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LG.Philips Helps Doctors Take a Better Look Inside Your Head

With the new 20.8-inch QXGA LCD panel for medical diagnostic equipment

Oct 25, 2007 12:06 GMT  ·  By
The new LCD panel for medical equipment in action
   The new LCD panel for medical equipment in action

The displays used in medical diagnostic equipment are generally the most advanced such products available on the market, due to the fact that they must be able to visibly reproduce even the tiniest details, in order to supply doctors with as much relevant information as possible. And this is the reason why the people over at LG.Philips have just announced the development of a 20.8-inch 2048 x 1536 QXGA color LCD panel for medical diagnostic equipment, which, according to the company, is the highest resolution panel of its size.

Featuring a resolution of over three megapixels and a 600 candela brightness, the display provides the very high level of detail needed in medical devices. This panel can display 50 percent more detail than full HD TVs, which have a two-megapixel resolution. Furthermore, the In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology allows the device to show images at wide angles without inverting colors. This is one of the most important features of medical displays, as it allows doctors to work more accurately and trust the images displayed on screen.

"We will continue to develop new panels that push the boundaries of technology and help professionals who demand a high level of precision perform their jobs better," said HyunHe Ha, Executive Vice President and Head of Small & Medium Displays Business Unit at LG.Philips LCD. "Our next challenge will be to create a 5-megapixel panel. Creating higher quality medical displays helps advance medical science. We will develop a full line of medical use displays ranging from one to five megapixels, to provide our customers with the products they need."

LG.Philips LCD plans to begin mass producing this product in the first half of 2008, which means that the first products of this type will probably arrive in hospitals by next year's end or in early 2009.

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