Samsung unveils "world's first truly double-sided LCD"

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jan 4th 2007 at 8:01AM

They already tout the "world's slimmest" LCD panel for mobile phones, now Samsung is announcing the "world's first" truly double-sided LCD. Samsung's new double-sided LCD can display two entirely different sets of information simultaneously on the front and back of the same screen whereas conventional double-sided LCDs can only show a reverse image of the same data. The magic results from Samsung's new double-gate, thin-film transistor (TFT) architecture. The LCD has two gates -- not one -- which operate each pixel for separate control of the liquid crystal on the transmissive and reflective sides. The 2.22-inch display is 2.6-mm thick and features a QVGA (240x320) resolution, support for 265k colors, and a 250-nit brightness on the transmissive primary screen which drops down to a weak sauce, 100-nit on the secondary reflective screen. Still, thin is in and the new panel can shave a full millimeter off today's dual-panel devices. Hitting the streets in the form of consumable product sometime before July. Check the mystery, prototype handset after the break.

[Via AVING]

Filed under: Samsung, Misc

Tags: double-sided LCD, Double-sidedLcd, samsung, world's first, World'sFirst

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PEZ @ Jan 4th 2007 8:23AM

The real trick would be to make that second (exterior) screen touch sensitive, so when closed, it can operate functions without having to flip - but that already makes sense... maaaaan.

I can see apple using this for something interesting.

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-_- @ Jan 4th 2007 10:10AM

@PEZ:
just put a touch sensitive film over the outside display. it can be done, and that WOULD be the sh*t.

too bad they're too busy coming up with new stuff to redesign their u.s. website so it might actually help with something.

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Ben @ Jan 4th 2007 6:27PM

Knew I'd seen this before somewhere:

http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/tag/mitsubishis-doublesided-lcd-8638.php

Looks like different images to me, so, you think Samsung is gonna change their tune, narr.

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Dustin @ Jan 5th 2007 6:02AM

the only problem is that they'd need to shield a clamshell screen like that, at 2.6 mm, I'd crack that screen in a day in my pocket :-/

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