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Mitsubishi Electric says that they will start selling the Diamond Vision OLED displays in 100" and above sizes on September 21st. The Diamond Vision (announced back in October 2009) is a modular displays for indoor use. Each module is 384mx384mm, with 128x128 resolution. Each pixel is about 3mm in size, you need to view the displays from at least two meters away.

155-inch Diamond-Vision prototype

The Diamond Vision is bright (1,200cd/m²) and has a good contrast (twice as better as LED, says Mitsubishi) - so it can be used in brightly-lit areas such as airports or stations. The OLEDs were jointly developed by Mitsubishi and Pioneer.

Earlier today we got word that Pioneer and Mitsubishi Chemical will jointly develop OLED Lighting. Now we have some more information. Pioneer will be the one to actually make the panels, and Mitsubishi will sell them across Verbatim's worldwide sales network. The plan is to start mass production in 2011, with a sales target of $335 million in 2015 and $1.1 billion in 2020.

The two companies are currently researching OLED lighting panels that use printable hole injecting material (HIM) and new emitting materials, and will also research printable OLED lighting development and commercialization. Mitsubishi plans to start early stage mass production and marketing of new printable emitting materials, which are probably the PHOLED materials developed together with UDC.

We'll be able to view their first prototype (a dimmable/tone adjustable OLED panel, which Mitsubishi say it's the world's first) at the Light+Building exhibition, April 11-16 Frankfurt, Germany.

Pioneer announced that they have agreed to cooperate with Mitsubishi Chemical on OLED Lighting. Pioneer was the first company to actually make OLED panels, but have exited from the OLED display market in 2005 (and will stop making TVs alltogether in 2010). It's great to hear they are back into OLEDs.

Mitsubishi Chemical is already working with UDC towards Materials for use in Phosphorescent OLED Displays Fabricated
Through Solution or "Wet" Processing Methods.

Here's a nice video of Mitsubishi's new modular OLED TV, the Diamond-Vision OLED. This can be made of any size, actually, as it is made from individual OLED 'pixels' (each has a 3mm pitch):

Mitsubishi Electric is showing a new flexible OLED display (they call it the Diamond-Vision OLED) which is a modular display made from small OLED panels. Each panel is one 'pixel', and together they can be made into a large high-res image. There's no limit to the size of this display - it can be used to cover buildings, trains, or even 'entire-cities' like Mitsubishi says...

Mitsubishi 155-inch Diamond-Vision OLED TV

They are now demonstrating a 155" Diamond-Vision OLED TV prototype. Each pixel pitch is 3mm, which means that you have to watch the TV from about 2 meters away. 

Mitsubishi thinks that this screen is better than large LED displays used in sports stadiums and other places, because of the better resolution that can be achieved. The lifetime is said to be 20,000 hours. No word yet on pricing or availability.

Note - the OLEDs themselves are not 'flexible', but the display can be curved because it is made from individual OLED panels...

Mitsubishi entered the OLED market back in 2007.

Back in February, Mitsubishi stopped making their Laser TV (LaserVue) - those high-end TVs using laser technology, costing around 7,000$. 

Now Mitsubishi says that they are back in production. Here's some more info on those TVs.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics
America, Inc. today announced the beginning of the laser era and the immediate
availability of the world's first, laser-powered television. The Mitsubishi
LaserVue(TM) 65" model is now being sold for $6,999 at select specialty
retailers nationwide. After months of anticipation, many consumers nationally
have already purchased LaserVue and have had the rare opportunity to
experience the amazing breadth and depth of color that laser television
offers. LaserVue has been introduced as the most energy efficient
large-format, high-definition television available on the market today.
LaserVue not only delivers two times the color of many of today's HDTVs,
but it also uses exponentially less power than LCD and plasma TVs.

LaserVue's technology is unparalleled; laser beams provide an extensive
range of rich, complex colors, along with truly distinct clarity and immersive
depth of field. Precise and focused, the purity of laser light far surpasses
current high-definition technologies. LaserVue has demonstrated a
reproduction of color gamut in excess of 200 percent of BT.709, delivering two
times the color of many of today's HDTVs. Brightness has been demonstrated at
approximately 500 nits. Additional features for LaserVue include Smooth
120Hz(TM), x.v. Color(TM) and 1080p with an Ultra Thin Frame.

Mitsubishi says that ther Laser-TVs are ready to hit the stores at Q3 2008. The "LaserVue" TVs will come in 65" and 73". Mitsubishi is not telling much about the technology, but they say taht the color gamut is twice the ones of 'traditional HDTVs'. The sets run at 120Hz, at 500 nits of brightness - pretty much like LCD/Plasma TV sets. The TVs are quite thick, though, at 10-inch.

One of the big advantages is the power-consumption - it's less than 200 watts - half of that of LCD, a third of plasma.

Read more here (Engadget)

Researchers at Sumitomo Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical are working on "spreadable" OLED displays, that will also double as solar-panels - they might be self powered in this way. The displays can be "painted" on any material, creating a 100nm thin display.

The companies actually claim to work towards prototypes in 2 years.