SoundVu technology allows manufacturers to bring sound and vision together by turning the display screen into a loudspeaker. The technology involves the optimal positioning of exciters at the 'invisible' edge of a screen and the controlled integration of a vibrating screen with the main body of a display product to achieve the best synchronization of image and sound.
SoundVu technology can be applied to a wide range of transparent materials, from polycarbonate plastics to laminated and tempered glass. The technology removes the need for conventional loudspeakers, giving manufacturers of display products such as mobile phones, flat-screen LCD monitors and televisions added design flexibility and an easy, space-saving means of producing sound, without compromising on quality.
The first product to feature SoundVu technology was the NEC Valuestar T, which was launched in October 2002. Today, 70% of NEC's Valuestar range of PCs have SoundVu enabled monitors.
(Lee Baldock)
