OLED displays are synonymous with being
impossibly thin. But Samsung's 8.9-mm thick
"production-ready" 31-inch OLED TV was just trumped by this 32-inch LCD monitor from JVC measuring just 6.4-mm at its thinnest point. Oh right,
thinnest point, we get it, all the processing circuity (
Genessa Premium) and jacks (2x HDMI, RGB, component, composite, and more) are bundled into a brick riding the lower-half of the Full HD (1920 × 1080) monitor resulting is an unsightly pear-shaped pudge measuring a full 22.5-mm (0.89-inches) -- eww. You'll also be giving up the million-to-one contrast ratio of OLEDs for the relatively weak 4,000:1 contrast (on 400nits of brightness) found in the GD-32X1's LCD panel. No worries, with
JVC dropping out of the consumer display business, these panels are targeting business-use anyway, so you can save your cash when these start shipping in August.
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posted Jun 8th 2009 6:42AM
It's a good thing JVC is dropping out. Their crap sucks donkey balls. I wouldn't take a JVC product if they paid me to have it.
JVC used to be good back in the day...
I remember my dad bought his first entertainment system. It was a JVC 32" tube television, a JVC progressive scan DVD player and full 5.1 surround sound system. He still uses them in his guest room of his house.
It's too bad they couldn't keep up with the demands of technology in the LCD / Plasma age. I guess they should just continue to stick to quality CD / DVD / Navigation recievers in the vehicle / transportation sector...
That looks so feminine, like OMG.
Jeez, biased comments much? I actually don't think it looks that bad at all, probably a lot cheaper than a 32" OLED if they ever actually come on sale to the masses.
Why buy an LCD HDTV for that kind of money? It's nothing more than a glorified laptop screen. Get a plasma instead. Much better picture quality, imho.
Blacks still aren't black enough on a plasma.
OLED FTW!
It says this is a monitor, not a TV.
As for 'glorified laptop screens', please. LCD displays look f***ing great these days (and even laptop screens are not so awful as they used to be). Maybe plasma is better in a couple technical ways, darker blacks or whatever, but who really cares.
OLED will be great but to be honest it's probably more about the power consumption and lack of backlight, and the design opportunities that come from that, than just the picture quality/contrast improvements.
I'm with you regarding LCD TVs
But the thinner laptop is much easier to carry around (something you do alot), so can't say I don't see anything wrong with pushing for thinner laptops as long as they don't snap in two ;-)
THIS.
I love my Panasonic Plasma TV =)
I'm missing something. Once we get past a certain point, why should I care how thin a TV is? Until we get to a point where it's thin enough to roll up and put in a pocket, or paint on a wall, what practical difference does it make?
Same thing with laptops. I understand wanting a light laptop, but why should I get excited about a thin laptop?
/Old, cranky guy needs his coffee.
Thinner things tend to be lighter.
Thin laptops are easier to stuff in a backpack with all the other stuff people (mostly students) carry around.
Thin tvs...look...better on your wall?
I'm with you, Carl. Unless these start rolling up soon I don't give a shit if the TV is 2 inches thick or 2 millimeters. I'm going to be looking at the the front of it anyway. How thin it isn't good for much more than a momentary "wow" factor. Plus, every single other AV component I own is certainly far, far thicker than a TV of that size and they still have to go some place... and I don't currently own a fancy AV closet. So, yeah, the thickness of the TV is pretty much meaningless for anything other a possible weight reduction.
Aesthetically there's a big difference between a bulky 4-inch thick TV and a
@KK
Not necessarily. Depends completely on your situation. On your wall, yes, it would make a difference when looking from a side angle. Just walk into a Best Buy and look at all the TVs they have mounted on the wall. As you approach the wall it's hard to tell any thickness differences between most of them. Sure, once you get up close and puposely looking at the side the difference is clear, but even then you're going to spend most of your time look at the front anyway. But if the TV is just sitting on a stand the difference is minimal at best.
JVC, a good reason not to buy. Products look great, but terrible quality.
Customer service is also total rubbish.
Dr Evil voice *
" One MILL-E-ON Dollarsssss "
sexy
I'll take 4 of them... will put one in my bathroom, keke
Just to clarify, JVC has not pulled out, and we have no plans to pull out, of the consumer display business. We reduced our presence in the display business in Japan, but there is no similar cutback in other markets. -- Terry Shea, JVC U.S. PR rep.
more bad reporting by engadget....
officially official: engadget is wrong yet again
how much does it weigh?
The monitor weighs 5.7 kilograms, or about 12.5 lbs.
"But Samsung's 8.9-mm thick "production-ready" 31-inch OLED TV was just trumped by this 32-inch LCD monitor from JVC measuring just 6.4-mm at its thinnest point"
It maybe slightly thinner but LCD can NEVER "trump" OLED, period!