Chi Mei Announces 20" Active Matrix OLED Display

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Chi Mei Announces 20" Active Matrix OLED Display

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 19, 2003 @08:26PM from the fall-prices-fall dept.

deglr6328 writes "The final barriers to OLED commercialization have been falling fast lately with Kodak's first product shipping soon, Samsung demoing a 256 color OLED wristwatch phone and now Chi Mei Optoelectronics announcing a 20 inch full color active matrix OLED display. The new display was made possible by a breakthrough using amorphous silicon for the TFT. The new technique is said to allow conventional TFT LCD manufacturers to convert their facilities over to OLED with relative ease."

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if it's organic.... by very · 2003-03-19 20:29 · Score: 4, Funny

If it's organic, would it decay in time?
1. Re:if it's organic.... by Alan+Partridge · 2003-03-20 01:17 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  Oh my God! You mean... just like CRTs??
  
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Organic LED's? by Phoenixhunter · 2003-03-19 20:30 · Score: 1, Funny

Hope we don't have to water them to make sure your screen doesn't turn yellow over time...
1. Re:Organic LED's? by m1chael · 2003-03-19 20:35 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  can you buy two and breed them?
  
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Will they take... by smaug195 · 2003-03-19 20:31 · Score: 4, Funny

Kidneys as forms of payment? :-/

Seriously how long before this technology becomes affordable?
1. Re:Will they take... by Jason1729 · 2003-03-19 20:44 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  Nah, a kidney is only worth a few grand. These will be much more expensive for a while. :)
  
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2. Re:Will they take... by Grayraven · 2003-03-19 21:53 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Dark Helmet, eh?
  I bet you'd be willing to go out, have sex and give away your firstborn just for the sex. ;-)
  
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Organic?? by Flounder · 2003-03-19 20:33 · Score: 4, Funny

This monitor has been produced without using any pesticides.
Or, it's ch-ch-ch-CHIA!

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1. Re:Organic?? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-19 20:38 · Score: 1, Funny
  
  no, it means it feels REALLY good when you use the display.
  
  No wait, that's ORGASMIC light-emitting diodes, me bad...
size isn't everything by tp9674 · 2003-03-19 20:43 · Score: 3, Funny

From the caption
'World's largest 20" OLED full color display'
I'm I the only one that thinks 'world's smallest 20" display' would be more impressive"
1. Re:size isn't everything by ketamine-bp · 2003-03-19 21:02 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Please kindly note that:
  
  - 20" is not larger than 21" even for very large values of 20".
  - 20" is not smaller than 19" even for very small values of 19".
  
  Well.
2. Re:size isn't everything by the_consumer · 2003-03-20 03:03 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  - 20" is not smaller than 19" even for very small values of 19".
  I think maybe you climb outta that k-hole, friend ;)
  
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Re:Lookit that gigantic bezel by lxs · 2003-03-19 21:40 · Score: 3, Funny

Repeat after me : Pro-to-type!
Re:Why this is important. by ndogg · 2003-03-19 22:43 · Score: 4, Funny

You're not making it easier for me to justify my new LCD that I bought that cost me an arm and a leg. It's really hard to type and get around these days.

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Re:Resolution? by jcenters · 2003-03-19 22:49 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm pretty sure the first generation of LCDs wasn't exactly stunning in comparison to CRTs of the time. There were problems with clor depth, refresh, brightness, etc
Well, all new display technologies have a problem with clor depth. That's just a given.
Remember the first laptops? The clor to brigess ratio was terrible, and frankly, the clors were as deep as a strand of dental floss.
When I got mine (A Compuq Bust-A-Gut 2000), the clors were so thin that it hurt my eyes. I angrily called the Compuq tech support line. They sent me a "Clor Inflation Pump", which was a temporary solution, at best.
But nowadays, LCD technology has advanced by leaps and bounds (Though still not appropriate for a desktop, IMHO). My new Powerbook has a crisp, sharp display, and MY clors are as deep as Socrates. :-)

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Re:I wonder if they've solved... by unitron · 2003-03-20 00:33 · Score: 2, Funny

You aren't supposed to be watching blue movies anyway :-)

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World's largest 20" OLED full color display by Anonymous Coward · 2003-03-20 01:52 · Score: 1, Funny

World's largest 20" OLED full color display
I just find that funny.
Re:Resolution? by BigBadBri · 2003-03-20 02:48 · Score: 2, Funny

Goddamn fancy CRT's - until they can do a proper orange text on black, I'm sticking with my dumb terminal.
Hell, it took me years to stop missing the sound of the teletype!

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Re:I wonder if they've solved... by silverhalide · 2003-03-20 05:36 · Score: 2, Funny

Dunno, but if you're still using Windows 9x/ME, your BSODs are gonna wear out those blue LEDs REAL quick...