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Samsung Shows Off Giant 40-inch OLED HDTV

Mark Wilson on October 30th, 2008

Way back in 2005, Samsung technically showed off a 40-inch OLED screen. We didn’t want to be rude and say anything at the time, but it wasn’t sporting HD resolution and the contrast ratio was a measly 5,000:1. Now Samsung is showing off their new 40-inch OLED (that’s a mere 8.9mm thick), and needless to say, its specs are more than a little worth our attention.

The prototype runs at a full 1080p resolution and features an overkill contrast of 1,000,000:1. (Most scientists will tell you that the eye cannot distinguish such contrast, but marketers will disagree.)

Its color gamut is 107% of the NTSC standard and it features a luminance of 200cd/m2 (peaking at 600cd/m2).

Unfortunately, Samsung is quick to explain that their main assembly lines are not equipped to produce OLED screens beyond 31 inches (earlier roadmaps slated 40 inchers for 2010). Nevertheless, our home theater system is suddenly feeling extremely inadequate. [NYT and Tech-On]

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Oct

Mitsubishi’s Amazing LaserVue Televisions Now Shipping

Mark Wilson on October 28th, 2008

While promising display technologies like SED have pretty much disappeared from the Earth, Mitsubishi has actually begun shipping their absolutely incredible 65″ LaserVue TVs. These sets suck less power than LCDs and feature two times the color of most competitive sets. Oh…but these sets still run almost $7,000 a pop. So that whole inexpensive aspect we’d heard about originally has been quietly swept under the rug for the time being. [LaserVue via Electronista]