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Many portable devices have already featured the OLED display so it is no longer a completely new technology. The OLED TV screens that are being hyped up by the electronics industry are an impressive new technology with the capability to be used for TV sets. While it is easier to incorporate them in portable devices with small screens, as of yet the television sets with OLED screens are rather small in size (no ‘big screen’ models are available OLED yet), however we have seen a glimpse of what the technology would be like when it is released in the form of a mainstream television screen.
Some of the portable devices that have this technology include some newer models of Zune HD. While their older models all had LCD screen, the HD version was an inspiring design incorporating the futuristic OLED technology. The MP3 player from the Creative Zen brand is famous for the OLED screen as well, while the iPod touch and event the popular iPhone does not have this technology but utilizes the conventional LCD display. So although right now the OLED might seem a bit futuristic, market researchers agree that it won’t be long before the LCD is a thing of the past and the OLED takes over the electrical stores.
OLED is actually a term that describes an organic light emitting diode. It is a major advancement on the previously used LED technology which was a light emitting diode. The LED is a semi conductor that emits light when a current is passed through the material. This is the same for an OLED as well but the difference is in the material used. While LED used crystalline materials like glass to work as the semi conductor, OLED uses organic materials for example plastic. There are a number of reasons why the OLED technology is said to top the LCD display technology.
One of the first benefits of using an OLED screen is that there is no backlighting system like there is in the full HD LCD TV. Backlighting actually restricts LCD display capabilities and so they are not clearly visible. As opposed to that, an OLED is not only visibly better since it does not use the backlighting technique, it also uses less energy and hence is more energy efficient than the LCD. When used in portable devices this technology gives excellent battery power results because the battery can last longer when used with an OLED screen.
The colors generated by the OLED display are also much brighter and sharper than the ones that come from the use of LCDs. In fact the LCD display cannot display deep levels of blackness which makes the pictures look less sharp as a result. The OLED technology shows colors as they are and really bring out the vibrant colors on display. The picture degradation problem in the LCD TVs is another thing that can be eliminated by the use of the OLED TV.
One cannot view the LCD TV from very wide angles, but only in a constricted head on position is the only way a picture can be viewed properly. With an OLED TV the screen can be viewed at any angle whatsoever without disturbing the picture quality. The use of plastic in the OLED screen is another benefit because as opposed to the glass in the LED display, it is much lighter, thinner and definitely gives the consumer more flexibility.
While OLED TV technology is definitely promising, there are some quirks that need to be settled which includes the high price of the technology. While smaller devices that are portable are not inhibited by this, when the same technology is manufactured to a bigger screen it becomes more expensive. This is why the major companies are still working on it to provide a better solution for the end user.