Toshiba's New Low-Power, High-Contrast VGA Gas Plasma Display for the Battery-Powered T3100SX Portable

Ideally, a portable PC display should incorporate the best of both worlds--excellent display quality and low power requirements. To achieve this goal, Toshiba has created a new low-power, high-contrast VGA gas plasma display. Its first application is in the firm's T3100SX battery-powered portab...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inBusiness Wire p. 1
Main Author Baker, Gerry Lynne
Format Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Business Wire 02.11.1989
Subjects
Computer industry
Computer terminals
Foreign subsidiaries
Innovations
Pacific
Personal computers
Product introduction
United States > US
Irvine
CA
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Ideally, a portable PC display should incorporate the best of both worlds--excellent display quality and low power requirements. To achieve this goal, Toshiba has created a new low-power, high-contrast VGA gas plasma display. Its first application is in the firm's T3100SX battery-powered portable. Traditionally, there have been two alternatives in displays for portable computers, each with its own advantages and drawbacks. The familiar LCD delivers the low power consumption desirable for battery-powered portables, with some sacrifices in display quality. Used primarily on AC portables, the gas plasma screen provides greatly enhanced display quality but requires more power than its backlit cousins. Specifically, gas plasma technology surpasses LCDs in: (excerpt)