

LCD screens are therefore, just like the photopolymer resins they are used to cure, a consumable. This is unavoidable, no matter the quality of your LCD screen. LCD crystal substrates found in LCD screens degrade under the UV light typically used for resin printing. They degrade in an even quicker time when using them in 3D printers, where continuous use can lead to LCDs being replaced every 3-5 months. LCD screens by nature, degrade over time. The 16 x anti-aliasing on the Photon Ultra helps to smooth the edges and corners of prints, which reduces layer lines, also adding to the quality of the print.
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When displaying thin lines and small-size texts, DLP printers are clearer than LCD printers with purer colors and richer layers, resulting in more delicate texture and sharper corners of models.įor these reasons, a DLP printer with 720p resolution can offer a much higher quality print than a monochrome LCD printer with a 2k or 4k resolution. LCD printers converge all the light to a pixel, which can cause bumps and shadows on the edge of models. The switch to DLP technology from LCD brings a number of benefits such as: low to no maintenance, extremely high-resolution prints, and much lower power consumption.ĭLP printers use a projector that reflects all the light to a pixel via a micromirror, therefore, there is no light convergence, which allows for crisper black/white contrasts. Most budget-friendly desktop SLA systems make use of LCD screens, which has a number of downsides compared to DLP systems. The Anycubic Photon Ultra features a print volume of 102.4 mm (L) * 57.6 mm (W) * 165mm (H), and thanks to use of their new DLP screen from Texas Instruments, is capable of printing at 720p resolution. The latest Photon machine from Anycubic offers all this and a lot more.
