Sony Develops Next-generation Display, Crystal LED Display, Ideal for High Picture Quality on Large Screens

The Crystal LED Display is a self-emitting display that uses Sony's unique methods to mount ultrafine LEDs in each of the Red-Green-Blue (RGB) colors, equivalent to the number of pixels (approximately six-million LEDs for Full HD). The RGB LED light source is mounted directly on the front of the display, dramatically improving the light use efficiency. This results in images with strikingly higher contrast (in both light and dark environments), wider color gamut, superb video image response time, and wider viewing angles when compared to existing LCD and plasma displays, with low power consumption. Furthermore, due to the display's structure, the Crystal LED Display is also ideal for large screens.

Compared to existing LCD displays, the 55-inch prototype exhibited at CES is boasting approximately 3.5 times higher contrast in light environment, approximately 1.4 times wider color gamut, and approximately 10 times faster video image response time (all values based on current Sony models). Sony envisages a wide range of applications for its Crystal LED Display, ranging from professional to consumer use. Parallel to its continued development and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, Sony will work conscientiously to bring the Crystal LED Display to market.

Main specifications of the prototype
Panel size: 55-inch
Number of pixels: 1,920 x 1,080 x RGB (Full HD: uses approx.
2 million each of RGB LEDs, a total of
around 6 million LEDs)
Display elements: RGB LEDs
Brightness: Approximately 400 cd/sqm
Viewing angle: Approximately 180 degrees
Contrast: More than measurable limit values
Color gamut: More than 100% compared to NTSC (xy)
Power consumption: Under approximately 70W