LCD is dead. Long live OLED.

[Yperion]

Can you imagine a television that makes LCD and plasma sets look as fat and ugly as their CRT predecessors do now? Well, hopefully soon you won't have to -- Sony is demonstrating prototypes of new 'OLED televisions' at CES, which do just that.

Crave is, of course, bitterly disappointed that we won't be getting our hands on a fancy new SED screen any time soon -- another new technology promising cool, slim TVs -- but the possibility of OLED TVs at least gives us something else to look forward to.

OLED screens work by using chemicals that glow when an electrical current is applied to them. This means that OLED TVs don't need a backlight, which saves power (and, by extension, kitty-cats and trees). It also increases the contrast ability of the sets -- making the blacks seems blacker and the whites seem whiter. In fact, Sony claims that its OLED TV can deliver a whopping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

OLED technology also means slim TVs, and the technology doesn't suffer from the same restrictive viewing angle as LCDs.

The brightness of the screens should also prove useful if you don't have a pitch-black room to watch telly in. According to Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer, the screens are "breathtakingly bright".

Sony's largest OLED screen shown off to date is this 27-inch model, which delivers full high-definition 1080p joyness. At this stage the company isn't committed to large-scale production of the panels, but Crave intends to hassle Sir Howard until the company finally gives in and sends one over. Maybe we'll start an Internet petition.

Source: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/televisions/0,39029474,49286787,00.htm

 

[Cashmere]

Can you imagine a television that makes LCD and plasma sets look as fat and ugly as their CRT predecessors do now? Well, hopefully soon you won't have to -- Sony is demonstrating prototypes of new 'OLED televisions' at CES, which do just that.

Crave is, of course, bitterly disappointed that we won't be getting our hands on a fancy new SED screen any time soon -- another new technology promising cool, slim TVs -- but the possibility of OLED TVs at least gives us something else to look forward to.

OLED screens work by using chemicals that glow when an electrical current is applied to them. This means that OLED TVs don't need a backlight, which saves power (and, by extension, kitty-cats and trees). It also increases the contrast ability of the sets -- making the blacks seems blacker and the whites seem whiter. In fact, Sony claims that its OLED TV can deliver a whopping 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

OLED technology also means slim TVs, and the technology doesn't suffer from the same restrictive viewing angle as LCDs.

The brightness of the screens should also prove useful if you don't have a pitch-black room to watch telly in. According to Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer, the screens are "breathtakingly bright".

Sony's largest OLED screen shown off to date is this 27-inch model, which delivers full high-definition 1080p joyness. At this stage the company isn't committed to large-scale production of the panels, but Crave intends to hassle Sir Howard until the company finally gives in and sends one over. Maybe we'll start an Internet petition.

Source: http://crave.cnet.co.uk/televisions/0,39029474,49286787,00.htm

Wow, thanks for the post, very interesting news. The strange thing is HDTV has barely taken off as revolution in TV displays and now we got OLEDs which can run @ 100 000:1 contrast ratio? what is the world coming to!?

 

[RICHBOY]

Wow, thanks for the post, very interesting news. The strange thing is HDTV has barely taken off as revolution in TV displays and now we got OLEDs which can run @ 100 000:1 contrast ratio? what is the world coming to!?

AN END!!

 

[Gullwing]

When I looked at the title I thought it said "LSD is dead. Long live OLSD. I was thinking it was about a new super drug.

 

[bmer]

There's also another promising technology called SED which Canon and Toshiba have been working on.

 

[Yperion]

There's also another promising technology called SED which Canon and Toshiba have been working on.

That's true but they have many technical problems so far. Also the sets are going to be very expensive (when and if ever produced).

Also Toshiba is pulling out of the venture:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/01/14/0134216.shtml

 

[bmer]

That's true but they have many technical problems so far. Also the sets are going to be very expensive (when and if ever produced).

Also Toshiba is pulling out of the venture:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/07/01/14/0134216.shtml

Yup, I know all of that but OLEDs have as big problems as SEDs. The biggest technical problem is the limited life time of the organic materials used in OLEDs. There are also other problems such as humidity tolerance (water can destroy the organic materials) and license fees.
The common problem for these two different technologies is however how to make enough large screens with competitive costs.

 

[Yperion]

I see that you are well informed.

 

[bum-man]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oled

 

[Osnabrueck]

Neat - an ultra-slim form factor with a huge footprint that effectively negates any benefit. It's like, ironyvision.

 

[Alx]

Neat - an ultra-slim form factor with a huge footprint that effectively negates any benefit. It's like, ironyvision.

Dude you are so right....

I just bought another Plasma for the house (58" Panasonic), and its 1080i, when I was looking into 1080P i was told the bandwith is so big that the cable companies feel they will never be able to achieve that. Anyways, im VERY pleased with the Panasonic Plasma's i have had so i just got a bigger one.

 

[Yperion]

Actually both LCD and plasma only show progressive picture. When you feed them with 1080i then they just de-interlace the signal and show it as 1080p which of course is not the same as being able to accept 1080p signal. In that case no de-interlacing is necessary.