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LG Previews 77-inch Flexible, Transparent OLED

SV Staff  |  May 28, 2018

Photo: LG Display.

LG Display turned more than a few heads at last week’s Society for Information Display (SID) conference where it demonstrated the “world’s first” 77-inch flexible and transparent OLED display.

The 4K display, described as 40 percent transparent, can be rolled up to a radius of just over 3 inches without compromising functionality.

Under the theme of “Display Your Lifestyle,” the Seoul, Korea-based company showcased a variety of OLED TVs, including 55- and 65-inch UHD Crystal Sound OLED displays with rear-mounted exciters that vibrate the screen to project sound and high-resolution automotive displays based on Low Temperature Polycrystalline Silicon (LTPS) technology.

LG Display also introduced a 12.3-inch Quad HD (QHD) automotive display it says can replace conventional analog instrument clusters, a 16.2-inch display for front-seat passengers, and a 14.3-inch Center Information Display that incorporates touch technology.

“LG Display is proud to have a pioneering role in the 50-year history of LCD innovations by introducing world-first and world-best technologies such as IPS,” said Dr. In-Byeong Kang, executive vice president and chief technology officer at LG Display. “We will continue to create innovations in the display industry by establishing a new display paradigm with OLED technology and opening another revolutionary chapter of display history.”

COMMENTS
mars2k's picture
Submitted by mars2k on May 29, 2018 - 6:42am

Need a whole wall of this stuff that rolls down from the ceiling so I can watch Mad Max. Does anyone even remember having to lift a 21" CRT TV?

John Sully's picture
Submitted by John Sully on May 29, 2018 - 12:09pm

My back will never let me forget lifting a 36" Sony flat CRT. Damn thing weighed well over 200lbs!

DL Manning's picture
Submitted by DL Manning on May 29, 2018 - 1:00pm

Sounds like exciting tech: vibrating Cristal Sound OLEDs. How about just fixing my brand new 65" C7 firmware so it will send a 5.1 OTA broadcast signal via ARC or Optical to my brand new Pioneer 801 AVR? wtf? btw, just hauled a Sony 21" Trintron and a Toshiba 41' rear projector to recycle...250lbs, ouch.

mars2k's picture
Submitted by mars2k on May 29, 2018 - 6:15pm

Lugging old gear to the dumpster...who does that.....i always keep mine around for a decade or 2 after all...where could I store all my dust?

utopianemo's picture
Submitted by utopianemo on May 30, 2018 - 9:19am

WHY?

mars2k's picture
Submitted by mars2k on May 31, 2018 - 2:39am

Because it's there

barfle's picture
Submitted by barfle on June 2, 2018 - 2:14pm

The idea of a direct-view display with audio coming through it is exciting, as long as we can figure out how to make it better than the audio we usually get from flat-screen TVs. There will always be some sort of tradeoffs, but perhaps this works? Any idea when it will be reviewed?

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