Everdisplay unveils world’s first 6-inch 4K AMOLED Display with 734ppi

Think of a 4K 3840 x 2160 pixel display with a pixel density of 734ppi for your 6-inch smartphone. Seems a bit of overkill? Well, a Chinese company Everdisplay has announced the development of such a screen.

The AMOLED panel maker Everdisplay aka Hehui Optoelectronics (its Chinese name) has developed the world’s first 4K UHD 6-inch diagonal AMOLED display panel with a whopping 734ppi pixel density. A working prototype of such record breaking featured panel has been unveiled by the company in China. According to Everdisplay, such high-resolution display panels will be required for emerging new applications including virtual reality.

The company had started mass production of 5” 720p AMOLED displays in late 2014. It is also developing various other display panels such as 5.5” and 6” ones for smartphones, 1.4” 400 x 400 round AMOLED ones for smartwatches and also an 8” AMOLED panel for the Automobile sector.

Although a display panel with 734ppi is quite high compared to what is currently used, there are other companies who have developed display prototypes with higher ppis. The highest density display in the world in production is made by Sharp which is the 5.5” (2160 x 3840) 4K IGZO LCD display with 806ppi. SEL of Japan has developed a 2.8” panel prototype with 2560 x 1440 resolution achieving a ppi of 1058!

In AMOLED displays, the current record is held by Samsung Galaxy S6 which has a 5.1”QHD 577ppi super AMOLED panel. Last month, Samsung announced that it was planning to develop super-high 11K mobile displays with a pixel density of 2250ppi!

As for the 6-inch (3840 x 2160) 4K 734ppi display, Everdisplay has not disclosed when it will enter mass production.

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Everdisplay unveils world’s first 6-inch 4K AMOLED Display with 734ppi

LG’s new 34-inch 21:9 UltraWide Curved 4K displays headed for CES 2015

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this month is going to see a lot of new innovative products showcased by a multitude of companies. LG too is preparing for the show with some 4K Ultra HD TVs and UltraWide monitors. The South Korean electronics giant plans to introduce world’s first 21:9 UltraWide displays with AMD FreeSync technology at the CES in Vegas.

The new LG UltraWide monitor lineup is specifically targeted at gamers, graphic designers, photographers, financial business persons and media professionals.

Let’s have a look at them:

Model LG 34UM67

This is LG’s first 21:9 gaming monitor offering a wide 34-inch view and is specifically designed for graphic-intensive gaming. It uses the AMD FreeSync technology that removes screen tearing, thus offering a smooth gaming experience with fluid motion.

Corporate Vice President of ISV/IHV Partner Group of AMD, Roy Taylor says:

“AMD FreeSync technology is an innovative monitor technology, based on free and open industry standards, to eliminate the tearing and stuttering that has plagued PC gaming for 30 years. We are pleased that LG Electronics stands with us with truly exciting AMD FreeSync-ready displays like the LG UltraWide Gaming Monitor.“

The wide field of view helps gamers to see even those spaces that remain hidden in regular 16:9 monitors. Dark scenes in a game are illuminated by the Black Stabilizer of the monitor enabling the gamer to see hidden objects and enemies clearly. It also has a Dynamic Action Sync mode for realtime gameplay experience.

Popular games supporting 21:9 resolution screen are World of Warcraft, Battlefield 4 and ArcheAge and many more games supporting this display are expected to be developed in future.

Model LG 34UC97

This monitor is touted as the”First curved 34-inch 21:9 Monitor” and sports a curved Quad HD display having a resolution of 3340 x 1440 pixels. The monitor is designed for graphic designers and photographers offering them a large screen to look at more number of thumbnails or longer video sequences.

The monitor has a 178⁰ viewing angle and it’s In-Plane Switching (IPS) display gives 99% sRGB color space coverage. It’s compatibility with Thunderbolt 2 will appeal to Mac users.

Model LG 34UC87M

This monitor too has a curved display with aspect ratio of 21:9. It boasts of multi-display setup options and is designed for financial professionals and stock traders. It can work as a trading station or a dashboard to display charts, quotations, orders etc. on different screens, helping to increase the productivity.

Model LG 31MU97

It is a Digital Cinema 4K monitor having 4K resolution of 4096 x 2160p which is higher than the normal UHD 3840 x 2160p resolution. This monitor is also suitable for Digital Intermediate (DI) processes and offers high color accuracy due to its 99.5% coverage of Adobe Color Space. This monitor is meant for photographers and video editors.

As In-kyu Lee, senior vice president and head of LG’s TV and monitor division puts it:

“LG’s premium 21:9 UltraWide monitors are designed with the unique needs of consumers in mind. The industry has come a long way from the days when one display design was thought to be suitable for all users. With the amount of time we spend in front of monitors, there’s a lot of room for specialized monitors in our lives.”

LG will showcase these four monitors at CES 2015 from January 6 to 9 in Vegas.  However, pricing for these four monitors is not known yet.

Source LG Newsroom

LG’s new 34-inch 21:9 UltraWide Curved 4K displays headed for CES 2015