Japanese display company JDI develops 1001 PPI LCD display for VR

On May 11, 2018, Japan Display Inc (JDI) is a display enterprise group jointly established by Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi. They announced today that they are developing high-resolution headsets designed specifically for VR headsets. Density 3.25 inches 1001ppi LCD display.

JDI said that they plan to start commercial shipments at the end of March 2019, and will accelerate the design of VR head-mounted displays to achieve higher resolution.

JDI released a 803ppi LCD display last year, but they said, 'In order to reduce the size and weight of the head-mounted display, we need a smaller LCD and a higher-magnification lens.' High pixel density It is very important to reduce the screen window effect and pixelation issues.

For JDI's upcoming 1001ppi low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCD display, its main feature is optimization of delay, only 2.2 milliseconds, and it can run at a refresh rate of 120Hz. PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift mainly run in a 90Hz environment. 90Hz is a necessary condition to reduce motion blur and screen flicker, while 60Hz is generally considered to be the minimum requirement for VR headsets.

The new display is slightly more compact than the previous 803ppi panel, which runs at a refresh rate of 90Hz, measures 3.6 inches, and has a resolution of 1920×2160. According to Yingwei.com, the new 1001ppi display has a resolution of 2160×2432, a resolution of 120Hz, and a size of 3.25 inches.

JDI will show a pre-production model of 1001ppi LCD at SID Display Week in Los Angeles, USA from May 22nd to 24th.