Start up company Prysm has announced that they are getting ready to make LASER Phosphor Display (LPD) televisions. What are LPD televisions and how do they work? LPD TV uses a laser to scan across the screen of a television excite the red, blue, and green phosphors to produce the picture. The lasers can turn a pixel on or off very rapidly, and there is no back-light needed. The company claims that this is more power efficient that current displays, since they consume 75% less power. Also, they claim that there are no harmful chemicals (i.e. mercury) that are being used. Initially their targeted users will not be the consumer. From the CNET article:
The company is initially targeting commercial customers who can use the displays in retail or public spaces such as sports arenas where many tiles can be used to make one giant screen. Later the company expects to target the residential market, executives said. The image quality will be as good as existing flat-screen TVs and be competitive on price, said Dana Corey, vice president of sales and marketing.
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