Hi Def TV Question

[KeithBrown]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

I hear Sony does not make a Plasma, only LEDs now. But Sony is going to start making OLED (orgranic LED) TVs and that is going to be the new killer technology.

Actually, Sony doesn't make LCD's either. They do have a JV with Samsung who makes the LCD panels for them. Basically, Sony paid Samsung a whjole bunch of $$, but Samsung is the actual maker.


All of the LCD makers are starting to add LED-based backlight assemblies as an alternative to the CCFL backlights. As with any technologies, this has strengths and weaknesses.

OLED is finally strarting to make some in roads, but it is still relegated to the smaller panel sizes at present. Quite frankly, I have been hearing about how wonderful OLED's (and pick your technology) and about the next killer technology every year. OLED has been slow to roll out and still has a lot of mfg problems (IE: poor yield).

WIth regards to DLP or any other rear projection technology, as someone who use to be in the Direct View CRT and rear projection CRT business, I don't expect any rear projection technology to be around too much longer. Peolple just prefer a flat panel over any rear projection product.