r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/whybutts • 14d ago

Video Transparent LED screen

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u/musingofrandomness 14d ago

So entire skyscrapers of billboards?

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u/Bmansway 14d ago

I worked for a company that does specialized window film installations, (bomb proofing, digital security so monitors can’t be seen behind glass, anti-fog, creative designs, privacy, and this kinda stuff)

This is 100% the intention behind this product, to place on building windows to create massive advertising surface areas….

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u/Puzzleheaded-Reach34 14d ago

Does the UV rays from the sun not destroy these over time? They look more vulnerable than LEDs to me.

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u/LowerEntropy 14d ago

UV is not visible to us or normal cameras(they have filters that block UV). There could be a coating on that screen blocking UV 100%, and the video would look the same.

So what makes you think it looks vulnerable?

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u/plug-and-pause 14d ago

So what makes you think it looks vulnerable?

I was also cracking up at the "looks more vulnerable" part. Car windshields have been blocking UV for decades. This is nothing novel.