Whatever happens in Japan is usually replicated across the world a few years later, so while LG, Mitsubishi and co are busy readying OLED TVs, Sony’s pulling out of OLED production in Japan. More »
Sure, it’s got the worst dollar-to-screen-size ratio you can find on the market to day, but the XEL-1′s OLED goodness is like finding the image quality Gods in an 11-inch package. And now you can buy it here in Australia. More »
Why is this dinky little TV so important? Its screen is roughly the size of the box that Lebowski comes in, and it costs hundreds more than the 50″ plasma overshadowing it in the picture. Why so important? Because this little TV is LCD’s Grim Reaper. The days of the LCD are numbered—the time of OLED is at hand. And if the performance of Sony’s XEL-1 is any indication, nobody is going to miss LCD—or plasma—in the least.
