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Panasonic and Sony May Join Forces in OLED Development

Tue May 15, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: Sony, Panasonic, OLED (all tags)

The two companies may be working together to catch up on the OLED front.

Samsung and LG already have plans to put OLED sets on the market this year, which puts Sony and Panasonic in an unenviable position. The technology is coming and at a not-too-ridiculous price, which seems to indicate that OLED will soon be a legitimate threat on the marketplace.

The two companies that are sitting in the backseat of a car that Sony once drove have decided to get together according to Japanese business paper Nikkei. If true, the two will share production techniques and maybe even find a way to bring prices down even more while keeping quality high. Only time will tell.

Source: Engadget

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Samsung Shows Off First Mass-Produced 55 Inch OLEDs

Thu May 10, 2012 at 02:00 PM ET
Tags: Samsung, OLED (all tags)

It looks like they're going to run right around $9,000 later this year.

After years and years of waiting, we all but gave up on the possibility of OLED TVs ever reaching the market. Our doubts were unfounded, as it turns out, and OLED is a reality. Samsung's 55" OLED set is expected to release in the second half of this year with a price tag in the 10 million won or $9,000 range.

In addition to the picture quality you'd expect from an OLED set, you'll find Smart Dual View technology, which allows you to watch a totally different show than the person next to you, provided you don't mind wearing 3D glasses to watch 2D content. You'll need to rock some headphones too, or else one of you is bound to have a confusing viewing experience.

Samsung says that sets from 60" on up to 75" will be coming in the future.

Source: Engadget

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Samsung is Taking its Super OLED to IFA

Mon Apr 16, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: OLED, Samsung, IFA 2012 (all tags)

Hopefully we'll get a little more information on the impressive new set.

Not too many companies are still seriously pursuing large screen OLED sets, but Samsung seems to be pretty dedicated to the idea. The company brought a TV to CES that they're calling Super OLED and we've been dying to know more since.

The 55 inch Super OLED set will be shown off at the upcoming IFA event and we're hoping to get just a bit more information on it. Specifically, a price and release date would be helpful, especially since LG's 55EM9600 is set to retail at $7900 next month.

Source: Big Picture Big Sound

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Samsung is Taking its Super OLED to IFA

Mon Apr 16, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: OLED, Samsung, IFA 2012 (all tags)

Hopefully we'll get a little more information on the impressive new set.

Not too many companies are still seriously pursuing large screen OLED sets, but Samsung seems to be pretty dedicated to the idea. The company brought a TV to CES that they're calling Super OLED and we've been dying to know more since.

The 55 inch Super OLED set will be shown off at the upcoming IFA event and we're hoping to get just a bit more information on it. Specifically, a price and release date would be helpful, especially since LG's 55EM9600 is set to retail at $7900 next month.

Source: Big Picture Big Sound

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DuPont Adds an OLED Research Plant in Delaware

Thu Jan 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: DuPont, OLED (all tags)

The facility will allow the company to test new, less expensive ways to bring OLEDs to market.

The folks at DuPont have a goal - to crack the OLED secret. They want to be the ones to find the way to make OLED inexpensive enough to mass produce and sell to regular consumers and they're building a brand new $30 million production facility to do it.

The company will be employing 35 people on the task of exploring new methods of creating OLEDs. DuPont says that it will be keeping the new facility open for at least five years. We're just hoping the investment pays off - reasonably price OLEDs would be nice to see.

Source: Engadget

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Sony Shows Off their OLED Competitor - Crystal LED

Thu Jan 12, 2012 at 12:00 PM ET
Tags: Sony, OLED, Industry Trends (all tags)

The company says this self-emitting display uses three ultrafine LEDs per pixel.

Sony ditched consumer OLED some time back, but that doesn't mean they're giving up on the quest for a better TV. The company unveiled its latest creation at CES this week - a Crystal LED television that boasts some incredibly impressive stats.

This potential OLED competitor is an LED TV in the true sense of the word. It's not an LCD TV with LED backlighting - it uses LEDs only. In all, Sony's set uses 6 million incredibly small LEDs to recreate the picture. That's three per pixel - one red, one blue and one green.

One other big difference between the Crystal LED and OLED sets is that Crystal LED is still in prototype form. There are no plans currently in place to mass produce or release these sets.

Source: Engadget

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LG Details 55" OLED Display - Likely to Sell in 2012

Wed Jan 04, 2012 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: LG, OLED, CES 2012, Industry Trends (all tags)

The company will be tripling its OLED production in the second half of 2012, right around the estimated 55" OLED launch.

When we first heard the news about the nearly bezel free 55EM9600 OLED set, we were pretty excited. LG boasted lower costs with a still pristine picture and it seemed like a great proof of concept for future sets. Now imagine our excitement when we found out the 55EM9600 isn't a prototype after all - it's actually going to be sold.

A 55" model is a huge step up from the miniscule offerings of the past and it could go a long way to show whether or not the demand for OLED is there. It's a capable set too, offering a ridiculous contrast ratio of 100,000,000:1 - we're expecting some pretty deep blacks out of this one. It's 3D capable too, which should please 3D fans. OLED sets have impressed us greatly at CES in terms of 3D.

LG's new set comes in at 4mm thick. That's less than half a millimeter larger than the bezel on Samsungs D8000 series - crazy thin. It weighs in at just 16.5 pounds and allows for a nearly flush wall mounting.

One thing we haven't seen yet is the price, but with an expected launch of mid-2012 you can bet we'll find out soon. We wouldn't be surprised to see the set in the $10,000 - $15,000 range.

Source: Yahoo! Finance

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LG is Bringing a 55" OLED Display to CES

Thu Dec 29, 2011 at 09:00 AM ET
Tags: LG, OLED, CES 2012 (all tags)

We can only hope that this living room sized prototype will bring the company one step closer to a nice big consumer OLED.

If you've been paying attention to HDTVs over the last few years, you're familiar with the great potential of OLED sets. Of course, you're also probably jaded over the fact that we've not seen one reasonable OLED on the market yet. Tiny TVs price in the multiple thousands of dollars aren't exactly exciting.

LG's new prototype offers a little hope as far as mainstream OLED displays go. To start with, it's not ridiculously small like most OLEDs. It's a 55" display - a popular size that fits nicely in most living rooms.

LG uses an Oxide TFT manufacturing process in the making of these new OLED which they say requires a significantly smaller investment than the way folks have been doing OLED in the past. That means that we're looking at a nice step forward to a reasonably sized and reasonably priced OLED TV.

Source: Engadget

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AUO Waiting Until 2014 For OLED to be Feasible

Wed Aug 03, 2011 at 10:00 AM ET
Tags: AUO, OLED (all tags)

Specifically, they're estimating that commercial use won't hit until 2014.

It seems like OLED television has been "right around the corner" for years now. Pretty much every TV maker with an interest in the technology says that we'll be seeing OLED sets on store shelves soon. AUO is at least a tad bit more realistic.

The company is expecting that OLED televisions will finally be feasible for commercial use in 2014. Keep in mind of course, that saying something is ready for commercial use is a far cry from saying that it's ready for the general public.

It's the usual line of reasoning for the OLED issues - high prices, low production and limited interest in the tech. Of course, get those prices down and that interest will start to rise astronomically.

Source: Engadget

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Mitsubishi Makes a Giant Cylindrical OLED Screen

Tue Feb 08, 2011 at 02:00 PM ET
Tags: Mitsubishi, OLED (all tags)

Sure, it's impressive, but it's definitely not going to show up at Best Buy.

Dear Mitsubishi,

You know we love those exciting prototype OLED screens you've been showing off. They're huge and exciting and great looking - what's not to love? The curved OLED that you showed at ISE 2011 is especially cool.

We know you're mainly developing these for commercial displays and advertisements, but it's starting to feel like a bit of a tease. You make giant OLED screens to put on the side of a building, but you're offering us nothing to put in our homes.

Instead of focusing on massive screens that none of us could possibly afford or find a use for, how about making a few smaller ones - say 42 inches or so - for us to buy, take home and put in our living rooms? Really, is that too much to ask?

Sincerely,
High-Def Digest

Source: Engadget

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