OLED TV - WOW Technology!

Plasma, and LCD televisions will soon be a thing of the past. Or, so flexible it could be worn around your wrist and is virtually indestructible.

 - Erich Strasser owner from Oled-Display.net

Imagine a television screen as thin as a piece of paper that weighs no more than a few ounces. OLED TV is the next big thing in displays and television devices. An OLED TV screen uses a new display technology called OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diodes). OLED televisions are brighter, more efficient, thinner and feature better refresh rates and contrast than either LCD or Plasma.

Credits gizmag

About the technology?

OLED is an abbreviation which stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. It is an evolution from the LED technology which adds on organic material to allow for more realistic looking colors than previously available. Such colors as yellow and red have been difficult to show in their true hues because of the limits of the screens. The new technology breaks through these barriers and allows the user to watch things like sports, movies and more in exactly the manner in which they were intended when they were recorded and distributed to the public.

OLEDs are made by placing thin films of organic (carbon based) materials between two conductors. When electrical current is applied, a bright light is emitted. The OLED materials emit light and do not require a backlight (unlike LCDs). Each pixel is a small light-emitting diode, in fact. OLED TV panels offers several advantages over LCDs:

• Faster refresh rate, better contrast and better color reproduction
• Thickness: typically a paper thin size
• Better viewing angle - almost 180 degrees
• Greener: OLEDs draw less power, and contain no bad metals
• Potentially lexible or transparent

OLED TV's Nowadays

Sony 11" XEL-1 OLED TV

In October 2007, Sony amazed the world when they announced the XEL-1 TV, the world's first OLED TV. The XEL-1 is just 3mm thin, and has 960x540 resolution. It has an amazing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (much better than Plasma or LCD Televisions), a terrestrial digital tuner, speakers, HDMI, USB and Ethernet jacks. It weights 2kg.

Credits OLED-Display.net

LG 15" EL9500

LG have unveiled their first OLED TV, the EL9500 15". It has a 1366 x 768 resolution, contrast ratio of 100,000:1 and it's only only 1.7mm thick.

Credits TNEWS

References:

• OLED Technology: ALL OLED TV REVIEWS
• OLED TV: OLED-Info.com