The LG 55EM9600 is a stunning new OLED TV from LG. It’s the first decent sized OLED TV from LG since their limited availability 15″ model from 2 years ago. The difference this time is that they are planning to sell these to consumers starting a bit later in 2012. Pricing is rumored to be around $8,000 and I’m sure that there are lots of people who’d cough that up to get their hands on one of these.

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No pricing or specs have been announced yet, but a release date later in 2012 is promised.

Accurate pricing, specs and availability will be available next week.

According to the press release, “The LG Display’s 55-inch OLED TV panel produces high image quality with no after image due to its high reaction velocity, as well as high contrast ratio of over 100,000:1 and wider colour gamut than that produced by LCD panels. LG Display uses White OLED (WOLED). WOLED vertically accumulates red, green, and blue diodes. With white colour light emitting from the diode, it displays screen information through colour layers below the TFT base panel. This leads to a lower error rate, higher productivity, and a clearer Ultra Definition screen via the benefits of small pixels.”

The LG OLED TV at 55″ is a major breakthrough in OLED TV technology and at only 5mm thick, will be a stunning piece of equipment. Make sure to check back in here during CES 2012 from January 10th to the 13th to get the latest LG OLED TV specs, videos, availability and pricing.

LG had originally planned to release their 55″ LG OLED TV later in 2012 but with the potential introduction of the Samsung 55″ OLED TV LG has moved their planned date ahead to compete with Samsung.

There was a previous LG OLED TV available in a 15″ screen size, but low production numbers and a high price made it a scarce item, rather like the first Sony OLED TV. However, LG has said that the 55″ model will be available in limited numbers and industry watchers expect a fairly high price for these first decent sized OLED televisions.

Samsung has so far not produced any consumer model OLED TVs and it’s interesting to see a 55″ screen size as potentially their first model released to the public. More details from both manufacturers are expected at CES 2012 in Las Vegas in January.

• OLED technology and materials

• How an OLED panel is produced

• How OLEDs compare to LCD displays

• What kind of OLED displays are available on the market today

• Samsung’s Super AMOLED and Nokia’s Clear Black displays

• OLED lighting technology, currently available panels and lamps (complete with technical specifications and prices)

• The future of OLED displays and lighting and the challenges ahead

Also included in the OLED Handbook are sections on the history of OLED development,  a guide to OLED investment,  a comprehensive list of OLED companies and much more.

With 2012 looking like a key year for OLED displays now is the time to get up to speed on OLED technology. The handbook is available for instant download, just click on the image for more details. Ron Mertens is the founder of OLED-Info the top source on OLED technology with over 80,000 monthly readers. The OLED Handbook is available for instant download, just click on the image below.

“AUO will spotlight on 3D displays including high resolution patterned retarder 3D LCD for TV and glasses-free 3D LCD featuring and face tracking. For public information display, super narrow bezel LCD and large-sized transparent LCD displays will be showcased. At the multi-touch section AUO will bring the One Glass Solution (OGS) touch panels for tablet & monitor applications. The company will also show its latest technologies in flexible E-paper display, flexible AMOLED and transparent AMOLED. ”

The AUO OLED TV is only 3mm thick and uses a metal oxide TFT as a backplane. Thanks to oled-info.com

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Production is expected to start in 2013. It’s great to see another manufacturer with innovative OLED TV panel printing technology.

More at: www.oled-info.com

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“In a two-part structure, Samsung pays license fees for the right to dip into Universal Display’s cache of phosphorescent OLED patents and also pays the company to supply OLED materials along the way.”

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