New Technology Reviews!.: oled

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They’re thin, unusually attractive, and some are remarkably flexible. Yes, supermodels, but also Samsung Mobile Display’s next-generation video screens, debuting next week at the Consumer Electronics Show.<br />
While they won’t be available on smartphones or HDTVs yet,  Samsung’s two prototypes will be flaunting some impressive tech, according to <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-next-gen-amoled-displays-ces-2011/17416/" target="_blank"><i>GizMag</i></a>. The smaller of the two is a 4.5-inch flexible display that’s just 2mm thick, and it can be curled up like a Fruit Roll-Up, winding up into the diameter of a McDonald’s drinking straw.<br />
The larger of the two displays won’t be flexible, but the 19-inch prototype rocks a mind-boggling resolution that’s four times higher than your garden-variety HDTV. What would you do with this transparent video screen that still lets light shine through even when it’s turned off?<br />
These two screens are the first examples of the next generation of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active-matrix_OLED" target="_blank">Active Matrix OLED</a> (AMOLED) technology. The displays have a super-thin organic layer of luminescent material that uses less energy and delivers higher contrast and better color than conventional LCD displays. Non-transparent versions are commonly used now in mobile devices, and big-screen varieties are on their way to a home theater near you.<br />
Sony’s offered a display with an earlier generation of the technology for the past three years, but the steep $2,500 retail price (you can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sony-XEL-1-11-Inch-OLED-Digital/dp/B00126W14O" target="_blank">get it for $1800</a>) for the Sony XEL-1’s 11-inch screen is a tough sell. Even though it’s not cheap, I can tell you from firsthand experience that its little screen has unmatched color saturation, contrast and sharpness. Sony’s good at this technology, showing the most impressive 3D screen I saw at last year’s CES, a super-sharp and bright <a href="http://www.oled-display.net/sony-show-245-inch-3d-amoled-at-ces-2010" target="_blank">24.5-inch prototype</a>.<br />
Didn’t we see something like this in science fiction movies? It won’t be a fantasy for long — as soon as display companies perfect their manufacturing techniques, economies of scale will take over, bringing prices for these fantastic displays down to a reasonable level. When will these screens become ubiquitous? My guess: Give them three years, and huge, ultra-flat and maybe even transparent screens like this will be commonplace.<br />
Check out the enlarged teaser pic below:<br />
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[Via <a href="http://www.gizmag.com/samsung-next-gen-amoled-displays-ces-2011/17416/" target="_blank"><i>Gizmag</i></a><i></i>]

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