[sci.electronics] Very high quality LCD displays

nagle@well.sf.ca.us (John Nagle) (02/14/91)

     Optrex has announced some beautiful black-and-white LCD display
panels.  Photos show an appearance similar to black ink on white paper.
Unfortunately, the product isn't shipping, although they offered to
bring the prototype into town so I could see it.  So I'd like to know
if any other LCD manufacturer has that kind of contrast.

					John Nagle

whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) (02/17/91)

In article <23135@well.sf.ca.us> nagle@well.sf.ca.us (John Nagle) writes:

>     Optrex has announced some beautiful black-and-white LCD display
>panels.  Photos show an appearance similar to black ink on white paper.
>I'd like to know
>if any other LCD manufacturer has that kind of contrast.

	Nonmultiplexed LCD displays do have this kind of contrast.
To get a LARGE number of pixels, most LCD displays have to be 
multiplexed, though.  The only large-panel systems which are not
multiplexed are so-called 'active matrix' systems.  
	Check out the Macintosh Portable if you want to see
a good active matrix display.  Pricey, but top-notch visual
quality.

	John Whitmore