Do you find yourself using your notebook outdoors a great deal? If so, then you’ll probably be interested in LG Display’s new “Backlight Data Signal Switching” Technology. Demonstrated in a new 14.1 inch LCD panel, the technology allows users to easily switch from backlight use (transmissive mode) to outdoor reflective mode with the touch of a button.

According to LG, “the use of selective reflection plates in existing backlight panels enables the switch from reflective mode in a high luminance setting (sunlight) to transmissive mode in a low luminance setting (indoors and at night)”.”

Utilizing sunlight instead of backlight technology enables the following:

• Reduce power consumption by up to (and maybe over) 75% during the daytime
• Resolves visibility issues with a contrast ratio exceeding 9:1 (displays typically have 2:1 to 3:1 for conventional notebooks)

LG plans on having the panel on display at CES so stay tuned for coverage.

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