14 DAY TRIAL // Every once in a while, a company or another offers a glimpse of one of its more promising products, and Hitachi seems to have done just that by revealing the existence of a transmissive IPS panel of 6.6 inches and a pixel per inch density of 302.
IPS panels are being used in a variety of products, with tablets of varying form factors having also either implemented it or decided to do so.
The new model that Hitachi showed, according to reports, has a greater pixel density than several quite imposing figures on the market.
This includes not just the 132 ppi of the 10.1-inch screen of the iPad, but also the 7-inch display of the Galaxy Tab (169 ppi).
To be more specific, the panel has a pixels per inch density of 302, a feat bested only by Apple's 3.5-inch Retina Display and Sharp's IS03.
The size of the transmissive IPS panel is 6.6 inches and yet it can still manage a contrast ratio of 800:1 and a brightness of 400 nits.
The panel's actual native resolution is of 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, a stark contrast to the iPad's 1,024 x 768 or the 1,024 x 600 of the Galaxy Tab and BlackBerry PlayBook.
A final specification that was disclosed, and which at least gives it something in common with the iPad, is the aspect ratio of 4:3.
Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing exactly where or when an electronic equipped with this new IPS panel will show up.
Engadget seems to think that it is a fine candidate for the 7-inch version of the iPad, which should eventually make its appearance, but nothing is certain.
Regardless, that it will, at some point, be used in an electronic or another can be seen as more than likely, considering what it can do.