📺JDI Announces Development of High-Pixel-Density 1001ppi LCD Specifically-Designed for Virtual Reality Applications
May 10, 2018 (Tokyo, Japan) – Japan Display Inc. (JDI) today announced the development of a 3.25-inch 1001ppi low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCD specifically-designed for virtual reality (VR) head mount display (HMD) applications. JDI plans to start commercial shipments by the end of March in 2019, and will accelerate the design of even higher resolution displays for VR-HMD applications in the future.
In order to achieve natural and realistic motion pictures in VR-HMD devices, the desired display characteristics are: high pixel density, improved motion blur, and low latency. JDI announced the development of a high-pixel-density 803ppi LCD last year, which helped to alleviate problems associated with users noticing pixel grid lines (i.e., pixelation). However, even more compact-size LCDs and higher magnification lenses are required to decrease the size and weight of HMD devices. 800ppi is not sufficient for this purpose. Instead, display resolution over 1000ppi is anticipated from the market.