New ‘black screen’ television
A new technology in projection now allows viewers to enjoy the big screen cinema experience without having to sit in the dark. Introducing Noir, the world’s first black screen, from LP Morgan.
Available in a range of sizes including up to and above two metres wide, the Noir will be an instant hit in entertainment venues and public display areas, as it allows huge images to be seen without needing to kill the lights. In boardrooms, seminar rooms and lecture theatres, the Noir offers a truly large display you can use with lights on for reading papers or note taking, but with an image bright enough for everyone to see.
However, one of LP Morgan’s key strengths in product design means the Noir will also prove popular with the home cinema market. The enthusiasm of Herma director, Carlinea Williamson, is clear: “Our philosophy has always been about designing products that are not only optically and technically outstanding, but that are easy to live with – aesthetic design is crucial as we need to be feel comfortable with the technology in our living spaces.”
The optical technology has been tested to deliver up to 10 times higher contrast and twice the brightness of traditional screens, when measured side by side in 300 lux ambient light (a typical office environment is generally 350 lux). An ultra-fine pitch means the resolution and colour fidelity are always outstanding, delivering crisp clear and true-colour rich images.
The patented contrast enhancement filter absorbs incident light (from windows or room lights, etc) but reflects projected light back to the viewer. Projected images also pass through an optical lens system, focussing and concentrating the reflected light for additional brightness.
The black screen technology comes from several years of research with DNP optical laboratories in Denmark. Herma Technologies, the company behind the LP Morgan brand, won exclusive rights to distribute the Danish technology, including the DNP Supernova and in the Australian spin-off, LP Morgan Galleria Noir.
23-Jun-2006