Sony OLED

[1tribeca]

Finally has a look in person at the Sony OLED panel at my local Sony Store. Very bright & sharp...of course the thing is a teeny weeny 11" so it's no surprise. Not a big fan of the base it comes attached to. Anyone heard details on when a 42" or 50" will be close to the market? I'd be interested in a side by side comparison to an Elite at that point!

 

[Exit]

They set the display brightness way up in stores since a lot of consumers think brighter is better. If you use a calibration disk for setup the brightness is properly set way down from maximum. So the set needs to be judged on factors other than brightness. Just for info.

 

[Jack Hammer]

From what i recall it will be ~2 years before the larger oled's come around. They are likely to be cost prohibihitive when they first hit the market, though I'm not really sure just how costly they might be. I don't have any illusions of owning one in the near future.

Jack

 

[stratman]

Do you guys remember 5 years ago, 42 inch Philips plasma TVs for $9000.00?The commercials on TV showed them installed on ceilings. Same with OLED, five years from now we'll ask the same questions.......

 

[yettitheman]

Do you guys remember 5 years ago, 42 inch Philips plasma TVs for $9000.00?The commercials on TV showed them installed on ceilings. Same with OLED, five years from now we'll ask the same questions.......

Those commercials were cool

 

[1tribeca]

They set the display brightness way up in stores since a lot of consumers think brighter is better. If you use a calibration disk for setup the brightness is properly set way down from maximum. So the set needs to be judged on factors other than brightness. Just for info.

Oh yeah...I'm well aware of that. Seen many ISF calibrations taking place on plasmas/LCD etc...it's cool to see as well. I'm just thinking that the panels may be a good evolutionary step when they become affordable - hopefully!

I've read that longevity and the blue spectrum are the current "bumps in the road" slowing down the performance of these.

 

[Halon451]

Oh yeah...I'm well aware of that. Seen many ISF calibrations taking place on plasmas/LCD etc...it's cool to see as well. I'm just thinking that the panels may be a good evolutionary step when they become affordable - hopefully!

I've read that longevity and the blue spectrum are the current "bumps in the road" slowing down the performance of these.

2-3 years tops on lifespan with high usage for a TV that costs a hell of a lot of money at this point in time. And you are correct, the blue spectrum has proven to be the first to go, so it will render all the images out of whack once this starts to happen. Plus, since they don't require multiple layers of filtering, this is why the panel is so thin - even that is at the expense of overall sturdiness - very fragile.

The technology is very interesting, but I think I'll watch it from a distance for quite a while until it comes around to being a viable consumer product.

 

[stratman]

2-3 years tops on lifespan with high usage for a TV that costs a hell of a lot of money at this point in time. And you are correct, the blue spectrum has proven to be the first to go, so it will render all the images out of whack once this starts to happen. Plus, since they don't require multiple layers of filtering, this is why the panel is so thin - even that is at the expense of overall sturdiness - very fragile.

The technology is very interesting, but I think I'll watch it from a distance for quite a while until it comes around to being a viable consumer product.

Although there's been quite a stir in regards to plasma being "dead," the old girl still has a lot of kick in her, same for LCD. OLED, as cool as it might appear right now, is too risky to spend $2500 on an 11 inch TV that might go bust in 24 months. Though plasma/LCD have entered their end-of-life cycle, there isn't a mature replacement technology viable at this moment, so for the time being the "old" techs will do just fine.

 

[Halon451]

I don't see Plasma/LCD going anywhere anytime soon...

 

[mouettus]

...is too risky to spend $2500 on an 11 inch TV that might go bust in 24 months.

Buying that OLED tv right now is like buying those 1500$ samsung BDP-1000 2-3 years ago. Technlogy is going to be better and better in a couple of years and prices are going to go down. I can't believe my friend paid 11K$ for a JVC rear projection 4-5 years ago.

In a couple of years from now, those "blue organic leds" are going to rule the world! lol

 

[1tribeca]

Yeah...I've still got my eyes on a Pio PRO-110 (cash pleez!!) Might see what the "final" panel has to offer later in the summer...if it's not a huge jump in PQ, I'll grab the 110. Still a little down about Pioneer exiting plasma building...not cool

 

[yettitheman]

Hmm... OLED projectors. That's going to be VERY interesting. Solid black from a projector. Mmm...

 

[GuyClinch]

Though plasma/LCD have entered their end-of-life cycle, there isn't a mature replacement technology viable at this moment, so for the time being the "old" techs will do just fine.

End of life cyle? I doubt it - they could last another 10 years easy.. Sometimes alternative technology doesn't work out. Just ask the guys who invented the RISC chip and believed x86 was doomed.

OLED, Laser TV, SED.. Until you see them on the shelves with superior picture and not too much of a cost jump...forget it.

Pete

 

[Jack Hammer]

...OLED, Laser TV, SED.. Until you see them on the shelves with superior picture and not too much of a cost jump...

Pete

That's what I'm waiting for...



...extremely patiently.

Jack