Engineers construct 220 million pixel computer display

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HIPerSpace OptIPortal at UC San Diego provides 220 million pixels of display space across 55 high-resolution tiled screens. Credit: UCSD
HIPerSpace OptIPortal at UC San Diego provides 220 million pixels of display space across 55 high-resolution tiled screens. Credit: UCSD

Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have constructed the highest-resolution computer display in the world – with a screen resolution up to 220 million pixels.


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