There is some question as to the lifespan of OLED displays. There is another technology called carbon nanotube display. Sony was working with a Taiwan company to incorporate some aspects of this into a OLED display. The real promise of OLED is that the display quality surpasses any that is available. Some people have reported that the display is so good that is hard to distinguish from a real object.
Sony had a prototype that had1,000,000:1 contrast ratio 27-inch OLED HDTV and 1080p (http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/08/sonys-1-000-000-1-contrast-ratio-27-inch-oled-hdtv/ ) ----- Original Message ---- From: Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Main Discussion List for KPLUG <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 12:53:01 PM Subject: Re: CRT vs LCD display - TN/MVA/IPS - OLED Gus Wirth wrote: > Here is an example of a real life OLED TV > > http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=217864&s=1562&a=217876&po=8,00.asp?p=y > > > Right now it appears really expensive (it is), but that's what we said > about Plasma TV's and LCD TV's years ago. Once production ramps up > and demand increases, price goes down and size goes up. It's only a > matter of time. > > It's a good thing there are rich people around to buy these things to > get the market started. Even more OLED news: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/12/123_15417.html 31 inch TV sets. I'm wondering when they'll start making OLED computer monitors. Gus -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
