OLED (Organic LED display), lower power (longer battery life) than LCD, much better picture (no washed out backlight effect or backlight flickering, heck no backlight!), for instance you can achieve very high contrast (black looks black not gray). 16x9 (HDTV) aspect ratio.
OLED (Organic LED display), lower power (longer battery life) than LCD, much better picture (no washed out backlight effect or backlight flickering, heck no backlight!), for instance you can achieve very high contrast (black looks black not gray). 16x9 (HDTV) aspect ratio.
Not ready yet: short life expectation (2-3 years) and hight price
Not ready yet: short life expectation (2-3 years) and hight price
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
In terms of price send a large scale order to a factory in China or Taiwan and they'll be churning them out for 10 bucks a piece a month later. Cell phone OLED displays are already in mass production at extremely low cost margins.
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
In terms of price send a large scale order to a factory in China or Taiwan and they'll be churning them out for 10 bucks a piece a month later. Cell phone OLED displays are already in mass production at extremely low cost margins.
Yes some OLEDs are here and some OLEDs are coming and they are cool (literally). Will still be a while (years) for full color high res, but they will be the next ubiquitous display standard eventually.
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
They're still having issues with blue fading quickly, as far as I'm aware.
Make the trackpad click a-la the iPod click wheel and eliminate the other button. Click center, left, right, up, and down with center being the default click button and the others assignable would stop people's griping about not enough buttons...
Make the trackpad click a-la the iPod click wheel and eliminate the other button. Click center, left, right, up, and down with center being the default click button and the others assignable would stop people's griping about not enough buttons...
that is - pure genius
edit: but, maybe just use a trackpad area which has "pushable" areas on the edges, without a button in the middle. the manufacturing quality has to be really good then, though...
They're still having issues with blue fading quickly, as far as I'm aware.
Researchers for various companies have been able to make long-lasting blue elements lasting from 10,000 hours to 80,000 hours for about a year, it seems.
One example of OLEDs not burning out that I will cite is Sony's Japan-only VZ90 handheld. It has a 4" diametre OLED 480x320 screen that displays full colour, and it's been on the market for some time now. I have not heard of any compaints of any of the elements failing or of reduced brightness. Of course, the manufacture of OLEDs in the laptop display size range is probably more complicated.
Researchers for various companies have been able to make long-lasting blue elements lasting from 10,000 hours to 80,000 hours for about a year, it seems.
One example of OLEDs not burning out that I will cite is Sony's Japan-only VZ90 handheld. It has a 4" diametre OLED 480x320 screen that displays full colour, and it's been on the market for some time now. I have not heard of any compaints of any of the elements failing or of reduced brightness. Of course, the manufacture of OLEDs in the laptop display size range is probably more complicated.
Size limitations may not that big of a deal with OLED. They use ink jet technology to build the panels which allows them to print not only to different substrates, but also allows them to print large areas. Making a large size OLED will very likely be a lot easier that making say, I dunno,
a 46" Samsung LCD Flat Screen TV with native 1920 x 1080 resolution (like the one in our game room at work).
to those who say right-click: download iScroll 2. If you click with two fingers on the trackpad it will read as a right click. I use it and it works well.
Secondly, my Powerbook won't wake up from sleep when I attach an external keyboard and hook up to my TV. I hook up to the TV using the mini-DVI port to S-Video. Is that why it won't wake from sleep? If so, how can it tell it's attached to an external monitor and not a TV?
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Originally posted by ngmapple
OLED (Organic LED display), lower power (longer battery life) than LCD, much better picture (no washed out backlight effect or backlight flickering, heck no backlight!), for instance you can achieve very high contrast (black looks black not gray). 16x9 (HDTV) aspect ratio.
Not ready yet: short life expectation (2-3 years) and hight price
Gets annoying how hot the wrist area gets/the belly. The ibooks seem to run alot cooler...
Originally posted by mynamehere
Not ready yet: short life expectation (2-3 years) and hight price
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
In terms of price send a large scale order to a factory in China or Taiwan and they'll be churning them out for 10 bucks a piece a month later. Cell phone OLED displays are already in mass production at extremely low cost margins.
Originally posted by ngmapple
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
In terms of price send a large scale order to a factory in China or Taiwan and they'll be churning them out for 10 bucks a piece a month later. Cell phone OLED displays are already in mass production at extremely low cost margins.
Yes some OLEDs are here and some OLEDs are coming and they are cool (literally). Will still be a while (years) for full color high res, but they will be the next ubiquitous display standard eventually.
Originally posted by ngmapple
I don't believe that's the case I've heard OLED life spans are significantly longer than LCD, simply because LED's have a much longer life than a flourescent backlight.
They're still having issues with blue fading quickly, as far as I'm aware.
Originally posted by Kossi
Make the trackpad click a-la the iPod click wheel and eliminate the other button. Click center, left, right, up, and down with center being the default click button and the others assignable would stop people's griping about not enough buttons...
that is - pure genius
edit: but, maybe just use a trackpad area which has "pushable" areas on the edges, without a button in the middle. the manufacturing quality has to be really good then, though...
(2) better screen quality
(3) less heating
Originally posted by Squozen
They're still having issues with blue fading quickly, as far as I'm aware.
Researchers for various companies have been able to make long-lasting blue elements lasting from 10,000 hours to 80,000 hours for about a year, it seems.
One example of OLEDs not burning out that I will cite is Sony's Japan-only VZ90 handheld. It has a 4" diametre OLED 480x320 screen that displays full colour, and it's been on the market for some time now. I have not heard of any compaints of any of the elements failing or of reduced brightness. Of course, the manufacture of OLEDs in the laptop display size range is probably more complicated.
Originally posted by zackepceo
Researchers for various companies have been able to make long-lasting blue elements lasting from 10,000 hours to 80,000 hours for about a year, it seems.
One example of OLEDs not burning out that I will cite is Sony's Japan-only VZ90 handheld. It has a 4" diametre OLED 480x320 screen that displays full colour, and it's been on the market for some time now. I have not heard of any compaints of any of the elements failing or of reduced brightness. Of course, the manufacture of OLEDs in the laptop display size range is probably more complicated.
Size limitations may not that big of a deal with OLED. They use ink jet technology to build the panels which allows them to print not only to different substrates, but also allows them to print large areas. Making a large size OLED will very likely be a lot easier that making say, I dunno,
a 46" Samsung LCD Flat Screen TV with native 1920 x 1080 resolution (like the one in our game room at work).
The future is bright.
Originally posted by ajmas
Now that I have on myself: keeping the heat down. Wow does that 15" get hot sitting on your lap.
I second that notion... though the warmth is very welcome in the winter
to those who say right-click: download iScroll 2. If you click with two fingers on the trackpad it will read as a right click. I use it and it works well.
Secondly, my Powerbook won't wake up from sleep when I attach an external keyboard and hook up to my TV. I hook up to the TV using the mini-DVI port to S-Video. Is that why it won't wake from sleep? If so, how can it tell it's attached to an external monitor and not a TV?