Thursday, April 24, 2008

Dribbling over a non-Sony OLED TV?



Samsung showed off a 40" OLED TV at CES in January, however it's taken until now for them to announce they'll be available commercially as of 2009. They've supposedly started producing the panels already - 1.5 million of them - however that number will reach 3 million in 2009, and 6 million in 2010. If they enter the market next year with OLED panels, they'll be joining Sony who managed to pip everyone to the post with their XEL-1.OLED screens are looking like the Next Big Thing in the world of consumer electronics, due to their wider viewing angles, faster response times, better contrast and colours, and of course - the fact that they're so darned skinny! Full article here: TechDigest

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Sony Reveals Another Paper Thin OLED TV



Sony has cut the thickness of their LED OLED panel to a mere 0.3mm or 0.1 inches. The new TV was shown for the first time at the Display 2008 expo trade show held in Japan. At the CES Expo in Las Vegas in January Sony stunned crowds with the commercial release 11-inch XEL-1, the world's first mass-produced OLED TV. The new display panel which measures just 0.3mm thick (0.01in) is a major reduction and could go commercial as early as December 2008. Full artcile here: Smarthouse

Monday, April 14, 2008

OLED to Show Rapid Growth This Year

According to DisplaySearch, Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays will grow 69 per cent this year to reach more than US$826.5 million, and are expected to continue to grow to achieve an impressive US$3.1 billion by 2012. The research company, which is a division of The NPD Group, predicts an 83 per cent growth in the category in 2009, following by 53 per cent in 2010 as Active Matrix OLEDs become mainstream products. Full artcile here: Marketnews