Distinction between the LCOS Converter and other carriers
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The New LCOS technology has several advantages over standard LCD carriers. One of the greatest advantage is that the LCOS Converters uses indirect, cool, and consistent LED as the light source whereas the LCD Carriers use hot halogen lamps that has shorter life span and inconsistency, due to a higher chance of getting burnt out. |
Other technological advantages that the LCOS Converter has over the LCD Carrier
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LCOS |
LCD |
| Resolution |
Up to 4 Mega Pixels |
Up to 1.9 Mega Pixels |
| Life expectancy |
Lasting-indirect exposure with LED light source |
Short-direct exposure with hot lamps |
| Production Rate |
Up to analogue mini lab capacity |
240 to 480 prints per hour due to long exposure time |
| Source of light |
LCOS uses LED, a cool and consistent light source with easy maintenance and operation |
LCD uses halogen lamps with inconsistency and frequent calibration |
| Duration to install |
6 hours |
3 days |
| Complexity |
Simple (using only 2 cables, 1 for the print control and the other for the shuttle control) |
Complicated (Carrier must be linked up to mother board, with many cables running all over) |
| Print quality for repeated prints |
Similar quality prints produced |
Unable to produce same prints-color and density of each print is often different from one another |
| Lens |
Uses its own lens, calibrated to precision print size |
Uses analogue machine's own lens thus affecting the machine's functions. When there is a technical problem, technicians are unable to ascertain if the fault lies with the carrier or the machine |
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