INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
We're not exaggerating when we say that OLED is most likely the future of television displays
The premium screen technology is still expensive, but is seeing wider implementation and improvement all the time, even becoming the new
It's different from the other types of panels that have come before it, but the overarching idea is exactly the same: OLED panels help
bring images and video to life in front of your eyes.In short: OLED truly is the next big thing in home entertainment and it's finally
reaching a price point within reach of regular consumers
It offers better image quality (think blacker blacks and brighter whites), reduced power consumption, and faster response times over
traditional LED TVs.So why doesn't everyone own one Right now, they're still prohibitively expensive and for years only a handful of
Sony, one of the initial developers of the technology got back in the game in 2017 with its new Bravia A1E OLED and Sony A8F OLED TV
Philips has threw its hat into the ring with this year's Philips OLED 803 and OLED+ 903; Panasonic has done the same with its FZ952/FZ950
OLED and LG has carried the torch for the last five years with its B-, C-, G-, E- and W-Series OLED TVs.So is OLED worth the hype We've run
you through everything you need to know about latest big screen buzzword in the article below.[Update: Looking for the latest OLED TVs Sony
has just announced that it will release an A9F OLED later this year
too thanks to an upgraded Acoustic Surface audio system
difference between OLED and LCD/LEDEverything
They might sound alike, but the processes are completely different.OLED stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, with "organic" referring to
through, whereas cells in a LCD display require an external light source, like a giant backlight, for brightness.This backlight is what
separated LCD screens from their LED variants
A traditional LCD screen has a backlight (called a cold-cathode fluorescent light, or CCFL) which is uniform across the entire back of the
screen.This means that whether the image is black or white, it is being lit by exactly the same brightness across the panel
This reduces what we call "hotspots," or areas of super bright light, because the actual light source illuminating them is uniform.This all
started a few years back when engineers at companies like Samsung and Sony introduced an array of LEDs as a backlight, which meant that if a
certain part of the screen was black then those LEDs behind that portion could be turned off to make it appear blacker.This is a better
solution than a CCFL backlight, but it still has its problems
Since it's a light behind the LCD producing the illumination rather than the LCD layer itself, the illumination is not entirely in-sync
with the pixel in front of it
The result is an effect called 'blooming', whereby LED light from bright portions of the image bleeds over into areas of blackness.This is
what separates OLEDs from LCD/LED displays
In an OLED display, the pixels themselves are the things producing the light, and so when they need to be black they are able to turn off
completely, rather than relying on a backlight to turn off on their behalf.What are the advantages of OLEDThe result is remarkably dark
blacks in an image, and when you combine this with the brightness of the whites an OLED panel is able to produce you're left with a
fantastically vibrant image.LG and Panasonic, pretty much the most consistent producers of OLED televisions on the planet, like to use the
term "infinite contrast" to describe how the self-lighting pixels switch off completely when reproducing black giving it an "absolute" black
color instead of a "relative" black that only describes how dark one pixel can get compared to the brightest pixel on the screen.For years
there was a question mark about longevity of OLED panels, while production lines have been impossible to make profitable due to high failure
its affordability has gotten better, although it's still much more expensive than competing technologies.The advantages of OLED go beyond
simple static image quality to the responsiveness and smoothness of the display itself, meaning gamers and home cinema aficionados are going
It's capable of a refresh rate of as low as 0.001ms, which for reference, is around 1,000 times faster than a standard LED-backlit LCD
panel, while also being superior to the now-discontinued plasma tech, too.And, because the lighting source they use is so tiny, the depth of
screen sizes has shrunk at the same rate
That means OLED TVs have awesomely deep blacks and bright, peak whites, improved color accuracy as well as smooth responsive motion - and
all from a form factor that's just a few millimetres in depth and much lighter than standard TVs.Which OLED TVs are out nowOLED TVs have
been on the market since 2012, and a variety of manufacturers have tackled the technology over the years
It used to be the case that OLED's were produced by just Samsung and LG, but Samsung dropped the technology over its cost and how
difficult it was to produce, and has no intention of restarting production any time soon.LG, on the other hand, has been releasing OLED sets
In 2017, LG continued with the 7-Series TVs, and now, in 2018, has worked its way up to the 8-Series of TVs: the B8, C8, E8, G8 and
ultra-thin LG Signature W8 OLED
Panasonic brought out its first OLED set, the TX-65CZ950, last year, and Philips impressed with its new pair of OLED 803 and OLED+ 903
televisions out in late 2018.Image 1 of 11Here are some of the best OLED televisions available to buy right now! Image 2 of 11Philips OLED
803Image 3 of 11Philips OLED+ 903Image 4 of 11Philips 9002Image 9 of 11Sony A1E OLEDImage 10 of 11Philips 55POS9002Image 11 of 11Panasonic
TX-65CZ950How much do OLED TVs costOLED TVs are definitely getting cheaper, but they're still a long way from what we'd call affordable
on the market means that those small number of players in the market are more or less free to charge exactly what they want
We're not going to see prices drop until we get more competition.That said, usually when one company starts to pull ahead, the others
Prices should come down when manufacturers can work out the kinks on the production line and demand increases for these phenomenal pieces of
tech.What's the future for OLEDOLED is an expensive new technology that even after several years is still proving difficult for
manufacturers to get right.In fact, OLED has been around for so long without having made it to the masses that in 2014 we wrote an opinion
piece about how the technology might be dead.Obviously the fact that we're still talking about OLED in 2017 means that the technology is far
from dead, but after so many years of trying to make it work it's difficult to maintain hope that it will ever be truly affordable.But
just because OLED isn't affordable yet doesn't mean it's not getting better
year ago.If this trend continues we might just see the technology become mainstream in a couple of years time, but for now OLED remains
something for enthusiasts.Original reporting in this article was by Jamie Carter.FnJWBoEjuyJctyKyFJnxQH.jpg#
