Sony’s 0.3mm-thick OLED Display is Insane

Posted by Zach Epstein on Apr 16, 2008 3:40 pm 12 comments

Filed in Displays, News

Ummmm, for real? If we didn’t see photos of this thing with our own eyes, we would’ve called shenanigans faster than Madonna can jump on a genre bandwagon. Remember the 3mm XEL-1 OLED display that Sony showed off late last year? Yeah, that thing is a fatty compared to this puppy. How thin is the latest OLED display showcased by Sony? 0.3mm… As in 0.0118 inches! Not many details are available for this wonder of a display, but we do know that the resolution is 960 x 540 pixels and the picture is surprisingly crisp. Imagine the range of applications that a high-quality display could have with a thickness of less than 1mm. As far as when we might see a display like this come to market, Sony said that it could easily happen within two to three years.

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12 comment(s) for this post.

On Apr 16, 2008 @ 3:48 pm, Maurice Said:

xbr56? lol

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 4:04 pm, Nick Said:

Does Sony make the panel themselves is or somebody else doing that for them?

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 4:13 pm, Ben Said:

.3mm = .0118in
3mm = .118in

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 4:22 pm, zbirdboy Said:

HOLY CRAP!

that’s incredible.

now what’s the retail price. anyway, i just can’t get over that. i want one. bad.

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 4:29 pm, Zach Epstein Said:

Thanks Ben, corrected. Stupid math…

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 7:11 pm, busy Said:

cool to see what were gonna be using in the future

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On Apr 16, 2008 @ 9:34 pm, Jeff B. Said:

That is the most insane tv I’ve ever seen.

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On Apr 17, 2008 @ 12:13 am, mingkee Said:

this will make pretty good computer screen, and pretty space saving
enhanced resolution makes viewing spreadsheet alot easier
it’s also great for games (way faster response) and movie (ABSOLUTE contrast)

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On Apr 17, 2008 @ 2:29 am, Mark Said:

not only will this be great for TV, but they might produce these for there ericsson models too!

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On Apr 17, 2008 @ 7:57 am, ChrisNYC Said:

I gather OLED doesn’t get hot, so even today’s thinnest LCDs (and plazzys, gasp) will look clunky vs. anything OLED. And no more whirl of the fans you plazzy lovers.

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On Apr 17, 2008 @ 4:34 pm, IanF Said:

We’ve been promised OLED based displays for some time now, but they haven’t materialized. I think Sony’s 2-3 year timeframe is probably a best case scenario. From what I’ve read, it is currently too expensive to mass produce these displays in usable sizes. There have been some breakthroughs by GE in this area though, so this could change soon.

Just my $.02

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On May 9, 2008 @ 9:31 pm, Juan Said:

WOW!!! this is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!! WE can finally have tv wallpaper!..lol..this is very cool…and i hope its sooner than 2-3 years!

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