Sharp Develops the World's First*1 Four-Primary-Color 3D LCD
On April 12, 2010, Sharp held a press conference in Tokyo to present its new four-primary-color 3D LCD technology.
Sharp has developed the world's first four-primary-color*2 3D LCD featuring the industry's highest brightness*1 with extremely low crosstalk (undesirable double-contour "ghost" images). By wearing special 3D glasses, viewers can enjoy impressive 3D images with an exceptionally realistic sense of depth.
A scene from the press conference
The newly developed 3D LCD combines four of Sharp's unique, one-of-a-kind LCD technologies, including (1) UV2A technology*3, Sharp's core technology for LCD TV panels, (2) four-primary-color technology, (3) FRED technology*4, and (4) side-mount scanning LED backlight technology*5. This LCD is optimized for 3D TV, as screen brightness when displaying 3D images is 1.8 times higher than that of the conventional displays*6, and crosstalk is extremely low. Sharp's four-primary-color technology contributes to brighter, more vivid colors thanks to higher light transmission efficiency through the panel and a wider color gamut (range of colors that can be reproduced), which had been difficult to attain on conventional three primary color displays.
Sharp has created a wide range of LCD application products by developing innovative LCD technologies, and has been the driving force in the flat-panel display market. In the future, Sharp will be exploring new 3D markets by further enhancing its four one-of-a-kind LCD technologies.
Executive Vice President Masafumi Matsumoto welcomes the press
Executive Managing Officer Shigeaki Mizushima explains the technologies behind the four-primary-color 3D LCD
The four-primary-color 3D LCD
A demonstration of a 3D LCD tablet PC
Displays of small- and medium-size 3D LCD applications
Panel explanations of Sharp's four one-of-a-kind LCD technologies
Executive Vice President Matsumoto being interviewed
- *1 As of April 12, 2010; for commercially available LCDs for 3D TV
- *2 A multi-primary color technology that renders the three R (red), G (green), and B (blue) video input signals on an LCD having four color pixels in which yellow (Y) is added.
- *3 Ultraviolet-induced multi-domain Vertical Alignment.
- *4 Frame Rate Enhanced Driving; signal processing technology for LCDs for 3D TV.
- *5 Backlight technology that makes it possible to reduce crosstalk.
- *6 Sharp LCDs not equipped with the technologies mentioned in notes *2 through *5 above.