Thread: The next - Gen TV - OLED. What do you think?

As thin as a few sheets of paper, smaller models can be lifted with just three finger effortlessly. But what makes these TV's THAT special? Wel OLED stands for Organic light emitting diode; basically their is no need for a backlight as in most standard plasma and LCD displays. Not only does this makes these displays ultra thin, but it saves huge amounts of power, meaning that it can be powered on for oh-so-much longer than an LCD. perhaps this is the future of laptops as we know it. Who knows. a few 32GB flash NAND chips linked together in a way simular to RAIDII, a carbon fibre case and an oled display. what do you get? a laptop as thin as a mousemat, with amazing battery life and best of all, practically shockproof.

So how much will these brilliant TV's cost, you ask. Well, due to it being the latest technology and the rapid degration of the materials used to make OLED's, not cheap. At the moment, the largest available is 11 inches, and the largest prototype is 40.

Now, the big questions. What do you think, how much would you be willing to pay and of course, how do they look?

More info:

What is it all about?

OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) is a flat display technology, made by placing a series of organic thin films between two conductors. When electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted.


Because OLEDs produce (emit) light they do not require a backlight. This means that OLEDs can be made very thin and very power efficient when compared to LCD (which do require a white backlight). OLEDs can be used to create white-light, too.


So what does it mean to me?

OLEDs have the following advantages over today's flat-panel tech (LCD or plasma):



Low power consumption - OLEDs are a far better choice for portable devices. It also makes OLEDs much more environmental friendly, and a candidate to be the white-light "bulb" of the future
Faster refresh rate and better contrast.

Greater brightness - The screens are brighter, and have a fuller viewing angle.
Exciting displays - new types of displays, that we do not have today, like ultra-thin, flexible or transparent displays.
Better durability - OLEDs are very durable and can operate in a broader temperature range
Lighter weight - the screen can be made very thin, and can even be 'printed' on flexible surfaces
How does it work?


An OLED is made by placing a series of organic thin films between two conductors. When electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted. Here's Kodak's description of OLEDs -
"OLED displays stack up several thin layers of materials. They operate on the attraction between positively and negatively charged particles. When voltage is applied, one layer becomes negatively charged relative to another transparent layer. As energy passes from the negatively charged (cathode) layer to the other (anode) layer, it stimulates organic material between the two, which emits light visible through an outermost layer of glass."

Can anyone else reading the thread please take the poll. :laugh:

been waiting for this, hopefully it kick ass someday.

maybe if it were priced more along the lines of LCDs then it would be worth it, but I really don't see that big a difference in image quality...

quite lovely, and delicious, but im poor.

Awesome, except for the price...

If this wasn't very expensive it would be shocking. What a TV O.O

i saw there was 1 nokia cell phone based on this, som1 know did it got out. it can be weared as braclet or all kinda stuff