http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/ Engadget Comments for DuPont crafts ultra longevous OLED materials, which likely won't be affordable http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/And they don't need so much time to predict the lifespan. They can make predictions based on a short-term degradation.]]>May 31st 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/
Why would I want to pay to repair my 3 year old tv when the same money could buy me a brand new set with a 3 year advance in features and technology.

Welcome to the future Mrs. Cleaver.]]>May 31st 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/
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Look at the cost of replacing a panel in a 3 year old plasma vs. the cost of a new plasma tv.

As for oled, actually producing the panel is the most expensive part of the process. The electronics are a fraction of the total price. Now we add in the cost of stripping the old material, plus labor to breakdown and rebuild.

Similar prices are a pretty safe bet.

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You will end up trashing it far before then.]]>May 31st 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/
iirc the holy grail of OLEDs is 100,000 h for all three emitters, as the time to half-brightness. That would mean your TV could be on 8h a day and you'd be good for at least 20 years.

In practive for displays that aren't going to be used all the time, cell phones for example, you can get away with 10,000 h especially if you can get all the colors to fall off evenly. ]]>May 31st 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/31/dupont-crafts-ultra-longevous-oled-materials-which-likely-wont/May 31st 2009 8:01PM