CLEARink previously won the award at SID for this reflective display technology, it uses Total Internal Reflection (TIR) to create white pixels and electrophoresis to
create black pixels using black particles in a solution.
Not exact matches
The end result is the familiar sort of screen seen on a Kindle or Kobo reader, with almost
black - on - white text and up to sixteen shades of grey, which is
created by sub-addressing individual
pixels.
Using electricity, we can choose whether the
black or the white particles are on top - and thus
create a
black or white «
pixel».
This piece should remind viewers of the gridded paintings of
pixel - like color that Ellsworth Kelly
created in the 1960s (followed by Gerhard Richter in the 1970s), only channeled through Wool's own signature palette of whites,
blacks, and grays.
Using organic material to
create individual light - emitting
pixels, there's no need for a backlight, making for slimmer display panels that offer the deepest
black levels available.
Being a Super AMOLED display, every one of the
pixels can emit its own light, so the contrast
creates very deep
blacks and it is still 10 % brighter than previous generations, making it easier to read under direct sunlight beside being visible from a wide variety of angles.
Pixel 2 XL owners have also reported significant «
black smear» — a problem affecting certain OLED displays, in which the movement of
pixels against a
black backdrop
creates a
black smudge, distorting the display.
OLED is heralded for its ability to emit light and color at the
pixel level, allowing each
pixel to turn on and off individually, and therefore,
create perfect
black levels and formerly unmatched contrast.