New Organic Light-Emitting Diode TV is Here

Posted on October 3, 2007 
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Sony Unveils First OLED TV. The superthin-screen unit, launched at CEATEC show, is scheduled to ship in December. I have got to have one of these TV’s. I am afraid they will be expensive. Who care lets get one anyway. But I will have to move to Japan to get one.

Sony unveiled the world’s first OLED (organic light-emitting diode) television on Monday, pushing the limits of thin-screen displays further than ever before.

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This TV is aimed at the top end of the consumer market, Sony’s XEL-1 television offers an 11-inch OLED screen that is just 3-millimeters thick and will go on sale in December. The screen is thinner than a LCD or  (plasma display panel) set because no backlight is required: OLED materials, which are carbon-based, emit light on their own when an electric current is applied.

The XEL-1 will accept up to a 1080p video image, although the 11-inch screen has a resolution of just 960 pixels by 540 pixels. Just what is need for a good computer monitor or TV screen.

OLEDs offer other advantages over LCD and PDP technology, including wider viewing angles, faster response time, and better contrast and colors. However, the technology is difficult to manufacture and the OLED material degrades over time.

The XEL-1 has a viewing life of 30,000 hours, which allows a user to watch eight hours of television each day for 10 years. The television goes on sale in Japan on Dec. 1, and will cost US$1,740. Currently, there are no plans to sell the television outside Japan, Darn,  Sony plans to manufacture just 2,000 sets each month.

I will put this on wish list for the next chrismas

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  1. » New Organic Light-Emitting Diode TV is Here on March 23rd, 2008 9:17 pm

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