7.6-inch OLED displays go mass production, next stop UMPCs and Kodak photo frames?
Sometime shortly after Philips introduced it first digital photo frame -- let's call it CES, January 2006 -- something happened to the industry: it went to crap. Instead of focusing on quality displays vendors started tossing in gimmicks to sell their goods. This might change now that 7.6-inch OLEDs are going mass production. Already, Kodak is rumored to have placed an order for the medium-sized panels set to roll off the lines in September at CMO's Chi Mei EL (CMEL) factory. That should mean incredibly vibrant, thin, high-contrast frames with 16.7 million colors spread across 800 x 480 pixels just in time for the holidays. While dropping these pricey displays into low-cost netbooks would be a stretch, we wouldn't be surprised to see a few of those 7-inch UMPCs make the move to OLED as well.
[Via OLED-info]
Read -- Kodak rumor
Read -- CMEL 7.6-inch specs
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
pismodude2010 @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:12AM
Cool. Gotta love a new screen.
Al @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:28AM
would be prefect on a netbook.
Information Central @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:29AM
Except the short lifespan of OLED is a problem. The so-called breakthrough to double the lifespan comes at a major cost:
"The result is the same picture quality with half the brightness and a doubling of the screens expected life.:
Wow, half the brightness but double the life. What a breakthrough. If I eat half as fast, my sandwich will last twice as long! Call the patent office!
Sadly, today's patent office would award that.
kyle allen @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:06AM
... um, theres a little more to it than just that.
Ayman @ Aug 22nd 2008 3:45AM
Like watt consumption and thickness (NOT SIZE) of the screen
Ayman @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:46AM
Now we gonna pimp our electric cars... low watt style.... yeah
bureX @ Aug 22nd 2008 8:14AM
Aren't OLEDs supposed to be cheaper than traditional LED screens? Need more production lines!
Loban @ Aug 22nd 2008 2:35PM
I'm trying to come up with a smart-ass condescending comment here, but I can't think of one, so I'm just going to say: I think you mean LCD, not LED.
bureX @ Aug 22nd 2008 8:48PM
At least you tried... Yeah, I meant to say LCD.
Jim @ Aug 22nd 2008 10:18AM
I am still waiting for a digiframe that supports most file formats (and cards), effectively plays video (in DivX format), has some motion/light sensors for power savings, has a built in battery for easy wall mounting, and a good screen with good standard resolution/size. Made by some 'known' company - Kodak, LG, Philips, etc.