In my many articles as a tech journalist I would always praise the use of OLED screens for displays because they require less power, they are much brighter and are typically cheaper to produce. The main downside would be a shorter lifespan - but short is actually relative, when it comes to replacing your laptop every 5 years at least.
So LG announced its frameless OLED notebooks - its like viewing your Word document on a REALLY WIDE screen as there is a full bleed along the edges of your computer. Neat, huh?
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Where did you get all that nonsense about OLEDs? If they were to be implemeted in a notebook without changing the UI from balck on white to white on black, it would use more power than an LCD. Currently, AMOLEDs require a 40% price premium over LCDs and they are not necessarily brighter. Depends on how hard the OLED is driven and the luminance of the backlight for the LCD.
But they are:
1) Thinner and Lighter
2) Higher in Contrast
3) Better in Color Gamut
4) Faster in response time (for video)
In new technology, you can't always believe the hype!
Regards,
Barry
Posted by: Barry Young | January 7, 2007 6:33 PM | Permalink to Comment