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Display Showdown Part III: Detailed Point-For-Point Comparison

2010.03.02

This is Part III, the conclusion, of the Display Showdown: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS series, produced as a collaboration between DisplayBlog and DisplayMate Technologies. Let’s get on with the point-for-point comparison.
Display Resolution/Pixel Format: Nexus One
The Nexus One has a pixel format that is equivalent to a 3.7-inch LCD with a 800×480 pixel format. The [...]

Display Showdown Part IId: iPhone 3GS

2010.03.02

This is Part IId of the Display Showdown: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS series taking a closer look at the iPhone 3GS’ Display Power Consumption and Display Spectra.
Display Power Consumption
Unlike an OLED where power is consumed only when it is emitting light, the backlight is always turned on in a mobile LCD. Power consumption is dependent [...]

Display Showdown Part IIc: iPhone 3GS

2010.03.01

This is Part IIc of the Display Showdown: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS series taking a closer look at the iPhone 3GS’s Brightness Decrease with Viewing Angle, Contrast Ratio Shift with Viewing Angle, and Color Shift with Viewing Angle. The Nexus One exhibited significant brightness and color shift at angles. Let’s see how the iPhone [...]

Display Showdown Part IIb: iPhone 3GS

2010.02.25

This is Part IIb to Display Showdown: iPhone 3GS, part of the Display Showdown: Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS, that looks at Color Temperature and Chromaticity, Color Gamut, Intensity Scale and Gamma. The iPhone 3GS has the opposite problem exhibited by the Nexus One: colors are weak.
Color Temperature and Chromaticity: 6977° Kelvin
The color temperature of [...]

Display Showdown Part IIa: iPhone 3GS

2010.02.23

SERIES OVERVIEW
This is Part II of a comprehensive multi-part article series with in-depth measurements and analysis for displays on the Google Nexus One and the Apple iPhone 3GS. It is produced as a collaboration between DisplayBlog and DisplayMate Technologies. We will show you the good, the bad, and also the ugly unfinished rough edges and [...]

Pixel Qi Easy To Read In Bright Light

2009.11.21

We’ve seen Pixel Qi’s LCD perform quite well in direct sunlight. Mary Lou Jepsen snapped a photo showing how well Pixel Qi’s screen does inside an office. Regular glare-type and matte-type LCDs don’t look like they did as well. Mary Lou Jepsen also answers some questions in a video interview. Source: Pixel Qi

HP Radiance Display

2009.09.30

Image Source: Gizmodo
Update 2009.10.01 4:37pm PDT According to John Jacobs, Director of Notebook Market Research at DisplaySearch, a dear friend who knows more about notebook PC displays than anyone I know, the 13.1-inch LCD panel is most likely from Toshiba. The LTPS (Low Temperature Poly-Silicon) LCD is very light at just 162g and makes use [...]

HannStar to Launch Field Sequential Color OCB LCD Panels in First Quarter 2010

2009.09.24

FSC HannStar Display, a Taiwan-based LCD manufacturer, plans to launch FSC-OCB (Field Sequential Color-Optical Compensated Birefringence) LCD panels that were developed in-house in the first quarter of 2010. The FSC-OCB LCD will feature RGB LED backlight technology. The benefits of FSC-OCB LCD panels do not require color filters, which absorb 70% of light coming out [...]