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Samsung OLED TVs in 2009
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 5:59 PM on April 22, 2008
Samsung SDI has just made a bold assertion about OLED technology: TVs and monitors will be using the tech just next year, and it will be in flexible displays by 2010. And Samsung's putting its money where its mouth is by doubling Active Matrix OLED production capacity from 1.5 to 3 million panels per year by 2009. At that point economies of scale kick in, so the plan is production doubling again by 2010. There're a couple of hurdles to overcome, though: high power consumption is a big challenge. And with giants like Sony and Sharp getting into bed with each other for LCD production, the competition is going to be interesting. [Digitimes]
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Scoot
Posted April 23, 2008 11:15 AM
Can't help noticing the "No Photos" signs in the foreground ;0)
erik1974
Posted 10:00 PM 22/4/08
Yeah Samsung SDI is under pressure because Sony strengthen there OLED activitys. Samsung must bring out as fast as possible a medium/large OLED application.
OLED Infos at [www.oled-display.net]
erik1974
robo
Posted 11:24 PM 22/4/08
Seconding rbf2000. I thought OLED was supposed to have a much lower power consumption than LCD or Plasma?
robo
rbf2000
Posted 11:16 PM 22/4/08
I thought an advantage of OLED was really low power consumption?
rbf2000
Optimus-Prime
Posted 11:48 PM 22/4/08
Its about time! Flexible screen by twenty ten! i'll take two, a hover skateboard, and space suit cloths. Welcome to the future!
Optimus-Prime
liveinvt
Posted 11:39 PM 22/4/08
Well I'm buyin' a Sammy LN46A550P because that thing is cheap and hooge.
When OLEDs are that cheap in about five years I'll make it my computer monitor.
Bring on the roll-ups. That's the iphone killer.
liveinvt
Noobs-R-Us
Posted 12:09 AM 23/4/08
I'll believe it when I see it.
Noobs-R-Us
flyboy
Posted 12:57 AM 23/4/08
maybe @liveinvt: there will be an Apple roll up soon?
flyboy
mikeysnipa
Posted 1:57 AM 23/4/08
they've been talking about OLEDS for way to long.. I'm ready to see some of this stuff... give me a flexible wall TV, and i third the whole "what about power consumption"
mikeysnipa
EQC
Posted 2:11 AM 23/4/08
@rbf2000: @robo: @mikeysnipa:
Yes, OLED is indeed THEORETICALLY supposed to have lower power consumption. In practice, they just haven't gotten there yet: remember Sony's 11" OLED? That thing consumes 45 watts. That's about the same as a 20" LCD. That is not low power.
The really funny (sad) thing was that sony advertised it as something like "45 W low power consumption"...and all the blogs (gizmodo included) parroted the hype, saying it was a low-power device.
Indeed, we are all waiting for OLED to meet its low power potential.
EQC
1roll20s
Posted 5:14 AM 23/4/08
Who cares. I want OLED wallpaper.
1roll20s
DJTripleRRR
Posted 3:41 AM 24/4/08
Can't wait to either get rich and buy OLED's or until they get cheap. They're just beautiful to look at!
DJTripleRRR