Display reorienting crystals for better picture display

The production technology of various kinds of devices and peripherals for PCs is moving not only towards improving the tactical and technical characteristics, but also towards hanging ergonomic properties. Not spared this trend and LCD monitors. And it's not so much in the form of the case, ease of installation on the table or ways to attach external "column-tweeters." The prototype of the monitor, developed by Taiwanese researchers Wayne Cheng and Chi-Nan Wu, is capable of reorienting liquid crystals and changing the power of each radiating diode. Thus, the display is reconfigured and allows you to get a clear picture from any (within reasonable limits) angle of view.

Through the use of a miniature camera and specialized software, which reorients the display depending on the user's position, the monitor can show a clear, sharp and “turned” picture to the viewer at any angle. According to the developers, this technology will be most useful in screens (for example, built-in camcorders), which users often do not look directly, but from some angle. And adjusting the screen without moving it physically in this situation is a good opportunity. For example, working with modern equipment, surgeons should accurately evaluate the technology for its worth.

The problems of this technology at the moment lie in the complexity of the production of displays and high costs for it, as well as the fact that it is optimized only for one user. The developers are going to solve the first problem at the next stage of the study, replacing the camera with infrared sensors (it is cheaper and easier to integrate into various equipment). But how the sensors and the changing display will behave when there are several pairs of eyes that follow it is not yet clear.

via NewScientistTech