PSCo signs exclusive UK and Ireland deal for Prysm’s Laser Phosphor Display technology

The current LPD range, due to be available from June 2010, features a 25in panel, which is designed to be almost bezel-less with a 0.2mm seam.

The modular design allows for the construction of video walls in a range of shapes and sizes, including columns, strips, archways and rectangles.  The screens can also be set out in curved formations or arranged in large arrays.

Each LPD panel draws 30 watts of power, making it around seven times more efficient than an average LCD screen. The screens also generate almost no heat during operation, meaning less energy wastage and no cooling issues for installations in confined spaces. 

PSCo will be supporting the introduction of Prysm technology in the UK, with demonstration screens available for viewing at its new Reading HQ from April.

PSCo will be the distribution and service partner for the technology, offering av integrators a training programme, demonstration facilities and technical support in specifying the screen. The PSCo team will also be working with Prysm to create a range of accessories to compliment its integration in both rental and permenant application.

The technology

LPD uses solid state ultra-violet lasers to scan across a surface of phosphor cells within the display panel. The lasers are precisely modulated to vary intensity of each pixel and this is optimised at the very edges of the panel in order to enhance the image so as to minimise the visibility of the seam so as to render the seams virtually invisible from even relatively short viewing distances.  

As the phosphors convert the UV laser light into visible light very close to the surface of the panel, LPD constitutes a ‘surface emissive’ display technology, where there is almost no filtering involved in generating the viewed image.  

Additionally, since the phosphor pixels are passive components of the system they do not experience mechanical or electrical failure (resulting in ‘dead’ pixels).  All pixels remain operative for the entire life of the system and never experience image sticking, burn-in, or colour-shifting as is typical with other display technologies, especially when used with static or repetitive content.