New Display Technology - SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display)

[ericl]

Large flat-screen televisions for digital broadcasting are currently the focus of much attention. Heralded as the new generation of high-quality large flat-screen display, the SED (Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display), jointly developed by Canon and Toshiba Corporation, is almost ready for practical application. Its greatest feature is the ability to produce vivid color images that surpass conventional types of display. Also, the SED delivers exceptional overall image quality—fast video-response performance, high contrast, high gradation levels—and low power consumption.

http://www.canon.com/technology/display/index.html

[topspeed]

Interesting. I wonder how this technology compares with LCoS/SXRD or the new 3 chip DLP's? I do like how the screens are only a few centimeters thick. That's pretty trick. Did you notice how Canon has been working on the technology since '86! 20 years later and not a lot so show for it. That's commitment.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Interesting. I wonder how this technology compares with LCoS/SXRD or the new 3 chip DLP's? I do like how the screens are only a few centimeters thick. That's pretty trick. Did you notice how Canon has been working on the technology since '86! 20 years later and not a lot so show for it. That's commitment.

From what I have heard, it far surpasses the performance of all today's fixed panel displays. This is one technology I am looking forward to purchasing, much more so than the new HD formats.

[wayner86]

I eagerly await this technology as well, differently the same as Field Emission Display.

Couple articles worth a read:

http://www.vxm.com/CNT_FED_Display.html

http://www.meko.co.uk/fed.shtml