Sharp Beginning Production on Three New IGZO Displays
Sharp has begun production of high-pixel density IGZO LCD panels for notebook computers that will offer some of the industry’s highest pixel densities and will be available in 11.6-, 14- and 15.6-inch models with compatibility for "stylus input" touchscreens.
The IGZO panel technology utilizes smaller, thin-film transistors and increased light transmittance which offers two important benefits. First of all, the higher pixel density allows the display of high quality images and crisply rendered fine text. Second, the technology allows greater energy efficiency by reducing the amount of power required to drive liquid crystals during the display of still images.
Size | 11.6 inches | 13.3 inches | 14 inches | 15.6 inches |
Resolution | 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) | 3200 x 1800 (WQHD+) | 3200 x 1800 (WQHD+) | 2560 x 1440 (WQHD) |
Pixel Density | 253 ppi | 262 ppi | 235 ppi | 221 ppi |
Production is scheduled to commence in June 2013 at Sharp's Kameyama Plant No. 2 along with the company’s 13.3 inch IGZO panels that are currently in production.
Oh. That makes sense. But I think it's kind of funny how they continue to cram tinier pixels and more pixels into smaller screens. My eyes have their limitations, you know?
11.6" 316dpi
13.3" 276dpi
14.0" 262dpi
15.6" 235dpi
Yes, this is one of the many quirks since the new forum system came up. Nobody (except for the webmaster, maybe, who is impenetrable to any criticism) likes it.
I think i will be holding out with my current display until an IGZO display of this size is released as it has all the benefits of TN for response time and then some, with better colour production and black levels than an IPS panel all while using less power.
or i might shell out on the 32 3840x2160 if i save up the pennies for it lol.
It definitely makes no sense that the 15.6" gets worse resolution. The larger the screen the bigger they can make the pixels which should make it easier.
the smart thing to do if u already have a halfway semi decent lcd monitor is just wait for the oled monitors to come out. Or if you must get a nice monitor now go on craigslist and look for good monitors. I got a dell u3014 only 3 months since its manufacture date for 400 dollars off craigslist. The top left corner within a half inch from the top corner are 2 tiny dead black pixels. Dell wouldn't honor the warranty since i bought it off craigslist. But honestly the pixels are so tiny on this screen and the lil black dots are way in the corner and are only visible on light backgrounds. For an 1100 dollar savings ill put up with the little black dots. I got a 20-30-20 P-L-P monitor setup 2 20" 1600x1200 dell 2007fp in portrait and the 30 inch 2560x1600 in landscape in the center. I'm just praying when oled comes out we will have a similiar PLP option that lines up as perfect as these dells. The amount of productivity from this PLP setup is insane. Doing html and making websites is a lot easier with 3 screens of 1600 pixel vertical space.