Sony unveils 0.3mm thick OLED display
[Image courtesy of All Things Digital]
[Image courtesy of All Things Digital]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
justin @ May 28th 2008 1:05PM
How Drudge Report of you, Engadget.
IT-Accountant @ May 28th 2008 1:29PM
I'm lost as to what that is supposed to mean.
jP @ May 29th 2008 9:54PM
@ IT-Accountant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drudge_Report
I am not saying that is makes sense to me, I'm only trying to figure it out.
mymaclife @ Jun 3rd 2008 2:38PM
Not sure what language Justin is speaking, but it sounds like bollocks to me.
nosrednAneB @ Jun 7th 2008 9:41PM
Pretty sure he means that they are just linking to external sites with very little original content.
Pretty sure that's what Engadget does.
Pretty sure Engadget should do whatever they want, cause no matter what they do, there'll be someone to complain.
Marcus @ May 28th 2008 1:06PM
Could someone send 'em some coffee?
Vidit Bhargava @ May 28th 2008 1:07PM
0.3mm to 0.3 inch...never mind...OLED displays are gorgeous
Joe @ May 28th 2008 1:08PM
yay... more tech they havn't shipped yet.
.. up next, 0.001 fm thick OLEDKOPTER. This will change the world!
Vidit Bhargava @ May 28th 2008 1:11PM
hey Joe...did you read???
it clearly says "Sony is working on" do you want a prototype in the market???
Joe @ May 28th 2008 1:28PM
hey Vidit, have you been reading engadget for the past year??? Thiner is certainly better, but you need to ship before you can claim victory. Especially for those demo'ed behind glass. Protos are good, products are better.
Fernando @ May 28th 2008 1:57PM
Vivid I thought the PS3 was a Sony Market prototype ;)
Mike @ May 28th 2008 2:21PM
OLEDKOPTER
oh man sir, you surely win :)
if I see you in the internets, you win a beer :D
SimbaDogg @ May 28th 2008 3:09PM
Loser
Ace b @ May 28th 2008 5:11PM
@Fernando
I'm sorry,but did you say that the PS3 was a prototype?
It's a pretty damn good prototype if it last longer than a retail 360 AND doesn't let a little dust stop it from reading it's own disc like the Wii.
And yes,this is coming from someone who owns them all.
Ellianth @ May 28th 2008 5:40PM
something that's so thin would easily break in the hands of dumb fucks (some journalists). Why on earth would they not put such an expensive piece of equipment behind glass?
Greg @ Jun 6th 2008 10:20PM
Yeah great, let's only report on things that you can buy right now that every damn person already heard about/owns. That would be really exciting. Why would anybody want to hear about new technology? Gosh.
sam @ May 28th 2008 1:14PM
27" is crap, make a 42" then rich people will actually be able to see the benefits of 1080p on it.
James Cameron @ May 28th 2008 1:17PM
Crap for you but this will look nice as my desktop monitor.
Shinigami @ May 28th 2008 1:26PM
sam
Rich people will be more interested in 52-inch and 103-inch models instead, IMO.
James Cameron
Only if you can afford it, but still would be wiser to buy 10 LCD monitors and have money left ;)
James Cameron @ May 28th 2008 1:15PM
Ok it nice and all but I don't understand the need to be that thin. Chances are there will be alot of mishaps during the delivery with this product.
Marcus @ May 28th 2008 1:19PM
Sir, are you kidding?
Mile @ May 28th 2008 1:40PM
Thin is in! Thin is in!
James Cameron @ May 28th 2008 2:41PM
@Marcus
Thin is cool but imagine a 50" TV and how fragile it's going to be. Why did you think they encased that 0.3mm OLED inside a glass case? I guessed curiosity might cause people to touch the darn thing and shattered it.
Ayman @ May 28th 2008 3:33PM
They said it is the only one in the world and it is a prototype
Plus think in the future you have something that is thinner than a credit card
so you can place it in you wallet or laptops that are even thiner
one positive thing that comes to mind is that when they make screens they would take less space and most likely be lighter hence when traveling would weigh less and would be cheaper for travel
David Z. @ May 29th 2008 8:43PM
A TV thin enough to sit nearly flush on a wall like a picture frame would be nice, and thin screens would be even more helpful for mobile devices because it would reduce thickness and weight.
John @ May 31st 2008 11:06AM
It'd be nice having a TV so thin that you can embed it within drywall and have it sit flush with the wall
Interpol @ May 28th 2008 1:28PM
Keira Knightley is still thinner.
swingin' dick hero @ May 28th 2008 2:13PM
Well I have to disagree since you obviously have not seen the Macbook Air / Keira Knightley / Sony OLED display comparison. You just can't argue with facts http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2521/comparisonjm5.jpg
EQC @ May 28th 2008 2:34PM
Ah, but your comparison is flawed -- they measured Keira width-wise, while the others were measured edge on.
In a proper comparison (either with Keira edge-on, or with the other two measured across their screen width's), she's the winner I bet!
Jerod @ May 28th 2008 1:33PM
OLED is great, except that there are no connections in existence that small for video. All of those OLED TVs have awkward boxes attached.
Joe @ May 28th 2008 1:50PM
Wireless HDMI
FairyGothmother @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:21PM
Wireless would be the only way to keep it pretty. The frame would support that.... I can't wait... Just think of all the possibilities.. A car windshield, for instance, TV walls, Store fronts that advertise themselves.... Ever seen Minority report? Lamoid Tom Cruise pwns that terribly awesome screen to opera...Very similar....
Engadgetluvsappl @ May 28th 2008 1:41PM
*Raises hand*
phanbouy @ May 28th 2008 1:45PM
do you really have to ask this on every story now gabe? lameass
initialxy @ May 28th 2008 1:47PM
but does it cut bread?
guerilla779 @ May 28th 2008 1:56PM
go google Sony Vaio X505 ..........ull get to know what cuts bread.
Ayman @ May 28th 2008 3:37PM
Yes, one day you too can cut bread while watching your favorite shows
with the Sony Knife TV..........
JAY JAY @ May 30th 2008 7:02PM
ahh, but does it blend? lol.
Marcys M. @ May 31st 2008 7:42PM
But will it blend?
kastonie @ Jun 5th 2008 8:35PM
will it play doom?
penguin2254 @ Jun 13th 2008 9:11AM
lol...it probably does
heck...it could probably be used a weapon, only if it didn't shatter when you hit the dudes neck
mistadabolina @ Jun 17th 2008 2:31PM
but can it noclip?
mistadabolina @ Jun 17th 2008 2:45PM
Not so much books to PC as it is books to web 2.0 (did we hit web 3.0 yet?), but great point made, FairyGothMother. Personally I think nano-technology will end up being the final replacement of paper.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rpJQNMBNtOo
V3LOCIP3D3 @ May 28th 2008 1:58PM
Isn't there a point where thin crosses the barrier of flimsy? I'm pretty sure this breaks it. I, for one, don't want my monitors as thin as a sheet of paper, because there's a reason paper is thin----you can crumble it up, tear it . . it's disposable, very cheap and can be turned into magazines for 4 bucks a copy.
This is a high grade OLED monitor that might cost around 2,000 bucks . . . i want this to survive falling off my desk whenever i get pissed at my computer
ddub @ May 28th 2008 2:05PM
I don't think plastic crumples to easily, even though its thin. And usually a piece of paper can survive a fall from a desk pretty easily.
FairyGothmother @ Jun 3rd 2008 4:34PM
I do see your point but here you have contradicted yourself.... If it is akin to paper that can be made into magazines for $4 then that is a good thing... Once processing is finished and its been out for five or ten years it will slowly replace paper and that will help the environment. Plastic is recyclable, flexible and long lasting. Then it will be just as cheep as a magazine... It happens all the time.... Dollars to Credit cards.... Books to PC.... etc...
mistadabolina @ Jun 17th 2008 3:30PM
Not so much books to PC as it is books to web 2.0 (did we hit web 3.0 yet?), but great point made, FairyGothMother. Personally I think nano-technology will end up being the final replacement of paper.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rpJQNMBNtOo
ipk2638 @ May 28th 2008 2:01PM
and... this means "hey kids break me i'm so thin !"
penguin2254 @ Jun 13th 2008 9:15AM
Yes, it does.
uh-oh.........
Nic @ Jun 18th 2008 3:42AM
Another reason to starve your kids. You want them to break first.