LG's Beautiful 55-inch OLED TV Hitting the UK This Summer

[JMcEntegart]

A beautiful TV with a scary price.

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[nevertell]

Well, if it's that high a price to start with, couldn't they raise it even more but in turn push out qHD ?
OLED+high-res would be a killer combo.

 

[Matthew Kauffman]

"However, because OLED layers are flexible and lighter, OLED displays don't require backlighting and the colours are more vivid and the blacks are very deep."

No - OLED displays don't require backlighting due to being emissive rather than transmissive.

 

[blackened144]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Well, if it's that high a price to start with, couldn't they raise it even more but in turn push out qHD ?OLED+high-res would be a killer combo.[/citation]

It wouldnt just 'raise it even more'.. I think an OLED qHD display of this size would run near $80,000 instead of the $8,000 they are asking for this unit.

 

[tarzan2001]

[citation][nom]nevertell[/nom]Well, if it's that high a price to start with, couldn't they raise it even more but in turn push out qHD ?OLED+high-res would be a killer combo.[/citation]
[citation][nom]blackened144[/nom]It wouldnt just 'raise it even more'.. I think an OLED qHD display of this size would run near $80,000 instead of the $8,000 they are asking for this unit.[/citation]
I believe what you guys meant is "QHD", which mean "quad HD" and is a resolution of 2560x1440 pixels. "qHD" means "quarter of full HD", which is only 960x540 pixels.

But yeah, a TV with that resolution and technology would be insanely awesome, yet insanely expensive too!

 

[wiyosaya]

Panasonic showed a 56" printed 4K OLED at CES this year. Panasonic and Sony are collaborating to mass produce these sets with a speculated market date of 2014 or 2015. Prices, of course, are not yet available, but we are not far off from seeing such sets in the mainstream market.

 

[spat55]

Waste of money.

 

[halcyon]

I must be old fashioned but I'm quite satisfied with my little 60" Samsung 3D that was < $2K. It has a good enough picture for my purposes.

 

[bollwerk]

16 pounds for a 55" TV? wow, that's insane.
You could hang it like a picture.

 

[LukeCWM]

[citation][nom]spat55[/nom]Waste of money.[/citation]

Should you or I buy this TV? Absolutely not. But I'm thrilled that some companies are paying the absurd price to create the technology and infrastructure to build these, and I'm even more thrilled that there are some rich people willing to buy these.

Somebody needs to complete the spendy projects, and somebody needs to buy the spendy products. This is all part of the cycle of how the price will drop to where you and I can afford it. And I can't wait!