Illuminate your digital realm
in the ancient light
of the future.
Create art
Regenerate sight
Alleviate photosensitivity
Augment memory retention
Reclaim presence and attention.
Universal connections, precise backlight
intensity control, wooden body
and magnetical lightbox,
can also be solar
backlighted.
Analog light
The new paradigm in light,
a new frontier in
screens.
The
state-of-the-art of
full-spectrum retro-illumination.
SpectrumView Mini 15″
SpectrumView 22″
SpectrumView Starlore 27″
SpectrumView Pro 27″
SpectrumView Master 27″
“To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”
– Buckminster Fuller
Site contents:
❧ What is light ❧ Entropy
❧Applications ❧ Inner workings
❧ Buy ❧ Technical specs
❧ Contact
What is Light?
“That which comes from the Light of the Holy Ghost is of only one species…but that which comes from the Light of Nature is of two species…” ¹
– Theophrastus Paracelsus
Visibly speaking, light itself is invisible, only the source and its reflection are.
Light has been a great mystery since the dawn of mankind, both physically and metaphysically speaking. And although the nature of light is apparent to our eyes, it is also so obscure that no complete description has been given. Visibly speaking, there are only two mechanisms of producing light, incandescence and luminescence. Incandescence is the emission of light from the thermal state of an element, also called hot light, and luminescence is the emission of light from a non-thermal state of an element, also called cold light.
Natural incandescence comes from the Sun and the celestial bodies
Artificial incandescence comes from fire.
Artificial incandescence also comes from incandescent vacuum bulbs.
Artificial luminescence comes from light emitting semiconductors and phosphorescent bulbs.
Natural luminescence also comes from some nocturnal insects, deep sea creatures, aurora borealis and will-o’-the-wisp.
Incandescence is a light that naturally seeks the state of maximum entropy, while luminescence is a light that naturally seeks the state of minimum entropy. Entropy is the amount of variation in light’s properties, such as phase, frequency, polarity and direction. High entropy corresponds to wider and more novel variations, while lower entropy corresponds to narrower and more uniform ones. And even though these two types of light can be made and appear of a similar color, their intrinsic photonic entropy is one of the characteristics that makes these two types of light fundamentally different. These two types of light do have their own unique uses and applications, for example incandescence is unrivaled for high photonic fidelity chromatic rendering, because of its broadband and continuous spectrum, while luminescence is not because its a light that in reality is a handful of frequencies, that although may appear white to the eye, it has real spectral voids where there is literally no light present there. However luminescence is unrivaled for digital information transmission, something which incandescence is not good because its inherent thermal inertia naturally prevents it from turning on and off at hundreds, thousands or million times per second
“Light is the principal person in a painting.”
– Edouard Manet
“The Glory of Saint Augustine.”
Philippe de Champaigne, 1645.
White electro-incandescent spectrum.
Incandescent light is born from the increase of vibrational energy and the entropy through classical mechanics.
“The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus.”
Joseph Wright of Derby, 1771.
White electro-luminescent spectrum.
Luminescent light is born from the decrease in energy and entropy through quantum mechanics.
Paradoxically, the incandescent light producing mechanism is the most efficient way to produce light in the universe, as it produces more total photons from the same energy input compared to luminescence. But because luminescence makes a segregated spectrum, further spectral bands can b omitted, leading to an apparent increase in output in light from the same input energy.
The arrival of electricity revolutionized our modern life, however the first electric light bulb was still a continuation of the same kind of light seen since the dawn of mankind. It was the arrival of the electro-luminescent bulb that marked the real change in lighting, and today seems to be ubiquitous, especially coming from computer screens, the interface to our modern day tool, the computer. However the arrival of SpectrumView incandescent monitors that made possible to return to the same kind of light again. ²
“The Way that progresses
seems to return.”
– The Tao
Incandescence naturally produces an uninterrupted continuous broadband spectrum while luminescence naturally produces a discontinuous segregated narrowband spectrum, a light that may appear white to the eye, but because in reality has real spectral voids where there is literally no light present. Incandescence is unrivaled for high spectral fidelity color rendering, something luminescence can’t do because its inherently a handful of spectral band, however luminescence is unrivaled for digital information transmission, something incandescence can’t do because its inherent thermal inertia naturally prevents it. These two mechanisms to produce light have their unique properties allow for different uses.
Entropy
Entropy of light = novelty of its photons.
Entropy is commonly very one-sided and unjustly defined as the ultimate cosmic enemy, however it is imperative to understand that the framework built to define it emerged in the 19th century during the industrial revolution, and emanated from a culture obsessed with predictability, and reflects a particular technological cosmology.
However, our observable universe now unmistakably seems to be heading towards too little entropy, therefore, genuine Human progress may now require the active generation of entropy, as one of the most important endeavors, in order to prevent cultural uniformity, cognitive homogeneity and creative stagnation.
“Information without entropy is death.”
– Claude Shannon
This common definition is that entropy equals disorder, however this is quite biased because it does not make justice in every case, firstly because order and disorder are subjective. For example in inhabited house has higher entropy vs an abandoned one, as it has more variations and unexpected events happening constantly, but an abandoned one has much less variations and unexpected events, it deteriorates in foreseeable ways, it has lower entropy. But according to the common definition, the abandoned house should appear more ordered, because it has lower entropy and is more predictable, but it definitely does not appear ordered to most of us. Therefore entropy cannot be properly defined as disorder, but if entropy is defined as novelty this example makes sense, because novelty can exist in both ordered and disordered configurations as long as they are always novel, or unpredictable, an example of an ordered and unpredictable system can be mathematically found in the Mandelbrot set.
“Without looking out of your window
you can know the Way of Heaven.”
– The Tao
Artificial intelligence in this day and age works in essence by predicting things in one form or another, which can be very useful and saves time in many things. But this means that our observable universe could actually be trending toward uniformity and predictability, instead of the opposite as thought previous to AI arrival, whereby it was thought that entropy will ultimately swallow the universe in disorder if not kept contained, however, the complete opposite seems to be happening now, which is that the containment of artificial intelligence is preventing entropy from being generated over time, and instead of the high entropy heath death that it was previously thought the universe was heading towards to, a low entropy cold death is what is really looking like.
Electro-incandescent light emitters are made from low entropy glass and metal, and can generate some of the highest entropy photons in the universe.
Electro-luminescent light emitters are made from low entropy silicon wafers and can generate some of the lowest entropy photons in the universe.
Analog signals made of continuous spirals, while digital signals are made of steps, both have unique and very useful applications.
SpectrumView analog light monitors makes the user experience a form of analog time dilation from the high entropy light experienced per second.
Frontier computing can experience a form of digital time dilation from what can be transmitted over its ultra low entropy luminescent light.
“The sage travels all day over the land and sea,
but does not lose sight of Infinity.”
– The Tao Verse 26
Photomodulation
Broadband infrared light is found in sunsets.
SpectrumView monitor white backlight and a phosphor luminescent white backlight.
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau
Photomodulation is the ability for cells and tissue to regenerate via infrared light, which means it can reduce ocular inflammation after prolonged exposure, alleviating photosensitivity, improving blood circulation and cognition. Invisible infrared frequencies penetrate beyond the surface of the skin into the body. SpectrumView monitors emit a lot of broadband infrared light thanks to its incandescent nature, something completely lacking in common monitors. ¹
“Penetrating red light is possibly the fundamental anti-stress factor for all organisms.”
– Ray Peat
The spectrum
A spectrum is the rainbow of a light source.
Sun spectrum.
Fire spectrum.
Electro-incandescent spectrum.
Electro-luminescent spectrum.
Observable color gamut as seen from a SpectrumView incandescent monitor and a common luminescent monitor.
Observable color gamut between a SpectrumView monitor and common monitor.
Observable color gamut between a SpectrumView monitor and common monitor.
The triangles in the right represents the frequencies a common luminescent monitor can emit, the left horseshoe shape is the visible colors that we can see and that a SpectumView incandescent monitor can emit at 100 CRI.
Applications
The ideal monitor for artistic creation, featuring a broadband infrared spectrum for comfortable long working sessions, with the highest color rendering available.
Ideal for screen intensive tasks, making possible completing the work that needs to be done a painless endeavor. (22″ previous model)
The ideal monitor for high-entropy explorations. ⁷
Also ideal for online Darshan viewing.
Also ideal for genuine photonic fidelity astro-photography viewing.
Inner workings
High photonic entropy.
Digital-to-analog translucent incandescent conversion.
Prime quality materials, long lasting serviceable components, genuine brass reflecting heatsinks and sophisticated airflow design, for a genuinely golden and transcendental retro-illumination.
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Technical specifications
Solar/electro-incandescent 15″ FullHD (1920×1080), 60Hz, HDMI, 178° viewing angle, VA panel, 8 bit per pixel, semi-glossy finish, 120/240V, 4 x 25W light bulbs, Width 51cm, height 37cm, depth 40cm, weight 4.3Kg. Portable and lightweight, screen size is about the size of a laptop screen.
Solar/electro-incandescent 22″ FullHD (1920×1080), 60Hz, HDMI, VGA, 178° viewing angle, VA panel, 8 bit per pixel, semi-glossy finish, 120/240V, 8 x 25W light bulbs, width 51cm, height 44cm, depth 40cm, weight 5.5Kg. Semi-portable and perfect for everyday usage.
Starlore solar-specific 27″ 2k (2560 x 1440), 100Hz, 1ms response time, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort, 178° viewing angle, VA panel, 8 bit per pixel, semi-glossy finish, external power supply 120/240V. Width 75, height, 54 depth 40cm, weight 6.4Kg. Specially tailored for solar backlighting, ideal for spaces with ample daylight availability, has a day filter structure in the back to prevent front glare. Needs a window or open space with direct or indirect sunlight. You can get a 20% discount in this model if in the same order the next model also is, due to combined shipping.
Solar/electro-incandescent 27″, 2k model (2560 x 1440), 100Hz, 4k model (3840 × 2160) 60Hz, 1ms response time, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort, 178° viewing angle, VA panel, 8 bit per pixel (10 bit 4k), semi-glossy finish, external power supply, 120/240V, 10 x 25W light bulbs, width 75 cm height 54cm, depth 46cm, weight 9.4Kg.
Sequential tri-screen provides analog work spaces by physically rotating the monitor, ball bearings ensure an easy glide and adjustable viewing angle, gravity switch allows to turn off the screens not directly in front. 27″ 2k , (2560 x 1440), 100Hz, 1ms response time, HDMI, VGA, DisplayPort, 178° viewing angle, VA panel, 8 bit per pixel, semi-glossy finish, external power supply, 120/240V, 10 x 25W light bulbs, width 75cm, height 100cm, depth 66cm, weight 24Kg.
Traditional beeswax polished wood.
Quality woodwork, thick frame and detachable copper mounts to suspend in front of a window for solar backlighting.
Ports (27″)
Ports (22″)
Legacy lightbox version is mostly made of wood, it is more robust, more compact, but heavier.
Dymaxion lightbox is a new version and is mostly made of brass sheet, and its brighter and quieter. New orders will be made in this version unless otherwise requested.
“We are the architects of the future, not its victims.”
– Buckminster Fuller
SpectrumView monitors are built to last a long time, and for long usage sessions, made with quality wood and quality repairable components, sophisticated airflow design, genuine brass heat-sink reflectors and low-speed fans, substantial EMF shielding, and strong copper legs. The incandescent light bulbs needed are standard Edison E27 base, and approved size and wattage for household appliances such as ovens and fridges. For Europe and other 240v countries an inner switch is included so it can work with 240v and you can use 120v bulbs in a 240v country, twice as many replacement bulbs are included, which should last for many years.
Frontier research in thermophotovoltaics will make incandescent screens be more widely accessible and common in the future. ⁸
Using only incandescent bulbs at full intensity for the whole day will increase your electricity usage, and so is recommended it to also solar backlight it during the day if possible, and so the energy consumption at night will cancel out. Also, if used during winter the equivalent thermal energy radiated will be subtracted from your heating costs.
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