According to one aspect of the present invention, an apparatus is provided
in which a first display element and a second display element are arranged
adjacent to each other forming a seam therebetween. Each display element
includes a front panel that has a black matrix and a plurality of pixel
elements disposed on a first surface thereof. The black matrix is
patterned to cover at least a portion of the first surface along an edge
of the first surface proximate the seam. The plurality of pixel elements
are disposed in those regions of the first surface that are not covered by
the black matrix. Each display element, in one embodiment, further
includes a back panel attached to the first surface of a corresponding
front panel. The first and second display elements are attached to a cover
plate using an index-matching adhesive in which the corresponding adhesive
is used to fill the seams between the first and second display elements to
a predetermined thickness. In one embodiment, the back side of the seams
between the back panels is filled with a black filler material that is
designed to provide an optical match with the black matrix.
