R&D for LCD TVs has ended - report

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Beginning of the end for LCD TVs

Research and development (R&D) for liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs has ended, with prominent companies focusing on OLED and microLED technologies, Tom's Guide reports.

Essentially, LCD suppliers have hit the ceiling when it comes to what the displays can offer, and all R&D funding is going towards newer, self-emissive displays.
 
Not really surprised; but I wonder if the normal consumer will even notice them disappearing off the shelves and being replaced with newer technologies. (Unlike the move away from CRT to LCD or Plasma in the mid to late 2000s)
 
G.A.S said:
Not really surprised; but I wonder if the normal consumer will even notice them disappearing off the shelves and being replaced with newer technologies. (Unlike the move away from CRT to LCD or Plasma in the mid to late 2000s)
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They will when they complain about finding an image burned into their screen, currently oled displays are far more susceptible to burn than lcd.
 
epah said:
@Dolby I hope you are doing well today. :whistling:
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It's been a decent technology ... but yea, maybe the time has come to retire . I think if I was in the market now, I'd look at the best OLEDs on the market - the Samsung OLED range. Rtings went on about the brightness & accurate colours ...
 
Dolby said:
It's been a decent technology ... but yea, maybe the time has come to retire . I think if I was in the market now, I'd look at the best OLEDs on the market - the Samsung OLED range. Rtings went on about the brightness & accurate colours ...
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Samsung and best in the same sentence? Really now? What joke is this.
 
Will we really see 40-55" OLEDs selling at R4999 in the near future?
 
epah said:
Samsung and best in the same sentence? Really now? What joke is this.
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Did you ever think you'd be reading this ?

The LG C3 OLED and Samsung S90C OLED are similar TVs occupying the same market position. Of the two, the Samsung is the better gaming TV and slightly better overall TV ... The Samsung gets brighter than the LG, especially in HDR; not only that, but it also maintains its HDR brightness better in Game Mode. It also supports 4k @ 144Hz, while the LG is limited to 4k @ 120Hz. It has a much wider color gamut and more accurate colors.

The LG G3 OLED and the Samsung S95C OLED are two fantastic OLED TVs. They're very close in performance, each having a slight edge over the other in some way, although the S95C might barely have the edge. Both TVs are fantastic for gaming, but the S95C officially supports 4k @ 144Hz, giving it the edge over the 120Hz G3.
 
.... and I'm only messing with you - I'd still take the LG, only because of Dolby Vision
 
Dolby said:
Did you ever think you'd be reading this ?

The LG C3 OLED and Samsung S90C OLED are similar TVs occupying the same market position. Of the two, the Samsung is the better gaming TV and slightly better overall TV ... The Samsung gets brighter than the LG, especially in HDR; not only that, but it also maintains its HDR brightness better in Game Mode. It also supports 4k @ 144Hz, while the LG is limited to 4k @ 120Hz. It has a much wider color gamut and more accurate colors.

The LG G3 OLED and the Samsung S95C OLED are two fantastic OLED TVs. They're very close in performance, each having a slight edge over the other in some way, although the S95C might barely have the edge. Both TVs are fantastic for gaming, but the S95C officially supports 4k @ 144Hz, giving it the edge over the 120Hz G3.
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You know what Dolby. :rolleyes:
 
Vorastra said:
5 years.
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You reckon?

I see them dropping significantly, but unsure they’ll get to that price for the same quality as we get today.

They may get to that price if the cut down quality - but it remains to be seen I guess

My 46” B650 LCD was R26,000 in 2009 - and only now are they pretty cheap 14 years later.
 
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Dolby said:
You reckon?

I see them dropping significantly, but unsure they’ll got that price for the same quality as we get today.

They may get to that price if the cut down quality - but it remains to be seen I guess

My 46” B650 LCD was R26,000 in 2019 - and only now are they pretty cheap 14 years later.
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It was more a joke but I'd put on upper limit at 8 years.
I say that based on the price I paid for a Samsung 40" 1080p LCD TV in 2010, 8 years later the same money (obviously I'm not bothering with inflation) was able to buy a Samsung 50" 4K HDR LED.

Also I assume you meant 2009 and not 2019.
 
G.A.S said:
Not really surprised; but I wonder if the normal consumer will even notice them disappearing off the shelves and being replaced with newer technologies. (Unlike the move away from CRT to LCD or Plasma in the mid to late 2000s)
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I'm curious now, are you an abnormal consumer? What does that entail?
 
That guy who used to fix old TVs on the forum here is probably very sad. What’s his username again?
 
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