Samsung predicts OLED laptop availability by 2010
Home A/V, Computing, Mobile | by Samuel Axon | Tue Dec 2, 2008 9:57AM | 0 comments
A Samsung vice president told attendees at a seminar in Tokyo that he believes OLED displays will begin to appear in laptops by 2010, and that by 2015 they'll account for 28% of all laptop displays, costing of only 10% more than the current standard, LCDs. OLEDs have several advantages over LCDs: they consume less power and their contrast ratio is superior, as the dark portions of the image are not washed out by a backlight. They are also an excellent match with touchscreen technology. Currently, though, they're extremely expensive and have a relatively short lifespan, making them an unattractive option for the average consumer — something Samsung believes it will soon remedy by bringing the lifespan up to 2,000 hours. That's still a far cry from the LCD lifespan, but it's a start.
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