3M optical film for greener LCDs making an appearance at FPD International 2009

Not happy with the green TV movement so far? 3M promises its latest Vikuiti Optical Film technology will save 32% more energy in LCD screens under 40-inches, without cutting into image quality, while enhancing the viewing angle and color uniformity. Checking it out before this film makes its way into the latest LCDs will require a trip to the FPD International show next week in Japan, where the it will also show off film intended for autostereoscopic (no glasses) 3D handhelds, but just a note, tearing off a piece and sticking it on your VIZIO at home won't help, we've tried that.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 20th 2009 12:25PM]

I'm a little afraid of autostereoscopic film. It sounds like something that will melt my contact lenses on a 3D HD display. Or make my vision worse at the very least, ha ha. Still, it's amazing that for the first time, gimmick-free 3D could soon be mainstream like 1080p/24
is now for most diplays.

"You can't stop progress!"
- from Hardware

BTW Richard, great reporting and "appearance" in the headline.