LG still committed to OLED TVs

[Deleted member 2457]

Here:

http://flatpanelshd.com/news.php?subaction=showfull&id=1401429603

 

[Oldboy]

Finally some good news where OLED is concerned, wonder if Samsung share the same amount of commitment to the technology though...I doubt it.

 

[Jota180]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

 

[simonlewis]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

 

[Series1boy]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

ive heard this before; TOSHIBA HD DVD.

 

[rocketrazor]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

agree, why invest in something that is dead. It needs time to develope a viable why to deliver to consumers without them having to take out a mortgage

 

[rocketrazor]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

ive heard this before; TOSHIBA HD DVD.

beta max vs VHS, hd DVD vs blu-ray. Something wins and something doesn't, but competition helped give the consumer a better product. Unfortunately there is no competition at the mo for oled.

 

[Series1boy]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

ive heard this before; TOSHIBA HD DVD.

beta max vs VHS, hd DVD vs blu-ray. Something wins and something doesn't, but competition helped give the consumer a better product. Unfortunately there is no competition at the mo for oled.

Only competition is LED and it will win because of the mass market. I personally think OLED is only for the minority purists, so not sure it will survive in the TV market. Let's see..

 

[Deleted member 2457]

OLED is dead. LG will have to subsidise the technology and make a loss on each item. TV companies are already making huge losses and are looking for ways to change that, not to add to it.

Absolute nonsense, LG are a business and they wouldn't invest in OLED if it was a dead technology.

ive heard this before; TOSHIBA HD DVD.

Toshiba HD DVD was really good too! I thought it was better than Blu-Ray there too.

 

[bigboss]

LG has always said it is committed to OLED, so is Samsung. Samsung continues to invest in OLED R&D more than anyone else. The reason no models are coming forth this year from Samsung, is because it hasn't managed to crack the technology yet to make it commercially viable (LG has, and patented it!).

 

[Tarxman]

The issue is here is that there are two technologies out effectively at the same time. 4K and OLED. From experience, consumers typically understand resolution much better than they do backlighting tech. It's an easier thing to promote, it's cost effective by comparison. Don't get me wrong, I really hope OLED takes off, in my opinion it's the best tech I've seen in a tv since the Kuro Pioneer panels, but that is why we've seen Samsung go a little quieter with their OLED stuff this year.

 

[bigboss]

Samsung hasn't been able to crack a viable way to mass produce OLED panels yet, while LG has patented its viable technique. That's why it is quiet this year. Samsung's biggest rival is LG, and it must hurt them like hell to not compete with it on OLED. It's got enough money to push more OLED TVs this year as well, but I don't think cost is the reason.

 

[Tarxman]

A representative from Samsung told me that a. They don't want to confuse the market by pushing two different techs simultaneously and b. That with current OLED pricing, most consumers would opt for a 4K screen in LED rather than paying nearly twice that on a 1080P OLED TV. I'm sure once they feel the market is ready, Samsung will be pumping them out like nobodies business.