Samsung announced their first production OLED TV this week. The ES9500 will launch the second half of 2012 in Korea for the equivalent of $9000. The ES9500 is the production version of the test units first shown at CES 2012 earlier in the year. OLED TV's have a ridiculous contrast ratio that makes its image seem like moving photo paper that "pops" right off of the screen. Each individual pixel has it's own backlighting resulting in vivid details and super thin screens. Don't be fooled by the picture above...looks so clear it seems "photoshoped" but it's the real deal. I believe this is the real future of HDTV's as 3D will always be a niche market for gaming/movies and "4K Ultra Resolution" TV's will not take up meaningful market share for another decade. Can't wait to buy an OLED TV when the price drops! Anyone got $9000 to spare in the meantime?
At CES 2012 we began to see more 4K "Ultra Definition" TVs on the show floor but do we really need them right now? The highly competitive TV market has manufacturers throwing every unnecessary feature and buzz word at consumers to make them stand out against their competitors. Does anyone actually enjoy watching 240hz TVs that makes films look like cheap home movies? Who's going to buy a 4K TV when there's no content on the market? Blu-Rays aren't going anywhere soon and no one wants to see another disc format on the market. Internet steaming isn't going to fix the problem as we can barely get good HD on Netflix if you even want to call that HD. Streaming 4K content won't happen till service internet service providers get bigger bandwidth in the homes. Cable and satellite providers won't jump for 4K channels because they can use the same bandwidth that 1 channel takes to make more money off of 4 to 6 HD channels. 4K TVs will be useless on sets smaller than 40 inches. We don't even have 1080p content as mainstream yet. Stop selling consumers on 4K TVs and keep it to medical and other professional markets!
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