LG OLED TV on the way
LG has announced that they will be shipping a 15″ LG OLED TV starting in December 2009 in South Korea.
“The set is expected to match the capabilities of the prototype unit, first unveiled in January. The prototype sported a fancy 1,000,000:1 contrast (same as XEL1), a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution (better than XEL1), and [...]
Sony Large Screen OLED TV by 2010 World Cup
Sony is hoping to have a large screen OLED TV ready in time for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This is according to Patrick Avenell at current.com.au
Here’s Jan Ergen, a Sony Australia product manager:
“It’s technically feasible [making large screen OLEDs], the problem is the cost of production. There’s no point making a large [...]
Samsung Unveils Wide Range of OLED TVs and Displays at SID 2009
Here’s a press release from Samsung Mobile Display describing their display at SID 2009 in San Antonio, TX.
SAN ANTONIO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Mobile Display (SMD), the world’s largest manufacturer of OLED displays, will exhibit an extensive range of OLED and mobile LCD displays here at Display Week 2009, hosted by the Society for Information Display (SID), June [...]
New Material From Dupont Shows Promise For OLED TVs
Dupont has developed new OLED materials that promise to drastically extend the life of future OLED TVs.
Great advances have been made especially in blue emitting materials;
“In addition, DuPont Displays developed some blue light-emitting materials. Among them, one with color coordinates of (0.14, 0.12) has a current efficiency of 6.0cd/A and a luminance half-life of 38,000 [...]
Epson’s OLED TV Printing Technology
– TOKYO, Japan, May 26, 2009 –
Seiko Epson Corporation today announced it has established inkjet technology that enables the uniform deposition of organic material in the production of large-screen organic light-emitting diode (OLED) televisions. The new technology represents a major step toward the realization of 37-inch and larger full-HD OLED TVs by resolving the uneven [...]
Panasonic OLED TV within 2 years
Despite the current state of the economy, Panasonic has confirmed that it will release an OLED TV within 2 years.
According to smarthouse.com.au Panasonic figures that they can do a better job than Sony and produce a Panasonic OLED TV with a 37″ screen and a lifespan of up to 50,000 hours.
These new Panasonic OLED TVs [...]
LG OLED TV coming before Christmas 2009
According to Smarthouse, LG will be introducing a 15″ OLED TV before Christmas this year and a 32″ OLED TV by June next year.
“LG is set to steal Sony’s OLED advantage with Company insiders in Korea telling SmartHouse that the Korean Company will have a 15″ for sale by Xmas and a 32″ in mid [...]
Sony 21″ OLED TV on display
Here’s a clip of the latest Sony OLED TV, a 21″ model only 3mm thick. No word on production or pricing yet.
Samsung says 4 or 5 years before OLED TV is ready
Despite high hopes for any OLED TV with a screen size larger than the 11″ Sony XEL-1, none are forthcoming.
Both Panasonic and LG have announced in the last year that they would have 37″ and 15″ OLED TVs available within the next year or two but I’ll believe that when I see it.
Samsung just told [...]
OLED TV Update
OLED TV Reviews… well it’s been over a year since the first OLED TV was introduced by Sony, the XEL-1.
It is still the only OLED TV available to the general public.
It may be too early to tell, but the demise of Pioneer as a TV manufacturer may help speed up further introduction of OLED TV.
LG [...]