OLED TV: Introduction and Industry News - Page 53

Switzerland-based R&D tools provider Fluxim released a new simulation tool called Laoss. Laoss is aimed specifically for large area organic electronic devices - such as large OLED display and lighting panels and perovskite solar cells.

The Laoss software is used to design optimal electrode lay-outs of any shape with and without current carrying grids. Fluxim says that a carefully designed electrode layout avoids non-uniformities that arise due to the resistance of the electrode and charge injecting layers. Laoss tool can be used in combination with Fluxim’s Setfos software to design the layer stack of the OLED/PV device as well as with results from the Paios measurement platform.

UBI Research says that WOLED technology will lead the premium TV market from 2020 onwards. LCD will not be able to match the performance of OLED TVs at the high-end of the TV market, and solution-based OLED TVs and QD TVs will find it hard to penetrate the market as WOLED technology is one step ahead in commercialization.

According to UBI, in 2016 OLED TVs will grab a 16.7% share of the global premium TV market. In 2020, OLED TVs will lead that market with a 68.1% share.

Panasonic demonstrated a new transparent display, showing several use cases for this technology - in wine refrigerators, in living room cabinets and more.

According to reports, this is Panasonic's 2nd gen transparent displays. The first generation displays were LCD (LED) based displays, but the company was not happy with the quality of the display and the low transparency. Changing to an OLED display resulted in better transparency and great images - virtually indistinguishable from non transparent TVs.

Our friends from DisplayMate posted an in-depth shootout of LG's 2016 OLED TV, the 65" 4K OLEDE6. DisplayMate finds this new TV to perform "exceptionally well" - in fact this TV offers an image quality that is "Visually Indistinguishable from Perfect". This is unquestionably the best performing TV ever tested at DisplayMate.

LG's OLED TV breaks many TV display performance records at DisplayMate: including the highest absolute color accuracy, the lowest screen reflectance , the highest absolute luminance accuracy, and the highest contrast ratio with perfect Black Levels of any TV ever tested. Almost all tests showed improvement over LG's 2015 OLED TVs.

LG's Signature OLED G6 is now shipping for $5,999 at Amazon.com - that's $2,000 off the previous price of $7,999! I'm not sure how much longer this price will last, but this is a great deal. The G6 is LG's premium OLED TV, featuring an ultra-slim on-glass design, a high-end pivoting Harman Kardon soundbar, LG's webOS 3.0, Color Prime PRO technology and HDR. The 77" model costs $19,999.

LG also >reduced the price of the entry-level flat 55" OLEDB6 to $2,297 (down from $2,497). The 65" B6 still costs $3,999.

LG's EG9600 are curved 4K (UHD) OLED TVs, introduced early in 2015. LG now offers the 65" model for only $2,499. The 55" model is shipping for $1,888.

LG EG9600 OLED TV

The EG9600 TVs offer HDR support, an anti-glare filter, WebOS 2.0 and quad-core CPUs. LG offers similar flat models, the EF9500 TVs.

Blue TADF developer Cynora signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Guangdong Juhua Printing Display Technology to cooperate on OLED TV development.

Johua was established earlier this year by CSoT (66%) and TianMa (34%) with an aim to industrialize printed OLED technologies. Johua Printing is an "open innovation platform" guided by the Chinese government that collaborates with both industry and universities to drive the progress of China's display industry and the GUangdong Province specifically.

LG launched its flagship TV, the 77" 4K OLEDG6 Signature in the US. The price of this TV is $19,999 - and it will start shipping next month. The G6 feature an ultra-slim on-glass design, a high-end pivoting Harman Kardon soundbar, LG's webOS 3.0, Color Prime PRO technology and HDR.

The 65" G6 OLED TV is now shipping for $7,999. LG will start accepting pre-orders for the 77" model on Saturday.

Amazon now offers LG's 2016 entry-level 4K 55" OLEDC6 (curved) OLED TV for $2,175 - down from $2,497. LG's OLEDC6 features LG's webOS 3.0, Color Prime PRO technology and HDR. The C6 series includes 55" and 65" models.

The 65" OLEDC6 still costs $3,999. LG's regular 55" OLEDC6 price is still at $2,497 at Amazon, so this maybe a short-term deal for now.

Chinese TV makers Skyworth demonstrated a dual-view 55" OLED display - this is a device that include two OLED panels, probably aimed towards signage and commercial applications. The OLED panels themselves are probably provided by LG Display.

In September 2015 LG Display presented its own double-sided OLED display prototypes, in both curved and flat formats. In March 2016 LG officially launched those products under their new commercial OLED unit.