Samsung's 55-inch OLED TV Launching This Spring
Slim, sexy, and scheduled for landing in just a few months' time.
We see a lot of beautiful gadgets at CES each year and this year Samsung's 55-inch OLED was at the top of our list. With its slim design and minimal bezel, it's hard not to see the beauty in a TV like this. Sadly, at the time, Samsung couldn't say when the device would be launching -- the company only said that it would go on sale in the second half of this year. Lucky for us, unlike some products that appear at CES only to never be seen again, the 'Super' OLED TV will soon make its way to the UK.
Crave cites word from Samsung directly in reporting that the 8mm thin television is on its way to the UK this spring. The TV is 3D-capable, and also boasts an integrated camera coupled with what Samsung is calling Smart Interaction Technology. This allows users to control their TV with voice and motion control as well as face recognition.
Pricing has yet to be announced. Still, considering we had originally heard the TV was scheduled to be launched in the second half of the year, we're happy enough just knowing it's coming sooner rather than later. Besides, the price would probably only depress us anyway.
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This rumour has already been denied by Samsung.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/television [...] -50006947/
TV with camera?? 1984 is coming.
any data on resolution? 4k? 5k?
would love to upgrade my 30" dell monitor for 32" 4K version...that would be so sweet
No way Samsung is going to market in 2012 with this Oled TV its not finished and way behind LG who and doing WOled that looks better and is easier to produce.
Still happy with my 42" inch plasma.
When I do upgrade though, I want at least 70"-80" Screen at 4K resolution at similar cost of what I paid for my plasma a few years back.
Not really care if is Oled, LCD or Plasma, but I'm certain that I will still not care about 3D.
All I care are: better resolution (4K), better blacks, faster refresh rates and Network ready
so I can hook that beauty to my NAS.
1920 x 1080. If it were 4k it would beyond the reach of almost everybody in terms of price.
Also I didn't realise that they had integrated cameras in tv's in the 80's that could detect body movement for tv operation - knob head.
1920 x 1080. If it were 4k it would beyond the reach of almost everybody in terms of price.Also I didn't realise that they had integrated cameras in tv's in the 80's that could detect body movement for tv operation - knob head.
He's talking about the book 1984 smart one.
I wonder how OLED image quality compares with Mitsubishi's LaserVue displays.
This rumour has already been denied by Samsung.http://crave.cnet.co.uk/television [...] -50006947/
Interesting that the rumor has been denied.
Samsung has stated the price will be much less than $8,000 US and will be only slightly pricier than their best LCD sets.
Interesting that the rumor has been denied.Samsung has stated the price will be much less than $8,000 US and will be only slightly pricier than their best LCD sets.
And what does that have to do with the denial of the rumour that the UK will be receiving it in the spring?
And what does that have to do with the denial of the rumour that the UK will be receiving it in the spring?
Hmmm. Haven't heard of putting two topics in the same post?
would love to upgrade my 30" dell monitor for 32" 4K version...that would be so sweet
considering 4k is 4000x2000 ish pixels, i would rather stick with a 2560x1600 or in my case a 1920x1200.
Hopefully LG releases their WOLED without the stupid gimmickry.
oled sounds nice...
we want 20" 1600p, 120+ hz refresh rate and 22" 4k, 120 hz refresh rate oled monitors!!
please samsung make it happen. price is not a problem!!
I didn't buy it at the first place. Samsung can't start mass produce that soon. It's oled tv is hard to mass produce and it still has some technical things to overcome.. like lifespan of blue pixel. I'm pretty sure LG OLED TV will hit the market a lot sooner.
@With its slim design and minimal bezel@
Which is yet another example of slavishly copying Apple's design of yet to be released Apple TV!
/facepalm
Why you no make monitor for PC first ?
i just want smaller versions of this 40inch please!
would love to upgrade my 30" dell monitor for 32" 4K version...that would be so sweet
Ok gop ahead and blow your money it's not like you will see a diff with a screen that small. You can barely tell a diff between 720p and 1080p with a screen that size let alone 4k.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought when they started talking about producing OLED TVs, they were supposed to be cheaper to manufacture than LCD/LED which in turn meant the retail prices would be lower. A price range of $4-$8k doesn't exactly sound like the consumers will be saving anything.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought when they started talking about producing OLED TVs, they were supposed to be cheaper to manufacture than LCD/LED which in turn meant the retail prices would be lower. A price range of $4-$8k doesn't exactly sound like the consumers will be saving anything.
Like with any new technology the initial prices will be high due to paying for R&D and the low volume of initial production.
I told you. Kinect is the future. It's going to replace remote controls and the keyboard and mouse. Yes, the evolutionarily disabled will still be able to use a dummy KB+M to emulate the old way. Just like windows classic mode.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought when they started talking about producing OLED TVs, they were supposed to be cheaper to manufacture than LCD/LED which in turn meant the retail prices would be lower. A price range of $4-$8k doesn't exactly sound like the consumers will be saving anything.
Yes, you are correct in that they will be much easier to manufacture than LCDs, and probably any existing display technology. Specifically, there are at least a couple of companies that are working on a printing process that manufactures OLED sets with DuPont, in particular, having announced that they perfected a process that will print a 50" display in under 2-minutes. DuPont has also licensed that technology to a unnamed major Asian manufacturer, and is building a pilot plant in New Jersey to produce large OLED displays. As the technology matures, I think it is reasonable to assume that manufacturing costs will drop very rapidly.
As a bit of a background, when plasma and lcd sets in that size first appeared, they were on the order of $15K - $20K US. For OLED to come into the market at under $8K is truly amazing in the context of the emergence of "advanced" display technologies. Some are predicting price parity with LCD by the end of 2013 which, if it actually occurs, will also be an amazing feat as LCD / plasma took something like 10+ years to get to their current prices.
So, anyone who does not have the $$ at this time to drop on one of these, LG's, or Panasonic's announced OLED entries when they first come out, should, IMHO, wait a year. My bet is that in that year's time, the price is going to drop drastically.
IMHO, OLED is the future of display technology, and the next few years will be exciting from the display standpoint.
The sooner people snag up all these expensive OLEDS at launch time, the sooner we 'might' see price drops, although, the Asian marketing teams layout their roadmaps for pricing, as if set in stone, no matter result of initial purchasing trend.
I hope they make them in 32 - 36 - 40 sizes, sadly my condo is even too small to accomodate 40" and I hate current LED tech with a passion.
Some points:
1) the low-life issue is solved. Of course things will still improve.
2) Manufacturing is still difficult. The "printing" technique when implemented will eventually become very cheap but we simply don't have this yet.
3) 1920x1080 is adequate for most HDTV's based on viewing distance. Higher resolutions for monitors such as 3840x2160 will be done for 27" monitors.
We will also see much higher resolutions for 3D HDTV's but I think this is only needed for passive. The "effective" resolution is still 1920x1080 and I won't discuss the reasons here but there is a very good reason for the high resolutions.
Shutter technology will always be the best 3D technology for HDTV, and will eventually replace passive in the theater (may take ten years).
4) Some "experts" estimate pricing for a 55" OLED to go something like this:
2012 - $10,000
2013 - $5,000
2014 - $3,000
2015 - $1,500
5) SPEAKERS and thin HDTV's:
Here's the big issue. While I don't mind a remote, wireless box for the inputs and processing, what do you do about the speakers?
Are we going to have FOUR separate components?
#1 - 4mm to 8mm 55" HDTV screen,
#2 - Wireless box (inputs, processing)
#3 - Speaker #1
#4 - Speaker #2
Screens may well be 4mm (LG) or even less but current speakers need to be much thicker.
Personally, for my needs I'd prefer an all-in-one approach. And can at least one of the companies offer an HDTV with really good speakers? I couldn't find a single current HDTV with really good speakers and there's no simple way to add a basic stereo addon package.
OLED IS FINALLY HERE? YEAH!! (and now I wait until it costs $2000 or less... )
finally it will be possible to make a 3 monitor system without the monitor "borders"
Yep. These are much cheaper than I expected!
In some years they are suitable to anyone buying new TV set. (The next "big buck" aka luxury items will be those 2K or 4K tv-sets for those who have money and want to show it :-)
And maybe those ultra thin speakers (http://electronicdesign.com/article/commentary/_thin_speaker_technology_gets_ready_to_revolutionize_audio_markets.aspx)
Wish they would make a 30 inch Oled 120 hz model at 2560 x 1600 res I would give my left arm for one... and a left nut too prob.
maybe if I sell my house I'm able to buy it
I told you. Kinect is the future. It's going to replace remote controls and the keyboard and mouse. Yes, the evolutionarily disabled will still be able to use a dummy KB+M to emulate the old way. Just like windows classic mode.
I have to disagree with you. have seen a video clip of demonstration of Samsung's gesture control at CES. It's not as fancy as it sounds. There is time lag and if there are many people watching, it has a hard time detect the person controlling. It can be upgraded in the future, but for now LG 's motion control remote is the most advanced and mature tv controlling tech imo.