Sony announcing first OLED TV in 2007

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
Yeah, I was about to comment on this... so let's make it clear again:

SHORTER LIFE !!!

A perfect arrangement for Sony... buy a TV today, throw it away because it's totsally useless in a couple of years... Brilliant marketing ploy... not to mention that, as I'm willing to bet, the bigger the screen size, the shorter the lifespan of the screen.

Perfect. And the sheep... uhh, I meant "consumers", will flock to buy these devices, because a couple of short-sighted reviewers will tell them how great the picture is.

They didn't make it with throwaway DVDs, but they will make it with throwaway TVs... :disgust:

Companies love continuous revenue streams. Who cares about efficiency or responsible product development. There's profit to be made, dammit!

 

[NanoStuff]

Originally posted by: mfs378
OLEDs have short lifespans. Give me an LED backlight LCD any day.

Stupid beyond belief.

 

[chuckywang]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[imported_Lothar]

Waiting for SED's here.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
Yeah, I was about to comment on this... so let's make it clear again:

SHORTER LIFE !!!

A perfect arrangement for Sony... buy a TV today, throw it away because it's totsally useless in a couple of years... Brilliant marketing ploy... not to mention that, as I'm willing to bet, the bigger the screen size, the shorter the lifespan of the screen.

Perfect. And the sheep... uhh, I meant "consumers", will flock to buy these devices, because a couple of short-sighted reviewers will tell them how great the picture is.

They didn't make it with throwaway DVDs, but they will make it with throwaway TVs... :disgust:

Companies love continuous revenue streams. Who cares about efficiency or responsible product development. There's profit to be made, dammit!

I believe the lifespans of LCDs and Plasmas have increased substantially over the last few years, so presumably the same will happen with OLED.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: Looney

Originally posted by: supafly
I can see this being used for small laptops or ICE, but not to use as a TV at home.

That's what people said about LCD displays 7-8 years ago.

I don't remember 11" LCD televisions...

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited about the technology and I can't wait for it to mature and there be larger OLED displays. But an 11" TV does not belong in my home, no matter how stunning the display might be.

 

[jjzelinski]

Here's a good thread on OLEDs, I offer my opinion a couple posts down.

 

[josh0099]

Originally posted by: AnitaPeterson
Yeah, I was about to comment on this... so let's make it clear again:

SHORTER LIFE !!!

A perfect arrangement for Sony... buy a TV today, throw it away because it's totsally useless in a couple of years... Brilliant marketing ploy... not to mention that, as I'm willing to bet, the bigger the screen size, the shorter the lifespan of the screen.

Perfect. And the sheep... uhh, I meant "consumers", will flock to buy these devices, because a couple of short-sighted reviewers will tell them how great the picture is.

They didn't make it with throwaway DVDs, but they will make it with throwaway TVs... :disgust:

Gez...This is new technology give them a break...Not everything comes perfect right off the bat and they are probably trying to make it last longer hence the delays...Regular LCDS took a pretty long time to get to everyone's liking in price and performance, so give them a few years and I bet they will be up to standards of normal LCDS, but why not give people that want cutting line technology a chance to own it. I bet if this was any other company other then Sony you wouldn't say much but since its Sony it must be bad...Would rather not anyone invest in new technology and just stay at where we are at? :disgust:

 

[Mani]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
Engadget

This is the most gorgeous display I've ever seen in person. Nothing else is even close.

 

[jjzelinski]

They could make them bigger if they really wanted but I doubt they do. They're still trying to flesh out their investment in the current generation of technology (LCD, plasma) before they introduce a superior product and face another total fab redesign.