[NEWS] - Samsung to release UXGA 17" OLED display

[CougTek]

Samsung SDI, the Korean giant's display division, has announced prototypes of a 17-inch active matrix organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. Due for launch next year, the display has a resolution of 1600x1200 pixels and a brightness of 400 lumens, and is the largest OLED matrix display to date according to the company.

It will consume no more power than a 15-inch display and be a third of the thickness of existing LCD models, the company said. The prototype will be shown at the 2004 Society for Information Display (SID) conference, taking place from 25th May in Seattle.

Another thing that will make me work in overtime to pile cash.

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[sechs]

How long will the display last? As I recall, current OLEDs have a very finite lifetime.

 

[CougTek]

I thought about the lifespan factor, but I figure that Samsung won't ship a display without a reasonable design life.

 

[EdwardK]

I read from Xbit Labs this:
"Epson showcased a prototype of 12.5” OLED monitor at the EDEX’2004 expo in Tokyo. There’s only one problem with this device – it takes this monitor only 1000 hours for the brightness to degenerate in two times."
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/editorial/display/may2004_8.html


Cheers,
Edward

 

[LunarMist]

How many years will it be before the technology is mature? I am still waiting to replace an older CRT, but have been dissapointed in LCDs which do not have a truly wide color gamut and dynamic range, not to mention angular viewing changes.
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[Buck]

the INQUIRER
Samsung makes 40-inch silicon based OLED display
Thursday 19 May 2005, 09:18

KOREAN GIANT Samsung said it has made a prototype of a single sheet 40-inch active matrix OLED (organic light emitting diode) panel with a wide screen pixel format of 1280 x 800.

© 2005 Breakthrough Publishing Ltd.

 

[time]

At last! The death of one of the poxiest technologies ever to be foisted on us is within sight (that's LCD, BTW).

OLEDs forever. Sign me up.

 

[i]

OLEDs forever. Sign me up.

Forever? Or just until the blue burns out?

 

[timwhit]

I kinda like LCDs. You are all too damn picky.

 

[ddrueding]

OLED > Modern LCD > CRT > Old LCD

for my purposes anyway...

 

[GIANT]

The last I heard, the phosphorescent OLED was poised to take leadership away from other OLED variants -- especially in power consumption.

 

[Gilbo]

Dan has a little article on next generation display technologies.

SED looks pretty interesting to me. I decided a year or two ago that I'm not spending any money on new screens until things settle down. Right now that looks like it might be some time away.