The first display to be mass produced is a 22 inch LCD with a transparency of 20% in black and white and 15% in colour mode. Both versions operate during the day by harvesting ambient light, making the displays exceptionally energy efficient, consuming 90% less power than a conventional LCD panel. This allows the 22” display to be battery operated, a first for this size of LCD display.
At night only a small amount of ambient light is required as this is supplemented by using a transparent wave guide and a special diffuser plate that enhances the output from the low power LED light source.
Both versions feature a 500:1 contrast ratio, a WSXGA+ resolution (1680×1050) and a HDMI interface.
The use of this exciting new technology is limited only by the imagination of designers to integrate this technology into kiosks, window displays, point of purchase displays and smart gadgets.