Samsung's Massive 40-inch Ultra-slim, Ultra-sharp, OLED TV [AkihabaraNews 20-05-2005 via Gizmodo 5/20/2005] This huge [prototype] OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) TV cements Samsung's status as a consumer technology leader. The OLED panel, which the model is so helpfully showing us is viewable from just about any angle, is also thinner, pixelier, and contrastier than current flat panel TVs. Manufactured on Samsung's fourth generation production line, the prototype combines the features of emissive OLED technology, including wide viewing angle, thin package size, no color filter and no backlight, with the enormous production advantages of standard a-Si techniques. According to the press release, "Shattering traditional AM OLED size limitations, the new prototype offers a maximum screen brightness of 600 nits; a black-and-white contrast ratio of 5,000:1; and, a color gamut of 80 percent. Motion pictures with ultra-high quality images can be impeccably reproduced by skillfully employing OLED's rapid video response capabilities for image processing of HD-class resolution. The ultra-thin shape of the panels will allow future TV set designers to create televisions with a total thickness of only 3cm or less." 5/21/2005 11:39:01 AM    

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