Samsung Unveils 31-inch OLED Screen

OLED panels are the next big thing when it comes to TVs and other consumer electronics. The OLED screen promises more compact dimensions, less power consumption and brighter images. Small OLED screens are currently found on some cell phones and LCD TV makers are looking for larger OLED screens to use in HDTVs. Reuters reports that Samsung recently unveiled a 31-inch active-matrix OLED screen. Samsung says it will have a 31-inch OLED prototype TV on display at CES 2008 in January.

[TANOD]

SAMSUNG and SONY === always win

OLED is the tech of the future

:)

1000 000:1 ===FTW

[P4KY B]

Can I get a job too?

+ that is a really smart TV. Samsung and Sony can now print money.

[Lord_Mike]

I was planning to get a second HDTV for my home, possible a 50" or more. Now that I've heard of these OLED's, I'll just wait a bit till they release 50 inchers =) Hopefully no longer than 2 years

[Darkiewonder]

Price surge man. especially new tech. Always high for my wallet ;o

6/7 years before I tell my dad to update his HDTV if there's a size that's bigger than 70" ;3

[Sexius Maximus]

what the hell ever happened to Laser TVs?? Those were suppose to be just as amazing as OLED, yet really cheap to manufacture.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[socomnick]

Oled is the wrong direction just when people are starting to afford hdtvs they jack up the price for smaller screens . A oled 31 inch probably cost 4 times as much a lcd in the same size.

[AceLuby]

I picked up my 32" LCD at tigerdirect.com for $599 and my 65" DLP for $1599. This tech isn't gonna be worth it for quite a few more years.

[Guwapo77]

I welcome the OLEDS to the market with open arms. That way I can get that 52" Sony Bravia XBR4 for cheap. I bought the 40" Bravia XBR3 for $2250 in March. So if I can get the 52" for around $1500, I'd be in heaven.

I can only hope they can flood the market with these wonderful televisions soon.

[socomnick]

Get a Pioneer plasma hands down the best picture quality I have ever seen my cousin gots a 360 hooked up to it.

[Guwapo77]

I've grown accustomed to LCDs. I was about to buy a plasma TV back in the day, until I learned of the image burning on the screen. Yeah I know, that was back then...but that fear still inside of me till this day even though that problem nolonger happens.

http://www.plasmatvbuyinggu...

Oh yeah, one more thing, I can't purchase a plasma tv anyways. I'm in the military and they won't ship plasma tvs for some odd reason (never gave any good reason why). I'd hate to sell my TV whenever I change bases. Yeah I know this doesn't apply to most...but thats just my world.

[wallace1000]

Cool tech, but as you guys said i am sure it is going to be very expensive. I just got a 32 inch lcd samy a year ago. I think it will be a long time before i upgrade to something like this, unless i win the lottery :-P

[SSCOOLCHEA]

you be alright , full 1080p what more ?

[ancient112]

I'm sure back in the CRT days, we also said something similar when the expensive flatscreens came out: "what more"

[INehalemEXI]

I will be using my 50" samsung plasma hdtv for a long time to come , by the time I get a new tv it will be OLED and wont be so expensive

[funolopy]

this technology is still new and its a risk to anyone to purchase a device at this cost - only for it to last a few years, 3 years max. I say let them improve the technology then give the consumers a fair deal.......

ohhh sorry everyone- the tv should last over 12 years since no ones gonna be leaving their device on for the entire year.... my bad

[jorellpogi]

It can be safe to assume that they are currently improving and maximizing the technology. The future of television is very bright indeed.

[ancient112]

Wouldn't it last at least 4 years even if you leave it on 24/7????

[m9105826]

The blue LED (the problematic one) can now have a lifetime of 50-80k hours. That's more than enough of a lifetime for me. Even at 35k, thats like 8 hours every day for a decade.

The numbers are all theoretical BTW, they obviously can't actually test each LED for 50k hours+.

[Silver Bull3t]

Don't early adopt when these OLEDs fully hit retail though, or you'll be kicking yourself in the wallet. Once production ramps up the price will drop thru the floor on these things. VERY cheap to make.
For now I'll stick with my projector.

[v1c1ous]

i thought one of OLED's advantages was its easy manufacturing, thus = less expensive

[P4KY B]

Then the price should plummet.

[Guwapo77]

But you don't want to undercut the other items you already have on the market. Think if you saw a new OLED TV the same price as a LCD TV at Best Buy, which one would you buy?

Exactly.

[r1000]

Seriously this is cool and all but C'mon, there just isn't enough content media wise that can take advantage of this "right now"

Sure HD channels look good, but thats just it. Out of all the channels i get right now, only 25 % are in HD, the rest are CRAP SD and it looks horrible.

This will be along time b4 it will be mainstream

[Guwapo77]

Same thing they said about HD TV. Hell it still ain't mainstream.

[WilliamRLBaker]

Samsung unveils 32 inch....lol I was right samsung and panasonic have been working on the tech longer then sony, sony just jumped in and rushed a product to say SEE we we're first.

[Guwapo77]

That is where you are wrong my friend. Sony's 11" is for sale now. It debuted in October and available to purchase in December (only 2000 of them though). Sony had a 27" prototype in January 2007. Check out the link below.

http://www.engadget.com/200...

Imagine what size they have now if that was damn near a year ago.

[power of Green]

Is this the same pic from Sony's new TV?.

[Guwapo77]

Sure is.

[Lumbo]

As Samsung only told they WILL show a prototype on CES there ain't no pictures of it yet ;)

[jorellpogi]

Let just hope other tv manufacturers will introduce their OLED tv's. Flood the market with OLED tv's and will eventually drive the cost down.

[Tyrael]

The quicker the OLED, the cheaper the LCD

[Rice]

I wonder how much these beasts cost?

[GITPWNED]

sammy > sony

[sevanig]

Sony > Sammy

[FirstknighT]

Talk to me when it hits 60 inch.

[GITPWNED]

You like it "big", do you?

[mintaro]

this is gonna kill my wallet(sigh)