May 14, 2008

Samsung's Blue Phase LCD Panel Has A 240Hz Image Driving Speed, Never Deal With Motion Blur Again

Samsung is rumored to be unveiling a 15-inch Blue Phase LCD panel next week, the world's first with a 240 Hz image-driving speed. Motion blur has been largely eliminated by 120 Hz panels, but double that and motion will be as real looking as you could imagine. Apparently very cost-efficient to manufacture, the Blue Phase panels don't require liquid crystal alignment layers like popular vertical alignment and in-plane switching panels. The Blue Phase panel actually makes its own alignment layers, cutting a big chunk of the production process out of the picture and reducing the potential for "bruising" on the screen which can affect uniform brightness. Current 120 Hz panels also use an overdrive circuit to improve video quality, while the Blue Phase eliminates the need for that. Getting its name from bluish hues displayed when working, the 240 Hz Blue Phase LCD panel will be mass produced beginning in 2011, headed mainly for LCD TV's requiring high-speed video reproduction.

Via BusinessWire