NEC LCD Technologies Announces New 22.5-inch LCD Module That Supports the Full High-Definition Format

For immediate use April 11, 2008
NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.

TOKYO, SANTA CLARA, Calif. U.S., DUESSELDORF, Germany, April 11, 2008 --- NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas and Europe, NEC Electronics America and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH, today introduced a new 22.5-inch (57 centimeters diagonal) amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) module, part number NL192120AC25-02, with wide ultra-extended graphics array (WUXGA) resolution. The new module boasts excellent picture quality, ideal for preview monitoring and verification use in broadcast stations and post-production studios, thanks to full high-definition (1920 x 1080) resolution, high luminance of 460 candelas per square meter (cd/m2), a wide color gamut of 97% (NTSC ratio) and a double frame rate of 120 Hertz to improve motion picture performance.

The main characteristics of the module are as follows:

1. High level of color reproducibility
   NEC LCD Technologies’ proprietary ultra-advanced, super-fine TFT (UA-SFT) technology boasting high transmissivity achieves high luminance of 460 cd/m2 and a wide color gamut of 97% (NTSC ratio). In addition, a 10-bit source driver enables the module to provide 1024 grayscale steps per each of the primary colors (RGB), thus realizing 1073 million colors per pixel. The module attains a higher color resolution than specified by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) standard, the de-facto standard for broadcast applications, and hence produces higher-quality images.
2. Support for improvement of motion picture performance
   Using a double frame rate of 120 Hz, the LCD module can be used by customers in equipment such as high-performance motion picture monitors to improve motion picture performance using black frame rate insertion, or interframe interpolation.
3. Ultra-wide viewing angle
   UA-SFT technology also enables an ultra-wide viewing angle of 176 degrees and reduces the color shift problem that occurs due to a change in viewing angle. Allowing greater flexibility in terms of display placement and viewing position, the module is also suitable for multi-screen use.

"The introduction of the new 22.5-inch high-definition LCD is further evidence of NEC LCD Technologies’ longstanding dedication to providing advanced display solutions that meet the sophisticated requirements for high-end monitor applications such as high-performance motion picture monitors," said Hidetoshi Usui, department manager in charge of product planning and marketing, NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.

In addition to the new 22.5-inch LCD module, NEC LCD Technologies also offers a new 19.0-inch color TFT LCD module, part number NL128102BC29-10, with super-extended graphics array (SXGA) resolution. Both products will be displayed at Display 2008, April 16-18 at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan, and SID 2008, May 20-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, USA.

Please see the attachments for the main specifications of the two new LCD modules.
Main specifications of the new 22.5-inch model NL192120AC25-02 (WUXGA)
Main specifications of the new 19.0-inch model NL128102BC29-10 (SXGA)

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