Liquid Crystal Magic: The LCD Watch Story
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2022
- Nothing screams retro like a classic digital watch LCD display.
The comforting 7 segmented glowing numbers combined with the noble electroluminescent backlight is such an omnipresent thing - mass produced in its millions - that you may underestimate the excitement of the original discoveries of liquid crystal’s almost magical qualities and how amazing the level of innovation is that originally drove its use in flat panel displays and its production at insane scales.
You’ll know of current advanced LCD tech in your latest big TV, smart phone and computer screen - all originating from its first use in watches and calculators - and we are now coming full circle with watches using OLEDs and in the future things such as Micro LED.
We cover RCA labs initial work to develop LCD displays, the original applications within dynamic scattering mode (DSM) watches of Optel, Microma and Texas Instruments, as well as the Twisted Nematic or Field Effect LCD display of the Gruen Teletime and others. We have a slight detour into TFTs and active matrix with the Seiko TV watch and some other innovations like pseudo analog, double layered LCD, Super twisted nematic LCD and more recently memory in pixel (MLCD), OLED and Micro LED displays for watches.
I hope you are electrically excited for this twisted thread of a story on the history of the LCD watch display. 
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I went in to even more detail on more general digital watch tech evolution here -> ruclips.net/video/oiUIYDQOH8A/видео.html
And nothing today is more energy-efficient than monochrome LCD display.
Funnily enough, MIP is the electrical equivalent of how you would build a display in Minecraft, with Redstone. Has been a while since I played that but it's a fun connection.
Each pixel being controlled by it's own pixels removes the need for constantly scanning all the pixels with new data, which is what saves power on larger pixel count.
When drawing larger segments or especially in the MIP testing screen of the hidden service menu, can you see how it takes the watch a split second to update all the pixels.
Currently I'm closely observing how the display of my GBX-100 is slowly degrading from a hydro-mod I attempted on it, after having had a GBD-100 die to water damage but it's screen surviving.
It's quite educational to see the effects this has and later to repair it with new diffusing polariser films, or perhaps just replacing it with the spare to keep my main watch going.
Thought it'd be fun to share some of my observations on this style specifically, as it is a quite new and unexplored display style.
Overall the video seems well-researched and actually quite correct in it's terminology, at least to the degree of my hobby knowledge.
Another wow video. Amazing research and production work on a subject that I did not immediately think of as interesting, but was eventually deeply intrigued by. I love LCD screens on watches mainly because they remind of my childhood. It's really fascinating to learn about the history and development of the technology. Love it.
So pleased to hear that. Yes it sounds not so interesting on the surface , but when you dig deeper I think it’s fascinating. I have similar feelings with the nostalgia
channels going places
The International Liquid Crystal Conferences must have been a riot ;)
All kidding apart this is one of your all time best !
Thank you .
Ha ha I bet it was party central! Much appreciated !
Wonderful history of these watches and their development.
Thankyou!!! And people say LCD is boring!
This guy really likes his watches. Great video!
Thankyou! I do indeed. Watches overlap with so many cool aspects of science, art, history and pop culture that the number of rabbit holes is endless!
I always look forward to your uploads! 😊
Your back so good to watch a video you’ve made 😊
Thanks man - been a bit crunchy with work and life (how dare people have holidays!!) so had prioritize.
Shocking having holidays when we need watch content haha 😂
In the late 70's my dad bought me an LCD watch with a tritium backlight. It was reasonably bright and I loved it, unfortunately I can't remember the manufacturer.
Awesome research and video
Much appreciated!
Another awesome video!👍
Simply Amazing!! Good work.
Thankyou! :)
Another amazing look at an aspect of watches that no other watch channel really covers (to my knowledge anyway). A fascinating and comprehensive look at LCDs and their use in watches presented in an easily digestible and engaging way. Just phenomenal work as always Gordon 👏👏👏👏 You also reminded me that I really want an MLCD G Shock 💸😂
An absolute pleasure sir. So glad you enjoyed. You should check out the channel “posy” who has done some amazing videos on related topics. Really entertaining too. The GBD-200 is a great MLCD option!
Great work as always dude 🤘👊😎
Much appreciated 🙏
HELLO FRIEND ! , GREATEST LESSON ABAOUT LCD HISTORY .
HOWEVER , WELL DONE ! . 👍👍🖐️😉🙋🏻♂️
Very informative and interesting as always! 🤙🏻
Always appreciate you stopping by! Thankyou!
Great video again, Dvcid Sarnooff gets it in 1956...... thank for sharing
I know - impressive right!
The Ouija board says: Carlo Pedersoli approved! Mario Girotti says: Good work!
Always my favourite comment for every video ha ha
Thanks for the fantastic video.
What a fascinating technology - too bad that the flood of cheap toy watches turn so many people off to digital watches. That's how I used to be.
Thankyou! I find it really interesting so nice to share with others!
I imagine how many hours you had to do research for this information!!
It's like modern historian.
Thank you 😙😙
Hope RUclips algorithm help you!!!
Because it doesn't so far😔
Thankyou sir! I don’t mind so much on the algorithm - I just enjoy making the videos. The revenue pays for my phone bill which is good enough for me!
simply fantastic. seems like there is a lot in store for us digitals fans in future. time to buy up these classics we have nowadays, collector items in twenty or so years for sure
Thankyou! Not if I get there first ha ha
Background music not needed.
Fair comment - a few people have said that and Ive dialled the volume down recently. Music does make a difference to retention though - sorry the data doesn’t lie!
Another fantastic info fest! Carrots and Hull university! Well I never...
Ha ha well now you know!! Everyone loves the international liquid Crystal conference too!
You and Watchfinder are the most informative long form watch channels on boobtube, keep at it, apart from the Urban Weirdo, they're the biggest channel in the space. (1st= with the jump cut Irish Fella)
The urban weirdo lmao
Who's the jump cut Irish fella?
I would guess he means Nico Leonard :D
Very much appreciated sir. Not quite sure I’m in that company - but hopefully add some value in my little space
@@IlluminatingWatches nico is dutch isn't he?
@@TheDonCucaracho yeh but he lives in Northern Ireland .