DuPont crafts ultra longevous OLED materials, which likely won't be affordable

by Darren Murph posted May 31st 2009 at 7:19AM

DuPont's been dabbling in OLED advancement for years now, and while the world waits for the introduction of market-ready big-screen OLED HDTVs, engineers at the miracle-working company are toiling away to make sure those very sets last quite some time. For anyone following the OLED TV scene, you'll know that luminance longevity has been a nagging issue, but if new developments pan out, stamina will be the least of our worries. In fact, the firm has crafted a green light-emitting material that can purportedly push onward for over a hundred years... continuously. Furthermore, the same scientists have engineered a new blue light-emitting material with a luminance half-life of 38,000 hours along with a red light-emitting material with a life of 62,000 hours. Unfortunately for the laypeople out there, we can't imagine this stuff being even marginally affordable -- but hey, it's great news for the sybarites!

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Nick @ May 31st 2009 11:00AM

If it's marketable, and doesn't use copious quantities of some rare precious gem, eventually it'll be affordable. Remember how expensive 16:9 sets were in the 90s? OLED has a long way to go, don't get me wrong, but if there's a market for it, it'll sell. I still stand by DLP though, I don't understand why someone would be willing to spend 4 times as much for a TV that's advantage is being a little thinner. Sounds stupid to me.

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Nick @ May 31st 2009 12:29PM

4 times as much? This isn't 2003 bud..... You can go to any store these days, and pick up a 50" plasma for right around 1k. I'd much rather have a 50" plasma than a 50" DLP.

Hell, you can snag 58" plasmas for around 2k if you shop around.

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DrXym @ May 31st 2009 4:51PM

At one time a 32" plasma in SD and a potential lifespan of 8000 hours would set you back £10,000.

I see OLED at the same or even earlier point in its technological life. If people really want to pay stupid money for a Mk I OLED set then that's their business. I'm quite happy for the price to drop to realistic levels and for the reliability and lifespan to improve. It's not like existing televisions are intolerably bad in the meantime.

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