| OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) is any LED | | | | The OLED's may seem like the perfect technology but |
| whose emissive layer consists of a layer of organic | | | | as said, everything has subsiding disadvantages as |
| compounds. This layer allows appropriate organic | | | | well. The biggest problem for the OLED television is |
| compounds to settle down in the form of rows and | | | | the limited lifetime of the organic materials. Blue OLED's |
| columns. This then makes up the pixels of different | | | | flat displays have a lifetime of almost 14,000 hours: 5 |
| colors. | | | | years and 8 hours which is lower than the lifetime of a |
| The company Matshushita has promised to release | | | | flat screen - LCD, which has a lifetime of 60,000 hours. |
| OLED television of screen size of 40 inches by 2011. | | | | Two of the big names in the electronic world, Toshiba |
| This means that in just two more years, your swagger | | | | and Panasonic, have supposedly come with a way to |
| high definition television might be archaic, or at least on | | | | solve this problem and to push the life of an OLED |
| the roadway to extinction. | | | | television to more than that of an LCD television. This |
| So what is the advantage to us, except that it uses | | | | effect is achieved by the help of a metal membrane |
| organic material as the only way to generate pixel? | | | | which passes the light through the substrate more |
| There are many features to this new OLED television | | | | efficiently. The result is the same quality of picture but |
| sets. They have many advantages. Firstly, they are | | | | with less brightness. This increases the life time as the |
| sleek in their look and are as thin as three credit cards | | | | carbon utilized is less. The effect is still yet to be |
| put together! It uses less power since it does not emit | | | | checked though. |
| backlight. It gives long working hours for the same | | | | The first OLED television screen was presented by |
| reason if the product is powered by battery. | | | | Samsung in October 2008. It was a 40 inch set with |
| Furthermore, it has a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. This | | | | full HD resolution of 1920×1080. It had a contrast ratio |
| is a significant detail since it will be the first in creating | | | | of 1,000,000:1 - the max possible till now. It also had |
| deep blacks in astounding black scenes. | | | | luminance of 200 cd/m2 (peak luminance of 600 cd |
| Also, when the OLED television is turned on, it gives a | | | | m2). Samsung stated that 40 inch OLED was in the |
| flashing fast response time compared to the current | | | | international standards the largest that was currently |
| flat displays. This is due to the electric current passing | | | | possible. It became a market leader. |
| through carbon. Carbon is the basis of all organic | | | | On the other hand Sony introduced the 27" OLED |
| matter and OLED comprises of all the organic matter. | | | | which was scheduled for release in the third quarter of |
| This can also be used to finish the pollution. | | | | 2009. It is said that Sony has introduced a new |
| Carbon-based substances include wood, majority of | | | | concept in the OLED technology by making the |
| plastics and sugar. OLED television sets can also have | | | | television even more sleek and handy. The details are |
| a lower production cost which may eventually lead to | | | | yet to be revealed. |
| lower costs in the market. The raison d'être is that | | | | At present, this technology is used in maximum of the |
| the OLED's can be printed on suitable substrate using | | | | commercial electronic/ digital appliances such as small |
| inkjet printers or even screen printing technologies. In | | | | screen mobile phones, MP3's, digital cameras, car |
| addition to this, the OLED substrates can be kept | | | | radio's etc. all of these are the newest need, specially |
| flexible. This opens the door to a whole new era of | | | | for the youth, since these are handy, and easily |
| TV sets. Those can be roll-up displays or even | | | | accessible. OLED's high light output is the most |
| displays which are embedded in fabrics. This might | | | | favorable for the readability in the sunlight. And the low |
| mean that in the coming years, our television set will be | | | | brightness level decreases the percentage of power |
| on our handkerchief! | | | | drain. |