BARCO Announces 20.1 Inch Rugged LCD Flicker Compensation Solution

LCD “flicker”, which is inherent in the majority of LCD flat panels when displaying high contrast, high density, moving data, has been a primary concern for the U.S. Navy for applications that require the display of sonar “waterfall” data. Over time, the continual luminance flicker can cause serious eye fatigue to the user, not to mention the difficulty in interpreting the information contained in the waterfall data. The BARCO RFD 20.1” rugged flat panel is the only LC display that has a proven, viable solution for LCD flicker. The BARCO LCD flicker compensation solution has been successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Navy at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) and in Washington, D.C., during a government-only series of presentations. It has been deemed as an acceptable solution and final sonar sensitivity testing is underway. The first order, in a series, is expected within 30 days. An application for an international patent on this unique technology has been made.

The BARCO RFD 251 was put through a series of performance comparison tests against seven other 20.1” LCD suppliers. These operational tests were divided into the following functional areas: acoustic signal data, video (taped and generated), electro-optical live video, cold soak testing and display photometric/radiometric characteristics. Even without flicker compensation, the RFD 251 display was ranked as the number one 20.1” LCD by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD.

About BarcoView:
BarcoView with operation facilities in Kortrijk (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Atlanta, Georgia and Portland, Oregon (USA) designs and manufactures high-resolution display systems, displays, graphics controllers and display subsystems for highly demanding niche markets such as C4I, avionics, vessel and air traffic control, vehicle electronics, and medical imaging applications.

Alongside Barco Projection Systems and BarcoVision, BarcoView is one of the three strategic activities of the BARCO Group, which are all active in Image Processing. Barco Projection is in various markets of large screen visualization, whereas BarcoVision develops systems for visual inspection and quality control. In 2000, the entire BARCO group delivered a turnover of euro 751 million. BARCO has a network of subsidiaries, distributors and agents in 97 countries throughout the world. BARCO has been quoted on the Brussels Stock Exchange since 1986, and is now quoted on Brussels/Euronext. BARCO is a BEL 20 and a Next 150 company and is member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes.

For more information, please contact

Inge Govaerts
Public Relations Manager
Barco Security & Monitoring

Telephone +32 56 36 8052
inge.govaerts@barco.com