A field sequential pulse width modulated display system comprises a
digital micromirror device having a plurality of micromirrors that each
selectively pivot to reflect light onto a screen to illuminate a
corresponding pixel. A driver circuit controls the DMD responsive to
sequences of pulse width segments formed by a processor. The processor
alters the actuation state of at least one pulse in a first pulse width
segment for a given color to alter the pixel brightness with a range
lying between first and second pixel brightness boundaries. Further, the
processor alters the actuation state of at least one pulse within at
least one additional pulse width segment to alter the pixel brightness
above the second brightness boundary to make nearly equal the total width
of pulses becoming actuated within a segment to the total pulse width
becoming de-actuated within the same segment to achieve an incremental
change in brightness. Equalizing the weight of the total duration of
actuated pulses to non-actuated pulses on a segment by segment basis
serves to reduce motion artifacts attributable to light redistribution
effects on intensity gradients.