Has anyone seen or heard anything on it.. its making me wonder. Since SED was kicked down by Toshiba's stupidity but it should effect launch of the TVs. I wonder of the manufactureers ran into problems. Sony's TVs definitely didnt have a problem at CES 2007 so I wouldnt doubt we will be seeing even more amazing TVs from them and amny other companies at CES 2008.

I just want to know if anyone has a clue if there has been any specific news. I havent heard a single thing. 

I don't even know what OLCD is, then again I don't really follow video stuff. I consider myself lucky that I can even hook my own TV and audio equipment up. >_>

Last I heard organic displays didn't have very long lifespans. Hopefully they change that.

Still, if this tech does make it to the market, expect it to cost 2-3x as much as current tech...

Sony at CES said their TVs could last 8 - 12 years or something like that.  

Are you referring to OLEDs?

If so, Sony is starting production on an 11 in. model soon. It will be the first model available on the market in the form of a standalone display, and will only be available in Japan.



And yeah, it's sad what happened to SED tvs with Canon and Toshiba. It is a very promising technology. However, things aren't necessarily dead in the water. Canon is still planning to produce SED displays in Japan, though in small quantities. SED could come back one day, if Applied Nanotech was given the proper incentives.

LOL.  Are you fishing for trolls?  Sony says a lot of things

Last I heard, there are definitely kinks in the technology.  Don't hold your breath.

Actually, OLEDs have been praised for their low material costs. They essentially consist of nothing more than a sheet covered in organic material. This is much more cost-efective than liquid crystal displays or plasma displays. Yes, OLEDs are expected to be quite pricey at first, to make up for R&D, but they are also expected to drop below even the cost of LCDs within a short time after they are released, after production issues are stabilized. They won't still be $2000 years after release like LCDs and Plasmas, I can assure you, and they'll have 1,000,000:1 contrast ratios to boot! Say goodbye to LCD, lol.

The only problem with OLEDs, as you said, is the lifespan of the displays. The main issue lies with the organic material used for the blue color tones. They tend to get "used up" more quickly than the material used for the other colors.

OLEDs are really cool. Since they're essentially just organic material on a sheet of material being electrified so that certain colors light up, they can be quite flexible, as there is no need for a back light or anything:

One day we may have OLED displays imbedded in our clothes, lol. Just imagine, you go to buy an Iron Maiden t-shirt, and instead of it having the cover of their latest album on the front, it's playing their latest music video!

^ Just to clear things up, I'm not bashing Sony for the fun of it. All companies stretch the truth. I know this. Sony just seems to do it a lot.

The screens may technically last for 100,000 hours, but the component used to make the color blue only lasts 10,000 hours. Also, since all of the colors age at different rates, the screens undergo noticeable color shifting as early as 1,000 hours in.

Maybe they have found a way around this problem, but I seriously doubt it.

Here's another video showing off Sony's OLEDs with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratios back at CES '07:



These will have amazingly vibrant colors, and as true of a black as physically possible. Unlike LCDs that still have to deal with the blacklight when attempting to emultet black on the display, OLEDs will have no light whatsoever coming from the black areas of the screen.

If OLED's ever get a lifespan comparable to LCD's, 1080p or higher resolution and a price lower than $1,500 for a good sized one, I'd definitely buy one. Too bad it always seems like we always talk about technology that is perpetually "just around the corner".