J4 ›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (4): 178-183.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-2400.2012.04.032

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Analysis of the combined-virtual pixels in LED displays

ZHAO Xiaoming1;ZHOU Xiaoyuan2;ZHANG Jianqi1;SHAO Xiaopeng1   

  1. (1. School of Technical Physics, Xidian Univ., Xi'an  710071, China;
    2. School of Info. and Computing, Inst. of Computer Sci. and Tech., Xi'an Univ. of Sci. and Tech., Xi'an  710054, China)
  • Received:2011-07-18 Online:2012-08-20 Published:2012-10-08
  • Contact: ZHAO Xiaoming E-mail:xmzh@mail.xidian.edu.cn

Abstract:

The combined-virtual pixels technology widely employed in outside LED displays is analyzed in detail, with its essence of low-pass filtering to images' homochromatic via reusing subpixels indicated. And its contribution to resolution of LED displays is analyzed quantitatively using the MTF(Modulation transfer function) as an image quality index. The concept-addressability of LED displays is proposed, and it is pointed out that the combined-virtual pixels technology could improve addressability of LED displays and weaken jagged edges of displaying images. Simulation results verify that the combined-virtual pixels technology fails to improve the display resolution, and even causes the obvious decline in some parts of displaying images.

Key words: LED display, subpixel algorithms, modulation transfer function, smooth filtering

CLC Number: 

  • TP274.2