Anyone who has been following high-definition televisions lately will probably heard of something called OLED, or organic light-emitting diode.
Offering gorgeous picture quality while drawing less energy than plasma or LCD televisions, some believe that OLED televisions are the future. There are two big drawbacks right now, however:
- Its very expensive (an 11-inch Sony OLED TV retails for $2,500).
- Relatively short lifespan.
Toshiba and Panasonic have some up with a way to solve the second of those two problems with a new technology that can double the lifespan of OLED displays, pushing its expected life past that of LCD displays.
Inside the 20.8-inch prototype display, a metal membrane helps deliver light from polymers in the substrate throughout the glass surface more efficiently than current OLED’s. The result is the same picture quality with half the brightness and a doubling of the screens expected life.
No televisions have been announced yet that will be using his new technology, things are currently just at the prototype stage.
[Via Engadget]
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