At CES 2010 in Vegas, one of the top items must be the new Samsung 3D OLED TV. This 14″ wonder is not yet available to consumers, perhaps not until 2013. Hopefully by then screen sizes will increase and the prices will come down a bit. Check it out..
Thanks to my friend Erik for posting these CES videos. His site is http://www.oled-display.net/
Here’s a good video clip of LG’s 15″ OLED TV at CES 2010 in Las Vegas. It is still only available in Korea but rumored to be available in North America sometime this year. Maybe something for your next Christmas wish list?
This next year will be pivotal for OLED TV. WIth CES 2010 due to start in a few days, all eyes are on Las Vegas to see what the TV manufacturers will have on display.
More important though is will they have anything available to consumers? It’s been 2 years since the Sony XEL-1 was released to the public. It’s understood that Sony may be losing money on each XEL-1 OLED TV as the price is far too high to interest the general public and production costs are steep as well.
What we may see at CES are the following:
Sony OLED TV
Samsung OLED TV
LG OLED TV
Speaking of LG OLED technology, here’s some news from Kodak:
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 30 — Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its OLED (organic light-emitting diode) business to an entity set up by a group of LG companies.
This move will tighten Kodak’s investment focus and strengthen its financial position. Financial details were not disclosed.
“As we said earlier this year, OLED is one of the businesses we wanted to reposition to maximize Kodak’s competitive advantage at the intersection of materials and imaging science,” said Laura G. Quatela, Kodak’s Chief Intellectual Property Officer and manager of the company’s OLED business. “This action is consistent with that strategy. Our OLED intellectual property portfolio is fundamental; however, realizing the full value of this business would have required significant investment.”
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OLED TV may not prevail according to speakers at the LED 2009 conference in San Diego.
LED edge-lit and LED back-lit LCD TVs will ship in ever increasing volumes.
“Keynote speaker Bruce Berkoff, chairman of the LCD TV Association, claimed that analysts are significantly underestimating the demand both for LCD TVs in general and specifically for LED-based, edge-lit, LCD TVs. Berkoff quipped, “In the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and Vista (Vietnam, Indonesia, South Africa, Turkey and Argentina) countries, people will buy LCD TVs before they buy indoor plumbing.”
LCD TVs are becoming a commodity and LED backlighting allows manufacturers to charge a higher price.
“While the speakers shared a positive outlook on LEDs in LCD TVs, they also expressed doubts about the viability of OLED TV. Shin, Jacobs and Berkoff all believe that enhancements are coming so fast to LCD TVs that the OLED market will be stymied. Berkoff stated, “The best technologies don’t always win.”"
If you’ve followed the sagas of the Sony Beta VCR or the Canon SED TV at all, you’ll know that line is accurate.
It remains to be seen how successful OLED TV will be with increased competition from LED backlit LCD TVs.
Read the full story at: eetasia.com
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 screen OLED that nobody can afford.
“So that’s where development needs to be put into the technology, which is happening behind the scenes, to reduce the cost of production to bring it down to an achievable level for consumers.”
Ergen was clear to point out, however, that his desire for large screen OLEDs in time for the World Cup will not be enough to make it happen. What he does know is that OLED is set to be big for Sony.
“The picture quality is stunning…It’s a big part of the future, whether or not we can see new models in the next 12 months. I just don’t know.”
Full story at current.com.au
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