Chinese display panel manufacturer BOE is relatively little known in the West. For now. And it is that we have solid reasons to anticipate that soon he will be a very relevant actor in the display market. Maybe even as much as LG or Samsung. It may seem like an exaggerated forecast, but it is not if we bear in mind that it has already managed to establish itself as one of Apple’s OLED panel suppliers along with Samsung and LG.
However, this is not all. In mid-2022, the DSCC consultancy confirmed that BOE plans to enter the market for OLED matrices ranging from 55 to 95 inches, which would allow it to compete head-on with the two large South Korean manufacturers of organic panels. And, furthermore, according to the Asian media, it plans to do so before the end of 2023. To whet your appetite, it has presented a spectacular 110-inch 16K LCD screen at the Display Week 2023 fair. It is the first in the world to implement this resolution.
BOE shows off technological muscle
The sale of 8K televisions is growing at a good pace, but these screens are still a long way from dominating the market. In these circumstances start paying attention to a device with resolution 16K (15,360 × 8,640 dots) It seems very hasty, especially if we keep in mind that a priori it is difficult to justify the use of such a high resolution on a 110-inch panel. In any case, there is no doubt that what BOE intends is to make a show of force with the very probable intention of giving visibility to its technological capacity.
This 16K panel is of the LCD type, works at 60 Hz and has a maximum brightness delivery capacity of 400 nits.
Be that as it may, it is worth taking a look at this screen. Its panel is of the LCD type and works at a native refresh rate of 60 Hz. Its maximum brightness delivery capacity is close to 400 nits, a figure that may seem modest but is not bad if we keep in mind the size of this matrix. . What BOE has not confirmed at the moment is what technology has been used to fine-tune this LCD panel (VA, IPS, AFFS, etc.).
In his tweet, the renowned professional calibrator Vincent Teoh He tells us that the pixels in this panel are so tiny that you can’t even see them when you look at it up close. However, we know something else: its contrast ratio is 1,200:1 and it is capable of covering 99% of the DCI-P3 color space. These specifications align this screen with the most advanced LCD models that we can find on the market today.
It would be interesting to know in detail how the BOE engineers have solved the backlighting of this huge screen. They will probably have opted for a FALD (Full Array Local Dimming) type matrix, or even a mini LED, but given its size and the possibility of incorporating a large number of independent local dimming zones, the hardware that is responsible for managing it should surely be very capable. What is certain is that this is one of the Chinese brands that is worth following closely.
Cover image: Vincent Teoh
Via: Vincent Teoh
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