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Samsung OLED TVs in 2009

Samsung SDI has just made a bold assertion about OLED technology: TVs and monitors will be using the tech just next year, and it will be in flexible displays by 2010. And Samsung's putting its money where its mouth is by doubling Active Matrix OLED production capacity from 1.5 to 3 million panels per year by 2009. At that point economies of scale kick in, so the plan is production doubling again by 2010. There're a couple of hurdles to overcome, though: high power consumption is a big challenge. And with giants like Sony and Sharp getting into bed with each other for LCD production, the competition is going to be interesting. [Digitimes]

3:59 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
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erik1974 at 08:00 AM on 04/22/08
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Yeah Samsung SDI is under pressure because Sony strengthen there OLED activitys. Samsung must bring out as fast as possible a medium/large OLED application.
OLED Infos at [www.oled-display.net]
rbf2000 at 09:16 AM on 04/22/08
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There're a couple of hurdles to overcome, though: high power consumption is a big challenge.

I thought an advantage of OLED was really low power consumption?
robo at 09:24 AM on 04/22/08
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Seconding rbf2000. I thought OLED was supposed to have a much lower power consumption than LCD or Plasma?
liveinvt at 09:39 AM on 04/22/08
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Well I'm buyin' a Sammy LN46A550P because that thing is cheap and hooge.

When OLEDs are that cheap in about five years I'll make it my computer monitor.

Bring on the roll-ups. That's the iphone killer.
Optimus-Prime at 09:48 AM on 04/22/08
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Its about time! Flexible screen by twenty ten! i'll take two, a hover skateboard, and space suit cloths. Welcome to the future!
Noobs-R-Us at 10:09 AM on 04/22/08
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I'll believe it when I see it.
flyboy at 10:57 AM on 04/22/08
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maybe @liveinvt: there will be an Apple roll up soon?
mikeysnipa at 11:57 AM on 04/22/08
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they've been talking about OLEDS for way to long.. I'm ready to see some of this stuff... give me a flexible wall TV, and i third the whole "what about power consumption"
EQC at 12:11 PM on 04/22/08
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@rbf2000: @robo: @mikeysnipa:

Yes, OLED is indeed THEORETICALLY supposed to have lower power consumption. In practice, they just haven't gotten there yet: remember Sony's 11" OLED? That thing consumes 45 watts. That's about the same as a 20" LCD. That is not low power.

The really funny (sad) thing was that sony advertised it as something like "45 W low power consumption"...and all the blogs (gizmodo included) parroted the hype, saying it was a low-power device.

Indeed, we are all waiting for OLED to meet its low power potential.
1roll20s at 03:14 PM on 04/22/08
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Who cares. I want OLED wallpaper.
DJTripleRRR at 01:41 PM on 04/23/08
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Can't wait to either get rich and buy OLED's or until they get cheap. They're just beautiful to look at!