LG's 30-inch OLED Coming in Distant 2012

By Kevin Parrish, published on July 17, 2009 at 3:21 PM
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: , , , | Themes: Display Panels and Monitors
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LG has decided to mass produce its 30-inch OLED panel in 2012.

According to LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo, the company plans to produce 30-inch organic light emitting diode (OLED) panels for TVs in 2012. The announcement is quite surprising considering that both Sony and Samsung have already expressed their intentions to produce mid-sized OLED displays possibly this year but no later than mid-2010; Samsung launched a new OLED-based mobile phone in South Korea just last month.

"The commercial success of OLEDs hinges on how it shows its superiority compared to existing liquid crystal display (LCD) technologies," Young-soo told reporters. "We will focus on TV panels rather than cell phone panels because the larger the display, the more efficient the OLED technology."

As reported by Trading Markets, Young-soo added that the company plans to hire 1,700 people this year for the research and development sector dedicated to OLED technology. Originally, LG planed to enter mass production of its 32-inch OLED TV in 2011, however those plans were made before the economy took a plunge. LG's 15-inch OLED TV hits store shelves this December.

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ckiraly 07/17/2009 9:43 PM
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Great! Armageddon in Super-HD! Woo hoo!!!

xyzionz 07/17/2009 11:24 PM
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I got 3 years time to save up some cash for it then lol

Regulas 07/18/2009 1:33 AM
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What about using them on laptops?

Belardo 07/18/2009 5:23 AM
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A friend just bought the Samsung LED TV, its about 60". The picture is unreal. Very high contrasts, super sharp and of course 1" thin. The thickness is not the big deal... the picture amazing.

I've not seen a consumer TV look as good as this. But its also ODD looking at times. It'll take a while to get used to it.

r0x0r 07/18/2009 6:04 AM
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I'll wait until a few years after that so they can fix the inevitable teething problems.

ViPr 07/18/2009 8:21 AM
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when are OLEDs with full HD going to be available?

Anonymous 07/18/2009 1:55 PM
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@Belardo - Samsung LED TV is not the same thing, as this is just LED backlit.

Belardo 07/18/2009 3:32 PM
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amdgamer666 07/18/2009 10:31 PM
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@belardo, sharpness is relative to dpi not resolution, so it would only look grainy compared to the smaller tv's if you're at the same distance. If you're farther back it's gonna look sharper.

If the 30" panels are for tv's, then when we will see them for monitors? WQXGA resolutions combined with OLED technology would be so damn amazing, it's mindblowing just thinking about it. Well worth the thousands it'll cost :P

Belardo 07/19/2009 12:38 PM
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I am aware of the size vs sharpness. Just saying, with the LED & OLED monitors being so detailed, etc... it needs higher res.

I can't wait for OLED 26~28" PC monitors to come out and COST under $500.

But I wonder what they'll call the replacement of HD? SuperHD?

Anonymous 07/19/2009 2:11 AM
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If you want to know it is calles super hi-vision.

Japanese broadcaster NHK has come up with what they call Super Hi-Vision, and it puts HD to shame with an insane resolution of 7680x4320. Yeah, that's the equivalent of 16 HDTVs crammed into one.ts

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/inadequ [...] 264077.php

anamaniac 07/19/2009 1:51 PM
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7680*4320...
That seems about right to me.
My fathers boss wants to spend 10k on a 1900x1080 plasma... What a waste. Resolution, to me, is the most important factor. Quality comes second!

tacoslave 07/19/2009 10:10 PM
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lol "super hi-vision". thats what i call smoking crack after doing lsd and heroin.

matt87_50 07/20/2009 1:35 AM
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hope its more healthy to look at all day, I for one spend most of my day staring at an LCD monitor at work, just to come home and watch my LCD tv. I'm not saying that LCD is unhealthy - I wouldn't know - but it would be nice to know that my eyes weren't going to fall out in 10 years.

waxdart 07/20/2009 10:12 AM
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Well I'm going to buy myself a nice new tv at the end of the year so I'lll have to wait at least 20 years before I replace it :) If it lasts that long :(


captaincharisma 07/20/2009 2:12 PM
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if this is the case then 2012 will be the year Plasma TV's die

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