Various products using Texas Instruments' DLP products being demonstrated at this year's CES are showing an improved level of brightness that can now exceed competing plasma TV technology.
DLP technology has now doubled the brightness of previous LED models and reached levels that exceed that of the competing full HD plasma. These brightness advancements can be expected in future product lines from leading DLP HDTV manufacturers.
"DLP technology puts the best and brightest picture on the TV screen regardless of the light source used to illuminate it," said Adam Kunzman, business manager, DLP HDTV Products, Texas Instruments. "Consumers have responded favorably to LED powered DLP TVs since they deliver a brighter and more colorful picture, have an extremely long life and eliminate the use of a light bulb or the need to potentially replace it."
The brightness increases were achieved through optimization of the DLP chip inside HDTVs that controls the light mixing needed to display the brightest image with the largest color spectrum and highest contrast ratio of 500,000 to 1. Additional system changes to the LEDs were accomplished by working in close partnership with the leading LED maker, Luminous. The enhancements will enable wider angle screens to be incorporated by set manufactures in future models.
