Thursday, November 25th 2021
LG and Samsung Said to Launch Smaller Sized OLED Displays in 2022
Rumours are starting to circulate about LG and Samsung's OLED plans for 2022 and we might get a first preview come CES in January. For those hoping to get an OLED computer screen at a reasonable price it seems like you might have to wait a bit longer, unless you'd be ok with using a TV as your computer display.
LG is said to be launching a 42-inch version of its C series of OLED TVs and it should retain or improve on the features of its current C series. The model name should be OLED42C2xxx and it's expected to retail for less than the current 48-inch CX and C1 TVs. There will obviously be larger sizes available too, including the current 48-inch size, which is also said to be available in the lower cost and lower spec A2 series. As for the exact spec, we'll have to wait until CES to find out, but HDMI 2.1, HDMI-VRR and possibly either or both of AMD's FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia's G-Sync compatible might be part of the package.
Samsung is on the other hand said to be working on a 34-inch QD-OLED computer monitor, alongside 55 and 65-inch QD-OLED TVs. Even less is known about these products, but all the products have apparently already gone into mass production and are expected to be on display at CES. Note that QD-OLED is not the same as QLED, although both display types are using Quantum Dot technology.
Sources:
TFT Central, FlatpanelsHD
LG is said to be launching a 42-inch version of its C series of OLED TVs and it should retain or improve on the features of its current C series. The model name should be OLED42C2xxx and it's expected to retail for less than the current 48-inch CX and C1 TVs. There will obviously be larger sizes available too, including the current 48-inch size, which is also said to be available in the lower cost and lower spec A2 series. As for the exact spec, we'll have to wait until CES to find out, but HDMI 2.1, HDMI-VRR and possibly either or both of AMD's FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia's G-Sync compatible might be part of the package.
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www.rtings.com/tv/learn/real-life-oled-burn-in-test
www.techradar.com/news/has-oleds-burn-in-problem-been-fixed
nationalinterest.org/blog/techland/thanks-lg-and-sony-can-oled-burn-damage-be-fixed-155461
They still burn in, what do you mean it's OK? To me burn in is not OK. And I have nothing to show, other than apathy for stupid tech. I know that they won't survive my "unrealistic" workloads (so now using your TV as you want it being pushed as unrealistic?) and I really don't expect to them to survive a decade without some awful burn in. OLED panels were made to disposable and that's okay in phones, where they become trash along with obsolete tech in phone. That simply doesn't work with TV, which I expect to keep for decade or more, unless it's trash that dies before that.
BTW I have LG 42LM640T, it is like 8-9 years old and I expect it to last 14-15 years. I previously had some LG CRT TV, which didn't last as long. It was fixed once, but in late lifespan it needed degaussing every time it was turned on. Before that I had some old Soviet era CRT TV, which was likely 30-40 years old and it worked fine. It might have been some kind of rear projection TV, but I can't recall that well.The simple fact is that OLEDs burn in and with all that trickery still wouldn't outlast basic IPS display. But you can sure try to deny that.
For TV use, the opinions seem to largely be divided by experience - people with OLED TVs are not seeing burn-in even after years, people without OLED TVs are afraid of burn-in :)
On the other hand - have you had a TV for 10 years? I have, an LCD TV - it had severe burn-in at that point, panel worn out, uneven lighting, letterboxing, burned in logos etc :)
One of my IPS displays is 11 years old and still going strong. And that a decade old tech. I'm not worried about OLED possibly developing problems in 7-8 years.
All panels age, and with LED you will also see this in backlight uniformity. We really can't say how long OLED might last in its best current iteration(s). But I've seen a good share of IPS and TFT panels that have degraded a lot. VA too. Its usually some form of coloration towards the edges, vignetting, dim zones, etc.
Comparing this to CRT isn't exactly fair, or at the very least we've traded numerous panel properties for what CRT offered and didn't offer.