Unlike
a conventional flat panel display, which uses a backlight to illuminate its pixels, electronic paper reflects light like ordinary paper and is capable of holding text and images indefinitely without drawing electricity, while allowing the image to be changed later.
The company was founded in 2005 to commercialize its light - weight panels, which are made up of cylinders rather than
conventional flat panels.
Not exact matches
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Conventional flat PV solar
panels are not optimized for large commercial rooftops.»
HP Labs can not yet estimate the cost of its process, but the company is aiming for a small fraction of the $ 100 - per - square - foot price tag of
conventional flat -
panel products.
Conventional receiver designs usually feature a
flat panel of tubes or tubes arranged in a cylinder.
The center stack eschews
conventional switchgear in favor of an iPod type
flat, touch - sensitive control
panel for audio and climate settings.
This means EPDs are inherently low - power and is one of the main differentiators to
conventional backlit
flat panel displays, where a constant power supply is required to maintain content.
This means it reflects light, just like paper, making it generally more comfortable to read and providing a wider viewing angle than in the case of
conventional backlit
flat panel displays, which are light - emitting.
An additional bonus is that unlike
conventional backlit
flat panel displays, e-paper displays reflect light like ordinary paper.
Direct view The
conventional cathode ray tube (CRT) TV is now available in both curved and newer, pricier
flat -
panel screen models.