Toshiba drops plans for OLED televisions

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OLED displays may be the wave of the future, as they "produce brighter images, use less power, and are thinner because they do not need the backlights used in liquid crystal displays."

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IMO it's a big pity that a lot of the will to pursue alternatives to LCD/Plasma seems to be ebbing away.

There's somthing about LCD that never quite looks right for TV & movies to me, ditto plasma.

Plasma's not too bad IMO but it's not all that reliable. The good old CRT tube still gets the vote for reliabilty. I mean, how many CRT sets are still lurking around that are over ten years old? I's like to see that with LCDs or plasmas. Granted that OLEDs may have the same problem, but LED technology is improving all the time.

I would also like to bet that if/once it becomes well established, an OLED set would be that much cheaper to produce, that it could easily become the set of choice.

A prediction for you there....

Originally posted by simpsim1:

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Plasma's not too bad IMO but it's not all that reliable. The good old CRT tube still gets the vote for reliabilty. I mean, how many CRT sets are still lurking around that are over ten years old? I's like to see that with LCDs or plasmas. Granted that OLEDs may have the same problem, but LED technology is improving all the time.

I would also like to bet that if/once it becomes well established, an OLED set would be that much cheaper to produce, that it could easily become the set of choice.

A prediction for you there....

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FYI, Laser TVs, once thought to be destined to take forever to start producing are in production NOW. Found out from recently from an a/v store that they are expected to get them in stock inside a year. Remember the specs???..........100,000:1 contrast ratio, 1/2 the weight and 1/2 the power consumption as well as 1/2 the estimated price. My buddy did say they are going to be fairly pricey though. MAJOR mark-up on those things coming apparently.

Taking their time i like it its a smart move.

Originally posted by tester22:

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FYI, Laser TVs, once thought to be destined to take forever to start producing are in production NOW. Found out from recently from an a/v store that they are expected to get them in stock inside a year. Remember the specs???..........100,000:1 contrast ratio, 1/2 the weight and 1/2 the power consumption as well as 1/2 the estimated price. My buddy did say they are going to be fairly pricey though. MAJOR mark-up on those things coming apparently.

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