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Organic LED screens Fad or Future?

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#1

Don’t worry im not trying to sell any thing I just wondered what the opinion of people in the media industry was about the latest developments in home entertainment.

So what are Organic LED screens

Well despite the name they aren’t alive much more boringly it just means they are made out of organic molecules.
Organic LED screens work in a similar way to regular Plasma screens but with a few advancements.


  • They emit there own light (no need for a back light meaning lower ruining costs, lower manufacturing costs, easy to see even in bright day light.)
  • There thin a 40” display could be less than 2mm thick
  • No real size restraints, while the average plasma or LCD struggle to get past 100” and still be cost effective an OLED screen could be as large as stadium screens while maintaining HD resolution.
The question
With so many of the general public only just coming round to the 1080p LCD and plasma technologies. Do you think there is room on the market for the new screens.?

In my opinion the fact that they can be produced at a lower cost and use less energy, could prompt a large take up of the technology.

But with the first OLED screens scheduled for release later this year I guess its just a matter of time before we find out.

So what do you think
comments please :slight_smile:

#2

there are various emerging display technologies aimed at taking up less energy and space… organic LCD’s are just one of a few

overall, I think thinner, energy efficient screens are going to have a huge effect on the mobile industry, and we’re going to start seeing the effects very soon (check out the e-paper on Amazon’s Kindle gadget)

my guess is that displays for home and public commercial use are going to take much longer to incorporate these new technologies… people just don’t replace things like stadium screens or home entertainment set-ups very often… and there’s not as much benefit to be seen when most people build their living rooms around their media centers, so space isn’t as important as performance vs cost… and stuff isnt running off batteries so energy isn’t as much of an issue either… but it will eventually happen

when you have a technology that offers functional benefits with no drawbacks, it’s going to eventually be adopted almost anywhere it can be… it’s just a matter of time

#3

The problem with OLED’s is that they have a short lifespan compared to what currently exists on the market. On top of that, OLED’s deteriorate at an uneven rate- for example, blue pixels will die faster than others, so over a period of time your display will gradually lose color accuracy.

So on the one hand, OLED’s (when brand new) provide more accurate colors, but after a relatively short amount of time they become more inaccurate than even some of the worst LCD monitors. I would assume that the OLED powers that be are working diligently to solve the lifespan issues, but until then OLED monitors are not really a viable option for graphic artists (or anyone who doesn’t have the cash to replace their monitor every couple of years).

#4

you both give some good points.

as for the lifspan issue i think that sony is begining to over come that issue with there developement of OTFT (organic thin film transisters)
not only will they last longer but they will be the frist flexable colour screens.

as for the expense i think that will drop significantly once dedicated factories are allocated to the task probably lower than the cheapest of LCD’s, due to the low manufactoring costs of the OLED screens.