Displays
Sharp launches 15 inch initiative with industrial displays
With two new variants (LQ150X1LW12 and LQ150X1LG11) Sharp now expands its range of industrial TFT LCDs with a diagonal of 15 (38.0 cm) to four models. The displays are characterised by their respective contrast ratios of 1000:1 and 800:1 - a basis for brilliant image reproduction - which in both cases is also due to the 16.8 million colours. The LQ150X1LW12 model also has a wide viewing angle of 170° in all directions, making it ideal for all screen applications in which several people need an unobstructed view from different directions, as in the case of display panels in control rooms or in commercial applications such as POS monitors.
The Both new models have LED backlighting with a life-cycle of at least 50,000 hours. The drivers controlling the LED backlighting via pulse-width modulation are also integrated. This allows the benefits of the rapid dimmability of the LED backlight to be used to full advantage thus the display brightness can easily be adapted to the surrounding light. With the aid of the brightness sensors offered by Sharp in its series of optoelectronic components under model number GA1Axxxx, this process can also be automated, allowing the total electricity consumption of the system to be further optimised.
Availability
Samples of the new 15 inch displays of the LQ150X1LW12 and LQ150X1LG11 models are available immediately at the sales offices and European distribution partners of Sharp. Series production is due to start in 03 / 2012.