Sunday, May 29, 2005
The Pros and Cons of OLED Displays
Posted by James Fee in "ARTICLE" @ 08:00 AM
"Well, if the techies are to be believed, OLEDs are the way forward for little and big screen deployment. OLED displays are made up of organic light emitting polymers which light up themselves when a current is passed through. Unlike LCD panels, there's no backlight needed. In general, OLEDs deliver brighter images, higher contrast ratios, wider viewing angles and, without the need for a backlight, require less power to run. This makes them ideal for phones, notebooks etc. But we are here to talk about big screens that will be plugged in so forget power savings. Even better, OLEDs will allow for even thinner screens - around three centimetres - and are cheaper to produce than LCDs because they use less materials and the polymers can be "printed" onto plastic or glass sheets using a process similar to inkjet printing. Theoretically, they will be cheaper to produce and so should be cheaper to buy."
Much of what we really know about OLED is marketing speak, but I truly think that in the long run, OLED will be the choice of the future. Of course thanks to this article, I now know OLED TV's can rot.
Yikes! :drinking:
Much of what we really know about OLED is marketing speak, but I truly think that in the long run, OLED will be the choice of the future. Of course thanks to this article, I now know OLED TV's can rot.
Yikes! :drinking:
