Editing Sony (section)

=== Visual display ===
Sony held a patent for its proprietary [[Trinitron]] until 1996.

Sony introduced the Triluminos Display, the company's proprietary color reproduction enhancing technology, in 2004, featured in the world's first [[LED-backlit LCD]] televisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sony introduces first televisions to feature LED backlights |url=https://www.ledsmagazine.com/specialty-ssl/backlighting-signs-displays/article/16701260/sony-introduces-first-televisions-to-feature-led-backlights |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=www.ledsmagazine.com |date=19 August 2004 |archive-date=2021-02-18  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218141258/https://www.ledsmagazine.com/specialty-ssl/backlighting-signs-displays/article/16701260/sony-introduces-first-televisions-to-feature-led-backlights |url-status=live }}</ref> It was widely used in other Sony's products as well, including computer monitors, laptops, and smartphones.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 June 2013 |title=The Xperia Z Ultra's Triluminos and X-Reality Engine technologies explained |url=https://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-z-ultra-triluminos-x-reality-234908/ |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=Android Authority |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-09-21  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921103140/https://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-z-ultra-triluminos-x-reality-234908/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Sony released a new line of televisions with an improved version of the technology, which incorporated [[quantum dot]]s in the backlight system. It was the first commercial use of quantum dots.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quantum Dots Get Commercial Debut in More Colorful Sony TVs |url=https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/01/11/180532/quantum-dots-get-commercial-debut-in-more-colorful-sony-tvs/ |access-date=3 August 2020 |website=MIT Technology Review |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-24  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124183849/https://www.technologyreview.com/2013/01/11/180532/quantum-dots-get-commercial-debut-in-more-colorful-sony-tvs/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blagdon |first=Jeff |date=16 January 2013 |title=Sony's new Triluminos TVs pursue vibrant hues with quantum dots |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3881546/sonys-new-triluminous-tvs-pursue-vibrant-hues-with-quantum-dots |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=The Verge |language=en |archive-date=2020-11-11  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222753/http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/16/3881546/sonys-new-triluminous-tvs-pursue-vibrant-hues-with-quantum-dots |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, the company revealed a prototype of an ultrafine RGB [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] display, which it calls the [[Crystal LED]] Display.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sony fights the OLED future with new 'Crystal LED' prototype (Update: Hands-on!) |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012-01-09-sony-fights-the-oled-future-with-new-crystal-led-prototype.html |access-date=6 August 2020 |website=Engadget |date=19 July 2019 |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-25  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125194647/https://www.engadget.com/2012-01-09-sony-fights-the-oled-future-with-new-crystal-led-prototype.html |url-status=live }}</ref>