We saw some fancy panels and flashy lights at the show floor at SID this week, but Sony decided to maintain its latest display offerings tucked away in an instructional meeting. We’re getting word today from Tech-On! that the outfit unveiled a 13.3-inch sheet of flexible color e-paper in addition to two new glasses-free 3D panels in a separate session on the conference. New e-paper solutions loomed large at SID, but we were surprised by the inability of flexible screens. Sony’s managed to deliver both on a display that weighs only 20 grams and measures a trifling 150-microns thick, a feat made possible by way of a plastic substrate. The sheet boasts a 13-percent color gamut, 100000:1 contrast ratio, and 150dpi resolution.
As for the 3D LCD displays, Sony joined a slew of different manufacturers in showing off its special brand of the panels. These new displays, starting from 10-inches to 23-inches, apparently employ a brand new method for delivering 3D to the naked eye . This actual method uses a backlight positioned between an LCD panel and another backlight for 2D images, and may be easily be switched off for 2D viewing. Needless to say we wanted to work out these screens within the flesh, but alas, Sony decided to play coy. Hop on past the break for a shot of the recent 3D panel.
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