response time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

      Bzzt: they're talking about improvement in response speed, not time. If your car gets a 100% improvement in speed does it mean that it can now travel instantaneously?

  3. RE:LCD Pixel Response Time Halved by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Waiting...waiting...damn! 40 milliseconds! Waaaay too long...