Individual Project: OLED TV

Denz Joseph R. Borrero

2009-37801

The television had been a part of our life for almost a hundred years. From black and white tv to color tv. From CRT to Flat screen TV. Now we have LCD and Plasma TV. The latest technology now is the OLED TV. OLED has been used for smartphones and monitors. The main attraction of OLED TVs is its ability to have a curved shape. Two of the mainstream companies that sell TVs are some of the pioneers of selling the new technology. LG and Samsung each have their own version of OLED tvs. 

The main difference between OLED and LCD tvs are the structure by which it shows images. LCD makes use of liquid crystals which needs a backlight. The colors change as it passes through the crystals. OLED on the other hand uses diodes which do not need a backlight anymore as the diode itself emits light. One comparison which can be seen clearly is the difference between the two is the color black. Since an LCD tv need a backlight, it cannot achieve the true black color, while an OLED is capable of showing a true black color since it does not turn on the diode. Some of the advantages of OLED are its slimmer thickness, lower power consumption and wider viewing angle. Despite these advantages, it might still be too early to tell that it will be the better choice when choosing a television. It is still a young technology and has not yet proven its worth, especially since as of now, it is more expensive the LCD tvs. Its lifetime is not yet fully tested so it will really be something of a newcomer. Because it is also able to show true blacks, in effect, the whites also become dimmer. Of course, the viewing experience is the important factor in choosing a television. One of the considerations for that viewing experience is the occurrence of burn-ins or an afterimage in the screen. With its main advantage as a curved tv, there is still a large room for improvement for OLED tv to become a real competitor for LCD tvs.

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