Minimum-Error Splitting Algorithm for a Dual Layer LCD Display—Part II: Implementation and Results

A dual layer LCD display is able to achieve a high dynamic range by stacking two liquid crystal panels one on top of the other over an enhanced backlight unit. However, the finite distance between the two panels inevitably introduces a parallax error when the display is observed off-axis, and the dynamic range limitations of the individual panels introduce a reconstruction error near sharp edges in the input image. In Part I, we have formulated the image splitting as a constrained optimization problem in which a joint minimization of the parallax error and the visibility of the reconstruction error is performed. In this Part II, we describe one possible numerical method which solves the optimization problem at a low computational cost. We also describe in more detail the characteristics of the prototype display which has been built by FIMI-Philips. We finally present some results and an evaluation of the errors introduced by the proposed splitting algorithm.