CMEL shows off 1mm-thick 25-inch HD OLED panel

Call us crazy, but we're thinking the OLED battle is totally on. With the novelty of Sony's XEL-1 behind us and the lust for bigger screen sizes completely consuming our minds, we're drooling at the mere thought of a 25-inch OLED panel that checks in at just 1-millimeter thick. Taiwan's Chi Mei EL was caught showing off the long-awaited display at the FPD International exhibition in Japan (last year's image shown), where it explained to onlookers that the marvel featured a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 and was capable of displaying 16.7 million colors. Regrettably, there was no mention of an expected release date, but we'll be watching at CES 2009 just in case (one of our) wildest dreams come true.

[Via OLED-Display]

[webon @ Oct 29th 2008 11:47AM]

never heard of that chick-mui-tai whateva

[Temmink @ Oct 29th 2008 11:58AM]

Chi Mei make some pretty good monitors and were one of the brands, at least in Aus, that drove down the price of ~22" widescreens. Good to see another brand not just rolling out panel after panel but actually innovating and pushing some competition.

[jtan @ Oct 29th 2008 12:56PM]

Chi Mei EL is a spinout from Chi Mei Optoelectronics, one of the biggest LCD makers out there mr whitey mcwaspo

[GenBanks @ Oct 29th 2008 11:48AM]

I wonder what response time will be like on OLED displays like this one.

[boe @ Oct 29th 2008 11:49AM]

That is great for laptops. When they start making 80" units for TVs I'll probably start caring.

[iEye @ Oct 29th 2008 11:54AM]

I wonder if it CMEL's as good as gool as those fruit...

and how can you label it -world's largest 25"- what happens if someone else has a 25"?

[Ian @ Oct 29th 2008 11:58AM]

Maybe its 25.49999999" diagonal :) Can't get any bigger and not be rounded to 26" :P

[Matt @ Oct 29th 2008 12:41PM]

it's the worlds largest LTPS AMOLED tv, from last year.

[htd @ Oct 29th 2008 12:00PM]

it says LTPS?
correct me if I am wrong, I think that's not OLED.

[Pete W @ Oct 30th 2008 5:38AM]

LTPS is different to OLED. It stands for Low Temperature Poly Silicon. The display is still Organic Light Emitting Diode.

I think LTPS is used in all OLEDs, but I am probably wrong.

[konshuss @ Oct 29th 2008 12:01PM]

I'm still a little let down by these native resolutions when nearly a decade ago i had a crt in 1900x1200

[Jeff M @ Oct 29th 2008 12:37PM]

Dude, missing the point- your 1900x1200 display "a decade ago" was an analog CRT: It weighed 10 times as much, emmited electromagnetic fields as well as x-ray radiation. CRTs are known to implode and all produce an annoying flicker that has given me some nasty headaches over the years. The resolution you qouted was 1900x1200; What widescreen monitor were you using "a decade ago?"

[konshuss @ Oct 29th 2008 3:35PM]

how am i missing the point when everything you're talking about has nothing to do with the resolution? really, a crt weighs more?! no way!

you know how to calculate 1080p do you not? do you understand the argument i'm making is that resolutions are taking a step backward overall, regardless of the aspect? 1920x1080 = 1080p. now take this information and compare it to NEW technology coming out that doesn't come anywhere near that. again, your argument relies on the difference between aspect ratios which in itself entirely misses the point.

[captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Oct 29th 2008 4:30PM]

1080p does not always mean better. First: ALL HD-TV signals display at 720p and will continue to do so for the next couple of years because 1080p is a SHIT-TON of bandwidth.

Second: its OLED meaning that the contrast ratio/color matching is insane.
Third: its OLED meaning that it draws even LESS power than a LED, which draws less power than an LCD which draws less power than a CRT. so that means less power is coming out of your computer in the form of EM and X-ray radiation. AND since OLEDs are tiny the same size screen is going to be a f*k ton lighter and easier to carry.
Fourth: if 1080p is not enough than have this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Hi-Vision its got a 7680 × 4,320 resolution

[happy_penguin @ Oct 29th 2008 4:37PM]

OLED is still very new technology. The fact that it exists in full color in any resolution is pretty impressive when just a few years ago it was all monochrome. It's going to take time to get OLED resolutions that match old CRT, which is still produces arguably the best picture in a monitor.

[DirtyVegas @ Oct 29th 2008 12:04PM]

See, each time I read an article like this I realize I'm looking at pictures of "16.7 million colors" on my LCD screen :(

[Shinigami @ Oct 29th 2008 12:24PM]

When and how much please

[Jon Nelson @ Oct 29th 2008 2:00PM]

Does it seem to me that every OLED screen featured has a still shot of fruit on it?

[iEye @ Oct 29th 2008 9:42PM]

I never heard of a bannana taking you to court over royalty fees...

[ssoltero @ Oct 29th 2008 3:04PM]

I've been waiting the last few years for this stuff to hit the market.

I WANT! I WANT! I WANT!

[peacefulpony @ Oct 29th 2008 3:43PM]

Failed use of parentheses.

[Tomato61 @ Oct 29th 2008 9:42PM]

WHAT? I thought I just saw an article about Samsung's 40-inch AMOLED screen which is only 0.05mm thick. Am I dreaming???