Pixel Qi Promises Better Than iPad (3rd Gen) Displays
Pixel Qi, a manufacturer of low-power displays for portable devices, said that it has a technology that would match the screen resolution of the latest iPad at a much lower power draw.
n a blog post, Pixel Qi founder Mary-Lou Jepsen said that she was "shocked" by the massive power consumption of the iPad and the fact that "90 percent" of the entire power need of the tablet goes to the display.
Jepsen stated that Pixel Qi has a technology to match "or exceed" the resolution of the iPad and run it at less than 1 watt, while the iPad screen swallows an estimated 8 watts. Jepsen said that the display has also a low power mode "that runs at a full 100X power reduction from the peak power consumed by the iPad3 screen."
The technology isn't available yet, but Pixel Qi claims that it is "finalizing" its partners to develop a new screen family. There was no information when commercial products will be available with the Pixel Qi screen.
Marketing BS as usual.
Yeah. If it's something like 80 they'll round it up to 100, because come on, who's gonna measure it? It'd still be pretty noticeable, though.
That puts it around 0.08 watts, or 0.1 of a watt, which is only a tenth of what they state is their full power requirement.
It's marketing BS, but there is still truth to be had. They're comparing a low power mode to the iPad's full power mode. Not a very meaningful comparison (a lot like dynamic contrast ratios), but we can make it more meaningful by comparing to the iPad's lowest power mode instead.
Anybody know off hand what the new iPad's display draws at minimum?
As usual, reporters and writers can play with words but missed math class.
Now imagine if you can drop the juice a display needs, that would almost directly increase the battery time.
Hell... it's still hard to come by PC displays with resolutions as high as the iPad3... and they cost more than the iPad3 just for the display.
I smell vaporware.