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OLED Displays

Monday, October 5th, 2009
by Jean Bowie

OLED televisions are possibly the next generation televisions heading our way. Recent times have seen the home cinema experience revolutionized firstly by plasma and LCD TVs. The hot technology of the moment is LED television. But what is next in the pipeline, well Sony’s next generation display is the OLED television.

The OLED television is something that is definitely recommended for any household. Think of a television that is completely flexible, no more than a few ounces in weight, and about as thin as a piece of cardboard. This new device has been put under the most serious tests. It is even able to be run over by a car and still work the same. “It is basically indestructible” says Sony.

These OLED displays are simply to die for. They are packed with endless amounts of amazing features. The most amazing feature is that it uses up less electricity as LCD televisions and do not require in anyway a backlight in order to function. So what makes these crystal clear images show? There is overlaying thin film transistors that cross each other many times forming a grid. This grid forms what you see on the screen. These thin film transistors are one hundred percent completely organic, meaning that no harm to the environment is caused. This produces a much clearer picture at only millimetres of thinness.

Samsung and Sony are leading the way with the development and production of OLED displays and monitors. Sony is the leader in the pack. The technology is not only finding its way into our homes but also into our businesses. The abilities of this new development can be applied to produce stunning results providing displays for the workplace with a 1cm thick flexible display. Sony is developing all the time and has plans for displays of a thickness that is a fraction of this.

This television just comes to show us how fast and how far we are travelling in the world of electronics. The screen is much more amazing then other LCD, Plasma, or LED televisions combined. It produces a much better glow and quality that will send jaws to the floor. The sizes of the television are going to be coming out at smaller sizes for the meantime. This is because Sony believes that the picture and concept alone will draw much more business than any other television on the market. It is that remarkable. Of course over time you will see much larger OLED television sets. There is rumour that a seventy inch television set is being devolved and is in prototype as you are reading this.

As the name would suggest the light produced by OLED displays is organic or natural light, to be more specific the improvements in picture qualities are being produced by light emitting diodes, which is how the name or term comes about. LED television only just new to the market are being eclipsed by this new technology so advanced is the picture quality. The benefits from them are going to be seen through out the home on televisions and computer displays. And whilst the cost might be restrictive at first, this situation will quickly improve. Sony seems to at fist be directing OLED displays towards the computer market.

As for the immediate future of LED TVs and displays, we should expect to see the first Sony produced displays appearing with Samsung shortly afterwards. The first displays produced will be 13 inches in size, but this is surely the start for what is potentially a new expanding market with larger improved sets set to follow in the very near future.

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