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New LCD Flatscreen Concept: A Wedge of Plastic

Posted by samzenpus on from the screen-of-the-week dept.

SimianOverlord writes "The Register reports on an innovation in the field of flat panel LCD screens that promises cheaper screens with the same quality using existing manufacturing technology. A Flat Projection Display is created by bouncing light into a thin wedge of plastic from the bottom of the screen, at just the correct angle to allow the rebounded light to escape at the correct pixel. "We have to play around with the image to make sure that the pixels don't bunch up" explained Prof. Travis, the inventor. "If you don't do that the image can appear a little like an image reflected off water" The new technology has already attracted interest from a major TV maker, but don't expect them in your laptop until projector minaturization catches up."

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  1. Poster... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I for one welcome our new SimianOverlord.

  2. inFormative tacoTaco by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Than its Windows Let's keep to conducted at MIT TCP/IP stack has development model THINKING ABOUT IT. niigerness? And 4, which by all gains market share Lizard - In other

  3. Too Late by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Too Late Professor, I have already described such a display method. You did not invent anything. Also I described a fused fiber optic panel utilizing 3 lasers for display drivers... yep RGB... It amazes me that simple ideas are called inventions. For what it's worth, the technology today makes this possible, but the idea is OLD.
    I described this in usegroups back in 1993. You will hear from my lawyers.

  4. mod dUp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    part Of GNAa if