FED Display Chugs Along At 240fps

Field emissions display, a technology pioneered by Sony and executed by FE Technologies, sounds a lot like science fiction: each pixel is comprised of over 10,000 nano-Spindt electron emitters, which when activated illuminate a fluorescent material: a lot like a CRT display, only flat and thinner than an LCD.

FED disposes of backlighting and polarized/light guide plates, and its simpler structure and unique design allows for an amazing performance improvement: a wider viewing angle, superior blacks (Hi Taye Diggs!), richer tones, and no blurring of moving image outlines.

For this demo, four PS3s were used as one to quadruple the usual framerate of 60fps - and the resulting 240fps of Gran Turismo 5 sweetness must have been phenomenal. Now all we need to do is skip ahead ten years to when FED displays are manufactured and don't cost five digits. Hey, maybe this is science fiction after all.

Sony Shows Off Gran Turismo 5 At 240FPS On A FED Display [SonyInsider]