First Review: Sony OLED TV

By David Richards, 04/01/2008:

Smart House today got an exclusive First Look at the new OLED TV technology from Sony and it is impressive. The first thing one notice's is the dramatic improvement in OLED screen quality. It sharper the colours richer and there appears to be a smoother flow of the image across the screen.

Pros: This is one very sleek unit. In fact almost everything is irrelevant to the quality of the OLED panel and the sheer thin width of the screen and in both cases they are the best TV picture Smart House has ever seen on a TV screen.

Cons: The weakness of this early unit is the control buttons and the lack of flexibility in the arm that links the ulta thin screen with the base control unit.

Product rating: 4 stars out of 5

The full three-page review covers the TV's design, features, functions, price (in the USA), and size and weight.

[Shaka2K6]

Sony is the most innovative company with the hottest products in the world, period.

[snoop_dizzle]

....why not just buy a 40" bravia for basically the same price for now and wait until bigger oled tvs come out and price drop?

11 inches is very small.

[Mr Marbles]

2500 to 3grand for 11 inches!!! that is insane, wtf are you going to do with it, it is too small even for a laptop monitor! You are a brain washed moron to buy something just cuz you worship Sony, heck, you did see that two other companies are showing off larger OLED screens didn't you?

[travelguy2k]

that the only negative about this T.V. is the stand, and they doc a star for it. I guess another negative could be the price. But as far as new tech. goes.."you gotta pay to play".

[shelbygt33]

Another Con: Pricetag

[PlayStation360]

as I do agree with the price tag being too high, (and really disagree with the name calling). I, however, see the Sony's version of the OLED tv's being better than the Samsung's.

Samsung's contrast ratio = 5,000:1 at the moment.

Sony's contrast ratio = 1,000,000:1

So yes they are more expensive, I'm not getting one til the price drops and the size grows, but other OLED tv's are not as good as Sony's. Best to stick with an LCD, Plasma, or better yet, IMHO, SED (when/if they ever get released) at the moment :P

[Marceles]

$2,200 for an 11" screen? Wow...I'm scared to see the 30" price, but I bet PS3 games look incredible on it

[Shaka2K6]

As usuall Sony products are to expensive for poor xbots like you.

no offence.

[Shadow Flare]

he's not an xbot shaka. You can usually tell one by the amount of disagrees they get

[Marceles]

I'm an xbot for thinking $2,200 is too much for an 11" TV? lol...damn thats the first time i've ever been called that, I even have Tobal No. 1 as my icon haha and I even said how amazing PS3 games must look on it...I own all 3 systems with over 10 games for each and PS3 being the system I own the most games for...I didnt even buy an xbox until October and I've had my PS3 since launch, I've even been part of the Sony GAP since 2003...I seriously dont know how you came to that conclusion that I'm a poor bought because I have to pay $2,200 for a TV that would look good in my car lol...that's my laugh for the day

Thanks for clearing that up btw Shadow, bubble

[HarryEtTubMan]

I just really REALLY want a XBR Bravia that is 40 inches.

[Marceles]

Me too, maybe there is a good side to this TV coming out: the prices of Bravias might drop

[IntelligentAj]

LED's are still too expensive for the main market but they are getting there. It may seem expensive but i'm the picture quality s superb(due in some part to the LED's)

[unlimited]

very expensive..ill get one the price drops..

[FirstknighT]

11 inches??? Damn I guess I'm going to have to wait for awhile for the 60 inch.

[Carbon]

Let's be reminded there is a difference between LED and OLED... =)

[THUNDERMARE]

That why we have production cycle. From introduction to decline there are ways that companies have to do to earn money from each stage. At introduction stage the price tend to be high since demand is still low and the production method still not efficient so the only way to profitable in this situation is to have a large profit margin to accommodate low demand. In saturation period, demand tend to be higher, manufacturing is more efficient, and competition is stiffen so one way to profit from this period is to be more efficient to compete in price.

So if you got 2200 to shell for OLED, i think it worth a try.

[cjp4eva]

All you rich kids plz buy as many as you can so in a year time ill be able to walk into walmart and buy 2 for the price of 1.

[phony force slayer]

thats another forum messed up by sony fanbots. is there a forum on N4G were xbox vs ps3 fanboys dont take the piss out of each other. this site is getting full of them(more sony fanbots then xbots). grow up get a life(shaka 2k6)why cant they afford it. im an "xbot" to all u sad people out there. iv got a 50" hd plasma i dont want an 11" screen for the same price pointless IMOP.
HAPPY NEW YEAR

[Luca Blight]

If I can win one for free. Would be nice to have on my desk though.

[Rice]

Maybe in two years time these babies might go down, to an affordable price.

[mintaro]

damn, i cant wait for one of these, uhh maybe when the price goes down

[level 360]

It's only those gullible "gotta have it now tech-ies" who will never be innovative and change for the better.
They just could'nt grasp the idea that all this new stuff which are coming-out has to have some time before they're really worthy - that is speaking in reasonably priced with all the features buyers actually need and want.
With reasonably priced that means wait for other brands to join-up so there would be competition on everything - bargains, discounts, best deals...

...but they just could'nt wait, what they actually get is old stuff.

[jorellpogi]

Every new technology on the market is expensive. I will just have to wait 3-4 years for the technology to grow and by that time the price would be affordable.