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crunchgear.com - 11/18/2008

Funai claims major leap in LCD display technology

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Outdated? Funai Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute , a wholly owned subsidiary of Japanese electronics company Funai (Sylvania, Symphonic, Emerson) has developed a reflective display that, unlike existing reflective LCDs, doesn’t need a backlight. The company ...

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gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/19/2008

Philips Turns Over Its DVD Business to Funai

— gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com — Philips will no longer make and market DVD, Blu-ray, and home theater surround sound products for the... American market. Funai has that business. (more) Philips Turns Over Its DVD Business to Funai

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funaiworld.com - 11/18/2008

FUNAI Global | Investors | R&D

— funaiworld.com — Technologies Currently Under Development R&D01 R&D01 DVD Technologies We have captured an overwhelming share of the market... for existing DVD-related products incorporating red lasers by adopting a vertically integrated business model ... (more) FUNAI Global | Investors | R&D

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slashgear.com - 11/19/2008

Funai LCD technology requires no backlight

— slashgear.com — If OLED and AMOLED researchers thought that the established display technologies would lie down and die without... a fight, they’ve a surprise coming. Funai’s Electric Advanced Applied Technology Research Institute has developed an LCD ... (more) Funai LCD technology requires no backlight

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Funai LCD technology requires no backlight
SlashGear — ... reflective - meaning that the display requires just 0.16MW of electricity per square centimeter.  The absence of a backlight and TFTs means it’s also cheaper to make: one third of the cost, Funai are saying. Picture quality is apparently on a par with printed characters on paper.  Funai plan to commercialize the technology in 2009, with displays initially ranging from seven to fourteen inches.  The company website is pretty bare of details right now, though. [via CrunchGear] ...

LCD With No Backlight Saves Power
Eco Geek Latest — ... as if it were lit from behind. Funai claims that this reduces electricity consumption to .16 megawatts per square centimeter – only 1% of the electricity consumed by a conventional LCD. The clarity of the image is reportedly good, and the reflective technology means that this new display is significantly clearer in sunlight, which is normally a challenge with most LCDs. Commercialization of this screen is aimed for next year. Via GoodCleanTech, Crunchgear Image via Creative Commons

Funai takes on 13 television importers, including Vizio, and wins
CrunchGear — Funai has been in the news a lot lately with taking over Philips home theater biz and developing new LCD technology, but the companies recent lawsuit is extremely notable. Apparently the company just won its lawsuit that claims 14 companies are infringing on a Funai patent. The court has yet to decide wether these TVs all going to be banned from entering the U.S. of A. So it’s hard to say what’s going to happen to Vizio, Amtran, Proview, TPV, Top Victory Electronics, Envision, Syntax-Brillian, and Taiwan Kolin. Dare the courts ban ...