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TFT displays are full color LCDs providing bright, vivid colors with the ability to show quick animations, complex graphics, and custom fonts with different touchscreen options. Available in industry standard sizes and resolutions. These displays come as standard, premium MVA, sunlight readable, or IPS display types with a variety of interface options including HDMI, SPI and LVDS. Our line of TFT modules include a custom PCB that support HDMI interface, audio support or HMI solutions with on-board FTDI Embedded Video Engine (EVE2).

We have over two dozen TFT LCD display modules to choose from. All of them are full-color graphic displays. Unlike standard monochrome character displays, you can create complex images for imaginative user experiences. Thin and light, these are ideal for handheld devices, communications equipment, information displays, and test and measurement equipment.

Listed by the diagonal size of the active area (the usable area for lit pixels), our TFT display sizes range from 1.3 inches to 10.1 inches. Choose from six different interfaces, many of our TFT modules have more than one interface available. Arduino users should select modules with SPI for fast and easy communications to add color graphics to their projects.

Contrast ratio is the difference between a pixel that is lit or dark. Standard STN LCD displays typically have a 10:1 contrast ratio while TFT displays are 300:1 and up, so details stand out and text looks extra sharp. For standard STN displays, you must choose a display limited to a specific viewing angle (12, 3, 6 or 9 o"clock) while TFTs can have a viewing cone greater than 160 degrees.

To speed up your design time, we sell carrier boards and demonstration kits for selected modules. For outdoor use, be sure to look at our sunlight readable displays.

Get rich colors, detailed images, and bright graphics from an LCD with a TFT screen. Our standard Displaytech TFT screens start at 1” through 7” in diagonal size and have a variety of display resolutions to select from. Displaytech TFT displays meet the needs for products within industrial, medical, and consumer applications.

TFT displays are LCD modules with thin-film transistor technology. The TFT display technology offers full color RGB showcasing a range of colors and hues. These liquid crystal display panels are available with touchscreen capabilities, wide viewing angles, and bright luminance for high contrast.

Our TFT displays have LVDS, RGB, SPI, and MCU interfaces. All Displaytech TFT LCD modules include an LED backlight, FPC, driver ICs, and the LCD panel.

We offer resistive and capacitive touch screens for our 2.8” and larger TFT modules. Our TFT panels have a wide operating temperature range to suit a variety of environments. All Displaytech LCDs are RoHS compliant.

We also offer semi-customization to our standard TFT screens. This is a cost-optimized solution to make a standard product better suit your application’s needs compared to selecting a fully custom TFT LCD. Customizations can focus on cover glass, mounting / enclosures, and more - contact us to discuss your semi-custom TFT solution.

The DT022BTFT uses the same connections as the DT022CTFT, with the exception of the backlight (which has connections shown in the Displaytech datasheet).

The provided display driver example code is designed to work with Microchip, however it is generic enough to work with other micro-controllers. The code includes display reset sequence, initialization and example PutPixel() function. Keep the default values for all registers in the ILI9341, unless changed by the example code provided.

Note that the WR pin becomes the D/CX signal in serial mode. CS is used to initiate a data transfer by pulling it low. At the end of the data transfer, pull the CS pin high to complete the transaction. The timing diagram indicates that you can pull the CS pin high in between the command byte and data bytes within a transfer, but it is unlikely needed if the display is the only device on the SPI bus. To keep things simple, we suggest to leave it low during the entire transaction.

0.96″ 80 x RGB x 160 Color TFT LCD Phoenix Display International PDI09601A‐V3 is a small-size 0.96” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 13.30 x 27.9 x 1.4 mm and active area of 10.80 x 21.70. This product is IPS TFT, negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 80 x RGB x 160 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using an ST7735S driver with an 8 bit 8080 system parallel interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. All our…

1.3″ 240 x RGB x 240 Color TFT LCD Phoenix Display International PDI013021B-V1 is a small-size 1.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 26.85mm x 29.55mm x 1.5mm and active area of 23.4mm x 23.4mm.This product is IPS TFT, negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 RGB x 240 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using an ST7789V driver with an 8 bit 8080 system parallel interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time.…

1.3″ Round 240 x RGB x 240 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI013A2402HS is a small-size round 1.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 35.5 x 8.23 x 1.4 mm and active area of 32.34 x 32.34 mm.This product is IPS TFT, negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 RGB x 240 resolution. Its brightness is 220 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using an ST7789V driver with an SPI interface and a board to board interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response…

1.44″ 128 × 128 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI144011CPIL is a small-size 1.44” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 34.4mm x 30.3mm x 3.4 mm and active area of 25.5mm x 26.5mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 128 x 128 resolution. Its brightness is <200 nits with a contrast ratio of 250:1. Using an ILI9163C driver with an 8 bit 8080 system parallel interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our…

1.54″ Round 320 x RGB x 320 Color TFT LCD Phoenix Display International PDI1540HVBS-01 is a small-size 1.54” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 31.82mm x 33.87mm x 1.8mm and active area of 27.744mm x 27.744mm. This product is IPS TFT, negative, Transmissive glass with a 16.7M color 320 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 280 nits with a contrast ratio of 900. Using an ST7796S driver with an 8 bit 8080 system parallel interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. All our color displays…

1.77″ 128 x 160 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI018AOP-S13 is a small-size 1.77” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 34.70mm x 46.70mm x 2.55mm and active area of 28.03mm x 35.04mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 126 x160 resolution. Its brightness is 170 nits with a contrast ratio of 250:1. Using an ILI9163C driver with an 8080 MPU 8bit interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): PDI018A0P-SE3 has lower brightness…

1.77″ 128 x 160 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI018QQHG-13 is a small-size 1.77” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 34 * 43.78 * 2.45 mm and active area of 28.03 * 34.04 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 126 x 160 resolution. Its brightness is 220 nits with a contrast ratio of 250. Using an TBD driver with a MCU interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): PDI018A0P-S13 has…

1.77″ 128 x 160 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI018AOP-SE3 is a small-size 1.77” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 46.70mm x 34.70mm x 2.55mm and active area of 35.04mm x 28.03mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 126 x160 resolution. Its brightness is 80 nits with a contrast ratio of 250. Using an ILI9163C driver with a SPI interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): PDI018A0P-S13 has lower brightness (170…

1.9″  170 x (RGB) x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI019QVBS-01 is a small-size 1.9” color TN TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 25.8 * 49.72 * 1.43 mm, and active area 22.7 * 42.72 mm. This product is TN TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 170 * RGB * 320 resolution. Its brightness is 330 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using a  ST7789V driver with a MCU interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

2.0″ 176 x 220 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI020CY-T01 is a small-size 2.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 51.3 ×35.1 ×2.5 mm and active area of 39.6 ×31.68 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a / color 176 x 220 resolution. Its brightness is 180 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using an ILI9225 driver with a 8 Bits MCU Parallel interface or 18Bit RGB and a ZIF type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time.…

2.0″ 240 x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI020QVHS-03  is a small-size 2.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 35.6 * 48.7 * 2.35 mm and active area of 30.6 * 40.8 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a TBD color 240 * RGB * 320 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an ST77891V driver with a MCU  interface or 18Bit RGB and a ZIF type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and…

2.2″ 240 x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI022042CMHX is a small-size 2.2” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 41.70mm x 56.16mm x 2.43 mm and active area of 33.86mm x 45.12 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 200 nits with a contrast ratio of 400:1. Using an HX8367A driver with a 4-wires Serial interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None.…

2.2″ 176 x 220 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI022EY-01S is a small-size 2.2” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 40.30 * 55.26 * 2.15 mm and active area of 34.85 * 43.56 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 176 x 220 resolution. Its brightness is 380 nits with a contrast ratio of 400. Using an ILI9225G driver with a 4 wire SPI interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

2.36″ 480 x 234 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI236MZQO-01 is a small-size 2.36” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 55.20mm x 47.55mm x 2.90mm and active area of 48.00mm x 35.69mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 480 x 234 resolution. Its brightness is 100 nits with a contrast ratio of 350:1. Using an OTA5182A driver with a 8 Bit RGB interface and a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s):…

2.4″  240 x (RGB) x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI024QVHI-23 is a small-size 2.4” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 42.72 * 60.26 * 2.21 mm and active area of 36.72 * 48.96 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using an ILI9341V driver with a MCU interface and a ZIF type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

2.4″ 240 x (RGB) x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI024QVHI-17 is a small-size 2.4” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 42.72 * 60.26 * 2.3 mm and active area of 36.72 * 48.96 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an ILI9341V driver with a MCU/SPI/SPI+RGB interface and a ZIF type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

2.47″ 480 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI247GMH-50A is a round small-size 2.47” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of  69.19 * 71.74 * 2.45mm and active area of 62.64 * 62.64 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 480 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 900. Using an HX8379-C driver with a SPI+RGB interface and a Ziff Style interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): Note. All our…

2.6″ 240×320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI026036HSST is a small-size 2.6” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 46.00mm x 64.00mm x 2.15mm and active area of 43.2mm x 57.6mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 240 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 200 nits with a contrast ratio of 300:1. Using an ST7781R driver with a N/A interface and a Hot-Bar flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays products can be modified to be…

2.8″ 240 x RGB X 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI28QV02A is a small-size 2.8” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 50.00 * 69.20 * 2.38 mm, and active area 43.20 * 57.60 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 240 * RGB * 320 resolution. Its brightness is 280 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a ILI9341V driver with a MCU interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

3.0″  480 x 640 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI030VGGP-02 is a small-size 3.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 50.6 x 71 x 202 mm, and active area 45 x 60 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 640 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a  TBD driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and response…

3.0′′ 240 x 400 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI2404009G(R)-KTCL1-V12 is a small-size 3.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 45.00mm x77.00mm x3.95mm and active area of 38.88mm x64.80mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 240 x 400 resolution. Its brightness is 140 nits with a contrast ratio of 250:1. Using an ILI9327 driver with an 16-Bit Parallel interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays…

3.2″ 240 x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI314C-02A is a small-size 3.2” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 55.04mm x 77.70mm x 2.40mm and active area of 47.87mm x 63.84mm.This product is a-Si TFT, normally white, Transmissive glass with a 65K color 240 x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 200 nits with a contrast ratio of 350:1. Using an ILI9341 driver with an MPU I/F (8/9/16/18), RGB I/F (18 bit) interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response…

3.2″  240 x (RGB) x 320 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI032QVHI-05 is a small-size 3.2” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 55.04 x 77.50 x 2.40 mm and active area of 48.6 x 64.8 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with 240 x RGB x 320 resolution. Its brightness is 300 nits with a contrast ratio of 350. Using an ILI9341V driver with an MPU interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

3.5″ 480 x 640 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDIS035GV09ES is a small-size 3.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 64.00 x 85.00 x 2.9 mm and active area of 53.26 x 71.40 mm. This product is TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 480 x 640 resolution. Its brightness is 900 nits with a contrast ratio of 400. Using an TBD driver with RGB Stripe interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. All our color displays products can be modified to be…

3.5″ 320 x 240 TFT COLOR LCD Phoenix Display International PDI035QVIH-28B is a small-size 3.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 76.75 x 63.7 x 3.27 mm and active area of 70.08 x 52.56 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color  320  x 240 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 300. Using an HX8238-D driver with a RGB interface and a Ziff style interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our…

3.5″  320 x RGB x 480  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI035HVSI-31 is a small-size 3.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 54.48 * 84.71 * 2.3 mm, and active area 48.96 * 73.44 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 320 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 320 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using an ILI9488 driver with a 3SPI+RGS18-bit interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

3.5″ 320 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI035HVHI-48 is a small-size 3.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 53.76* 84.18 * 2.1 mm, and active area 48.96 * 73.44 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 320 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a ILI9488 driver with a 3SPI+RGB18-bit interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

3.5″ 320 x (RGB) x 800 Bar Type TFT Color LCD Phoenix Display International PDI035WVBS-51 is a small-size bar type 3.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 40.97 * 94.4 * 2.78 mm, and active area 33.96 * 81 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 340 * RGB * 800 resolution. Its brightness is 330 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using a ST7701S driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast…

3.97″ 480 x 800 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI040WVHS-16 is a small-size 3.97” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 57.14 x 96.85 x 2.10  mm and active area of 54.84 x 86.4 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 480 x 800 resolution. Its brightness is TBD nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an ST7701S driver with a MIPI interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All…

4.0″ 480 x 480 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDIS040HWV08NN is a  4.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 77.66 x 78.97 x 2.3 mm and active area of 71.86 x 70.18 mm. This product is TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 480 x 480 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 700. Using an ST7701-G5 driver with an aRGB-24bit interface and a Hot-Bar type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color…

4.2″ 720 x (RGB) x 672 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI042WVBN-02C is a small-size 4.2” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 81.38 * 71.68 * 1.96 mm, and active area 77.98 * 72.78 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 720 * RGB * 672 resolution. Its brightness is 300 nits with a contrast ratio of 700. Using a NV3052C driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

4.3″ 480 x (RGB) x 272 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI043WQBS-36 is a small-size 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 105.4 x 67.1 x 2.9 mm, and active area 95.04 x 53.86 mm. This product is TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 272 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using a ST7282 driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

4.3″ 480 x (RGB) x 272 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI043WQBS-36C is a small-size 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 123.04 x 84.46 x 4.63 mm, and active area 95.04 x 53.86 mm. This product is TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 272 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using a ST7282 driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

4.3″ 480 x 272 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI43015CMHX  is a small-size 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 105.50 x 67.20 x 2.90 mm and active area of 95.04 x 53.86 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 x 272 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using an HX8257 driver with an RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

4.3″  800 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI043WVHH-51 is a small-size 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 67.2 * 105.5 * 3 mm, and active area 95.04 * 53.85 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a  HX8264+HX8664 driver with a 24bit RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color…

4.3″ 480 x (RGB) x 272 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI043WQBS-35 is a small-size 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 105.50 * 67.20 * 2.90 mm, and active area 95.04 * 53.86 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 272 resolution. Its brightness is 350 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using a ST7282 driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

4.3″ 420 x (RGB) x 800 TFT Color LCD Phoenix Display International PDI043WVBI-57 is a small-size bar type 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 60.9 x 104.5 x 1.9 mm, and active area 56.16 x 93.6 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 800 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a ILI9806E driver with a 3SPI+RGB18-bit interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color…

4.3″ 480x (RGB) x 272  TFT Color LCD Phoenix Display International PDI043WQCH-13C is a small-size bar type 4.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 123.04 x 84.46 x 4.6 mm, and active area 95.04 x 53.86 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 480 * RGB * 272 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 350. Using a SSD1963 driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and response time. Similar product(s):…

5.0″ 480 x 272 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI500MZNI-01 is a small-size 5.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 120.7mm x 75.8mm x 4.3mm and active area of 110.88mm x62.83mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 16.7M color 480 x 272 resolution. Its brightness is 200 nits with a contrast ratio of 500:1. Using ILI6482 drivers with an 24-Bit RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All…

5.0″ 720 x RGB x 1280 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI050HDHI-20 is a small-size 5.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 65.3 * 119.3 * 1.65 mm, and active area 62.1 * 110.4 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 720 * RGB * 1280 resolution. Its brightness is 440 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an ILI9881C-01D driver with a MIPI interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

5.0″ 800 × 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI050WVHI-12 is a small-size 5.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 120.70 x 75.80 x 3.00 mm and active area of 108.0 x 64.8 mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 16.7M color 800 x 480 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using ILI5480/ILI16123H drivers with an TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): PDI500MTWH-01 has…

5.7″ 320 x 240 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI057H01 is a small-size 5.7” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 104.6mm x 144.0mm x 12.3mm and active area of 86.4mm x 115.2mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 320 x 240 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 500:1. Using an SSD2119 driver with an RGB 18-bit interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

5.7″ 640 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI057VGGH-01 is a small-size 5.7” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 127.00 x 98.43 x 5.80 mm, and active area 115.20 x 86.40 mm. This product is TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 640 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 700 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a HX8250-A01*2+HX8678A driver with a MIPI interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

7.0″ 1280 X 800  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070JDHG30-00 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 161.00 * 107.00 * 3.1 mm and active area of 149.76 * 93.60 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Negative, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 1280 x 800 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an ST5821C & ST5084C driver with LVDS interface. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. All our color displays products can be modified…

7.0″ 1024 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WSQH-53 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 3.5 mm, and active area 154.21 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 220 nits with a contrast ratio of 200. Using a  TBD driver with a RGB interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7.0″ 1024 X 600  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WXBE-05 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.00 * 103.0 * 3.5 mm and active area of 154.21 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 1024 x 600 resolution. Its brightness is 550 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an EK73215 + EK79001 driver with LVDS interface. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. All our color displays products can be modified…

7.0″ 800 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WVBE-31 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 3.2 mm, and active area 154.08 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  EK9716BD/BD3&EK73002ACGB driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7.0″ 800 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WVBE-32 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 3.2 mm, and active area 154.08 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 450 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  EK9716BD/BD3&EK73002ACGB driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7.0″ 800 x (RGB) x 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WVBE-32 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 3.2 mm, and active area 154.08 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 450 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  EK9716BD/BD3&EK73002ACGB driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7″ 800 x RGB x 480  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI7070MIWN-10 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 5.7 mm and active area 154.08 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 1000 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using an OTD9960+OTA7001 driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7″ 1024 * RGB * 600  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WSBH-21 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.0  * 3.5 mm, and active area 154.21 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 450 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using an TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

7.0″  1024 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI070WSBE-54 is a small-size 7.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 164.90 * 100.00 * 3.5 mm, and active area 154.21 * 85.92 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 300 nits with a contrast ratio of 800. Using a  EK73215+EK79007 driver with a MPI interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

8.0″ 800 x RGB X 480 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI080WVSH-03 is a small-size 8.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 192.80 * 117.0 * 6.4 mm, and active area 176.64 * 99.36 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 480 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a TBD driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

8.0″ 800 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI080SVTH-20 is a small-size 8.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 183.0 * 141.0 * 5.6 mm, and active area 162.0 * 121.5 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  TBD driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

8″ 1024 x 3RGB x 600  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI080WSSH-02 is a small-size 8.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 192.80 * 116.90 * 6.4 mm, and active area 176.64 * 99.36 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 450 nits with a contrast ratio of 700. Using an HX8282-A02+HX8696 driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

8.8″  1280 x (RGB) x 720 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI088WA01XN is a small-size 8.8” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 229.60 * 97.30 * 6.0 mm, and active area 209.28 * 78.48 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 1280 * RGB * 720 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a  TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and response time. All our…

9.0″ 1024 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI090WSIE-01 is a small-size 9.0” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 211.1 * 126.5 * 5.8 mm, and active area 196.608  * 114.15 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

10.1″  1024 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI101WSBH-11 is a 10.1” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 235.00 * 143.00 * 4.5 mm, and active area 222.78 * 125.28 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 600. Using an TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

10.1″ 1200 x (RGB) x 1920 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI101WUBN-33 is a 10.1” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 143 * 228.6 * 2.5 mm, and active area 135.36 * 216.58 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1200 * RGB * 1920 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a NT51021 driver with a MIPI interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

10.1″ 1280 × 800 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI109-28CMI-32A is a small-size 10.1” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 229.46mm x 149.1mm x 2.7mm and active area of 229.46mm x 135.6mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 1280 x 800 resolution. Its brightness is 320 nits with a contrast ratio of 800:1. Using an IC driver with an LVDS interface and a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays…

10.1″  1024 x (RGB) x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI101WSBE-13E is a small-size 10.1” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 235.00 * 143.0 * 5.0 mm, and active area 222.72 * 125.28 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using a  TBD driver with a TTL interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

10.4″ 800 x RGB x 600  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI104SVTM-01 is a 10.4” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 236.0 * 176.90 * 5.6 mm, and active area 211.20 * 158.40 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 800 * RGB * 600 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 400. Using an TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

10.4″ 1024 * RGB * 768  Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI104XGZH-02CW is a 10.4” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 236.00 * 174.30 * 7.4 mm, and active area 211.20 * 158.40 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1024 * RGB * 768 resolution. Its brightness is 400 nits with a contrast ratio of 500. Using an TBD driver with a LVDS interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation and…

10.4″ 800 x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI-80060007G(R)-KT1L1-VK is a small-size 10.4” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 228.4mm x175.4mm x8.675mm and active area of 213.20mm x160.95mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with 800 × 600 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 500:1. Using an ILI2303 driver with an RGB & IIC interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color…

11.6″ 1920 x 1080 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDIS116MWU02NP is a  11.6” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 263.40 x 157.22 x 2.55 mm and active area of 256.32 x 144.18 mm. This product is TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 1920 X 1080 resolution. Its brightness is 220 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a TBD driver with a EDP interface and a Ziff interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays products…

12.1″ 800 x 600 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI121TC-XL01 is a mid-size 12.1” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 279.0mm x 209.0mm x 11.0mm and active area of 246.0mm x 184.5mm.This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 16.2M color 800 x 600 resolution. Its brightness is 450 nits with a contrast ratio of 700:1. Using an IC driver with an LVDS, RGB 8 bit interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar…

13.3″ 1920  x (RGB) x 1080 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI133FHPD-01 is a small-size 13.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 306.20 * 190.62 * 2.5 mm, and active area 293.76 * 165.24 mm. This product is IPS TFT, Normally Black, Transmissive glass with a 1920 * RGB *  1080 resolution. Its brightness is 220 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a  TBD driver with a LVDS  interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

15.6″ 1920 x 1080 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDIS156MWU01ES is a  15.6” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 360.00 x 222.23 x 6.4 mm and active area of 344.16 x 193.59 mm. This product is TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 1920 X 1080 resolution. Its brightness is 1000 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a TBD driver with a EDP interface and a Ziff interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays products can be modified to be…

13.3″ 1920 x 1080 Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDIS133MWU03HG is a  13.3” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 307.6 x 183 x 5.5 mm and active area of 293.76 x 165.24 mm. This product is TFT, Positive, Transmissive glass with a 262K color 1920 X 1080 resolution. Its brightness is 500 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a TBD driver with a EDP interface and a Ziff interconnect. This product offers improved contrast, color saturation and response time. Similar product(s): None. All our color displays products…

18.5″ 1366 x (RGB) x 768 Transmissive Color TFT Display Phoenix Display International PDI185HDCM-L22 is a small-size 18.5” color TFT liquid crystal display (LCD) with a module size of 430.38 * 254.60 * 60.10 mm, and active area 409.80 * 230.40 mm. This product is a-Si TFT, Normally White, Transmissive glass with a 1366 * RGB * 768 resolution. Its brightness is 250 nits with a contrast ratio of 1000. Using a  TBD driver with a LVDS  interface and a zero insertion force (ZIF) type flex interconnect. This product offers improved contrast , color saturation…

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The “gamut” of a display refers to the range of colours it can display, and for LCD monitors this is normally related to the backlight type that is used to light the screen from behind the LCD panel. There are several common reference colour spaces that you will no doubt have heard of, including the long-standing “sRGB” reference space and more recently adopted standards in the monitor market like DCI-P3 or Adobe RGB. This article will provide a hopefully simple overview of what colour gamut is, then take a top level look at the different ways to measure and quote this spec, without delving in to loads of overly technical or complicated information that might bore you too much. We will also talk about our newly improved testing methodology and equipment we will start to use for future reviews to enhance our accuracy and data we can report.

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Experiments at the beginning of the last century into the human eye eventually led in 1931 to the creation of a system that encompassed all the range of colours our eyes can perceive. Its graphical representation is called a CIE diagram as shown in the image above. All the colours perceived by the eye are within the collared area. This standard is called CIE-1931 and is widely used throughout the world to be able to measure and compare colours for printed documents as well as displays. The CIE-1931 standard maps colours to a 2 dimensional x,y space as shown above. It is sometimes referred to as a “CIE-1931 xy chromaticity diagram”

The CIE-1931 color space has worked well to enable accurate color reproduction in print and displays. Unfortunately, further study revealed that the severity of color differences, as perceived by humans, were non-uniform in the CIE-1931 color space. What that means is that for example two blue colours at a certain distance ‘v’ in the CIE-1931 color space will look more different to humans than two green colours at the same distance ‘v’. In 1976 a new color space, called CIE-1976, was introduced to fix this issue. The CIE-1976 color space, as shown above, was specifically designed to align uniformly with human perception. This is sometimes referred to as a “CIE-1976 u’v’ chromaticity diagram”. The CIE-1931 color space should no longer really be used, but today’s reality is that it is still prevalent throughout the industry.

You may well see some display manufacturers quoting colour gamut figures in their specs and marketing, but you need to be mindful of whether they are based on the 1931 or 1976 CIE reference. This will have an impact on the coverage % and so if you are comparing different displays, you need to ensure you’re comparing like for like (i.e. comparing CIE 1931 against 1931 for both displays). CIE-1931 tends to still be far more common so if it’s not specified, it’s likely that is what is being used.

Within this overall CIE area there are various standard colour spaces that have been defined over the years. In the display market these define a certain range of colours that the screen can produce and is related to the backlight of the screen, as opposed to the panel itself.

When discussing monitor colour gamut many manufacturers will quote how much of this sRGB space the screen can cover, with modern “standard gamut” LED backlights normally covering 97 – 100% of this reference space quite easily. It’s important for a screen to have good coverage of sRGB at least to ensure accurate colour reproduction and so that it can display the full range of colours it is supposed to, when viewing common sRGB-based content.

Many modern displays are now promoted as featuring “wide colour gamut” (WCG), being able to produce colours that are beyond the range of traditional “standard gamut” sRGB displays. This is achieved in a number of ways by enhancing the backlight with special treatments or films (e.g. Quantum Dot coating), or using certain backlight types in some cases such as RGB LED. The result is a screen that can offer more vivid and saturated colours that stretch beyond sRGB and try to confirm to other colour space standards, supporting content created and intended to be displayed in these wider colour spaces. Some common wide gamut reference spaces include:

In simplistic terms where high coverage of DCI-P3 is achieved, a user knows that it can offer wider colour range than a standard sRGB gamut screen, and will allow them to better display content that has been produced based on this standard. Modern HDR movies, videos and games are good examples of where DCI-P3 is used for creation, and where you ideally therefore need a DCI-P3 supporting screen to show them properly.

Many modern displays will therefore quote a DCI-P3 coverage %. Again you need to be careful of whether this is relative to CIE-1931 or 1976 and ideally you’d want it to be as close to 100% coverage as possible if you want to be able to accurately produce the intended colours from DCI-P3 content. Nowadays this DCI-P3 coverage provides a fairly useful comparison spec when comparing wide gamut screens, since sRGB is no longer wide enough unless you refer to over-coverage figures, which can sometimes be misleading or can get a bit silly.

The Adobe RGB (1998) color space was developed by Adobe Systems Inc. to improve upon the gamut of the sRGB color space in primarily cyan-green hues, for better conversion to the subtractive CMYK color model used by printers. It uses the same red and blue primaries as the sRGB color space, but the green primary is more saturated and also of a much deeper hue of green (sRGB uses a rather yellowish hue of green). This colour space is more commonly referred to with the more professional-orientated monitors aimed at printing, colour critical work etc. It doesn’t carry the “multimedia” connotations that DCI-P3 does and so is less widely used nowadays for many gaming and movie focused wide gamut screens.

The Rec. 2020 standard is actually more than just a color space. It is the standard for Ultra High Definition Television (UHD-TV), which also includes resolution, refresh rate and colour depth considerations. Focusing on the colour gamut side of things for the purposes of this article, the Rec. 2020 offers significant improvement over the Rec. 709 standard when it comes to the color gamut: nearly twice the size of its predecessor. It stretches considerably beyond Adobe RGB and DCI-P3 as well. This is not commonly used as a monitor spec at the moment, but expect this to become more widely quoted in the future as manufacturers reach beyond the now popular DCI-P3 reference, and look for new ways to promote and compare their wide gamut production.

One thing you will often see in specs and marketing is a colour gamut spec relative to sRGB, but quoted beyond 100%. We also currently provide this in our reviews as we feel it’s quite a useful comparison figure between different displays. For a wide gamut screen this basically shows how far beyond sRGB the colour space extends, so you will see figures such as 130% sRGB and so on quoted.

The problem with this over-coverage spec is that it could be a little misleading or prone to error. For instance in the example CIE-1976 space above you can see an example monitor gamut plotted against the sRGB reference. In this case the monitor goes beyond sRGB for the green and blue primaries, but just falls short for the red primary. The total area of the monitor gamut is bigger than sRGB, but reporting a >100% coverage for the sRGB standard would be technically incorrect because not all sRGB color can be accurately displayed.

Most manufacturer websites and marketing brochures will list the colour gamut of the display nowadays. We’ve already mentioned earlier about being careful whether they are quoting CIE-1931 (the most common still) or CIE-1976 coverage specs. You need to compare like for like at least. Some of the specs they quote might be based on their own internal testing at the factory which should be reliable but probably still needs validating by third parties or reviewers. This factory measurement is especially likely to have happened if you see rather specific specs like “97.6% DCI-P3” for example. Other times it might be a more generic figure based on the intended panel/backlight spec of the part they are using, which is often just quoted broadly by panel manufacturers as something like “~95% DCI-P3” or “>90% DCI-P3” or similar. Take marketing specs with a pinch of salt as ever.

It is possible to get some information about a monitors colour gamut from the display’s EDID information too. Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a metadata format for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video source (e.g. graphics card or set-top box). The data format is defined by a standard published by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA).

The free VESA DisplayHDR test tool is a useful tool for some testing elements, but also provides some information read from the monitor EDID. Below for example is the report from the LG 38GL950G (a Native G-sync screen):

In this section in the middle it reports the RGB primary xy numbers and from there it accurately calculates the gamut coverage for several popular and common colour spaces (relative to CIE-1976) including sRGB, Adobe RGB, DCI-P3 and Rec.2020. We have validated that these calculations are correct incidentally using the tools discussed later in this article. This could in theory be a useful and quick way to establish the colour gamut capabilities of the display, although the crucial thing here is to consider whether you can trust the EDID information or not?

The EDID information is provided by the display manufacturer so in one sense you might want to put as much faith in to that spec as you might in to any other spec they market for the display! This information could potentially be very hit and miss from display to display and from one manufacturer to another. It is always a good idea to test the gamut independently if you can, or refer to review sites like TFTCentral who will measure it as well independently.

Below this is the information reported from the EDID in the VESA Display HDR tool which provides CIE-1976 coverage calculations. This is listed as the Native gamut as well:

Below this is the information reported from the EDID in the VESA Display HDR tool which provides CIE-1976 coverage calculations. This is listed as the Native gamut as well:

A better option is if you can hardware calibrate the display itself. This feature is usually reserved for high end colour critical and professional monitors, where access to the monitors Look Up Table (LUT) is available. You need a calibration tool and software of your own for this, but you can actually calibrate the screen at a hardware level as opposed to needing to use an ICC profile at the graphics card level. Generally the calibration software will automatically correct all the settings of the monitor and make all corrections to the hardware LUT, which ensures all the changes are being made to the monitor itself. When you carry out this process you can usually define the colour space you want to calibrate to, and so you can hardware calibrate the screen specifically to sRGB if you want.

This is more accurate and flexible than a software based ICC profile, helping ensure that tonal values are retained and there are no introduced issues like banding or loss of detail. The other major benefit with hardware calibration is that because the settings are saved to the monitor itself, this is active for all applications and uses. You don’t need to mess around with ICC profile usage, and the settings apply for games, movies and all software because its all being done from the display itself. Unfortunately this feature is reserved at the moment for higher end and professional grade screens so is not widely available to your average user.

This can often work well, helping reduce the colour gamut and providing a preset mode the user can easily switch to when viewing SDR and sRGB content. Quite often the display manufacturer will also include a factory calibration of this mode to ensure reliable gamma, colour temperature and colour accuracy out of the box. There is often a major limitation with these sRGB emulation modes though, and that relates to the flexibility of the OSD settings. We have found that annoyingly many sRGB emulation modes are designed to work only a pre-defined list of settings, and the user loses access normally to things like the gamma modes and RGB controls. This means that unless the screen is reliably set up out of the box you cannot easily correct anything at the hardware level. If the gamma curve is off, or the colour temperature is too warm or cool, you are a bit stuck. You can carry out a software profiling of the screen and create a calibrated ICC profile, but you are forced to try and make the corrections at the graphics card level which can often introduce issues with banding and loss of tonal values. Worse still are instances where the sRGB emulation mode has a locked brightness control, meaning you are stuck with whatever the manufacturer has decided is the right level, usually much too bright for normal use. We really dislike sRGB emulation modes that are restricted in this way. Ideally you’d have full access to the OSD controls, but at the very least we need access to the brightness control.

We will always penalise a display in our reviews if it is a wide gamut screen but there is no sRGB emulation mode, or if the mode is inflexible or unusable. Don’t take it for granted that every modern wide gamut display will feature this option. Even very recent displays like the Dell Alienware AW2721D and AW3821DW lack this mode from the display. The other thing to keep in mind is that the availability of this mode is rarely mentioned by the manufacturer on their spec pages, so it’s sometimes hard to know whether it will even be possible.

Another possible solution is available from AMD graphics cards, something that has pretty much been overlooked or hidden for a fair while. Within the graphics card drivers and software for AMD cards is a “hidden” sRGB emulation function. This was brought to our attention actually by PCmonitors.info who discussed it in their article about colour gamut as well. As we understand it this feature reads the EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) of the monitor which usually contains information on the native gamut and adjusts the colour output to sRGB based on that.

This is fine if the EDID is reporting the native gamut as the colour space, which is normal, but we have seen examples like with the Asus ROG Swift PG329Q discussed above where the EDID instead reports the sRGB gamut. We do not have access to that screen any more to be able to test the impact of this AMD setting but it’s one to be wary of. It’s likely that the graphic card would realise the coordinates are sRGB and the setting would therefore not make any difference as it thinks it is sRGB standard gamut already. But that means that it would not be able to restrict the wide gamut to sRGB as it doesn’t realise it is wide gamut to start with. PCmonitors report that their testing on a broad range of screens suggests that this setting works well for wide gamut displays, clamping the gamut to sRGB when the feature is used. We will do some future testing ourselves on future wide gamut displays we review.

The setting is available in the AMD control panel display settings section as shown above. It is referred to in their software as “color temperature control” on the right hand side. This is usually defaulted to ‘disabled’ which is where you want it for sRGB emulation, but you normally have to enable and then disable it for it to kick in. In doing so you can normally see a noticeable change in the vividness of the red colours on this software on the sliders etc, giving you a visual indication that the screen has reverted from its native wide gamut mode to the AMD graphics card enabled sRGB emulation. Note that in older AMD graphics drivers there was a ‘Colour Temperature’ toggle that could be set to ‘Automatic’ rather than the default ‘6500K’ to achieve sRGB emulation. The good thing about this graphics card mode is that it is activated at a system level and so will apply to all applications, games and movies. It’s a simple and useful way to force an sRGB emulation even where you either can’t calibrate the screen yourself or where there is no useable or flexible sRGB emulation mode offered on the display.

We carried out some testing of this setting on the LG 38GL950G again. We left the screen in its native default ‘Gamer 1’ mode which uses the full wide gamut of the backlight. We then switched the AMD color temperature control setting on, and then back off which triggered a noticeable change in the red col