News LG's new stretchable display can grow by 50%, bendy panels can be deformed into new form factors

[Admin]

LG Display showcased its stretchable display prototype that can extend up to 50% of its original size over 10,000 times.

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[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

It also used a new wiring design structure and a micro-LED light source, allowing users to repeatedly stretch the screen over 10,000 times with no effect on image quality.

Multiply that by...say 10 and they'll be ready for foldable phones.

 

[Notton]

The only use cases I can think of are...
Wrapping them around the A-pillar of vehicles so they don't obstruct forward visibility with some camera trickery,
Using them in buses and trains to display info to passengers. The display atop doors is usually a clunky flatscreen, but the stretchy one would fit better.
A portable monitor that can stretch to a larger one. Like a 12" that stretches to a 15.6" could be useful, idk.

 

[Elusive Ruse]

The only use cases I can think of are...
Wrapping them around the A-pillar of vehicles so they don't obstruct forward visibility with some camera trickery,
Using them in buses and trains to display info to passengers. The display atop doors is usually a clunky flatscreen, but the stretchy one would fit better.
A portable monitor that can stretch to a larger one. Like a 12" that stretches to a 15.6" could be useful, idk.

Pardon my cynicism but it probably evolves into expensive Tshirts sporting passive aggressive witticism.

 

[AngelusF]

Does it know by how much it's being stretched so the display driver can adjust for the new aspect ratio?

 

[DougMcC]

Multiply that by...say 10 and they'll be ready for foldable phones

Curious as to why people think it needs to be so high. I know Samsung flip advertises ~200k folds but who needs to fold that often? That's a hundred folds a day for years. I'd be surprised if anyone really uses more than ~10.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Curious as to why people think it needs to be so high. I know Samsung flip advertises ~200k folds but who needs to fold that often? That's a hundred folds a day for years. I'd be surprised if anyone really uses more than ~10.

It depends on the phone. Foldables like the Samsung Z Fold or Pixel Fold with a full size outer screen and can be used as a proper smartphone without opening it will be opened less, whereas a foldable like the Samsung Z Flip or Motorola Razr with a half size outer screen that is of far lesser use will need to be opened more.

With both opening and closing each counting as a fold, and even assuming the average use is 14 folds per day (opening and closing 7 times), that's 10,220 folds over 2 years (the average contract length in the USA), or 35,770 folds over 7 years (the software support term for Google and Samsung phones now).

If you're paying upwards of $2000 for a foldable phone, wouldn't you basically demand that the phone be able to take its full lifespan of abuse and have some to spare?

 

[gg83]

The only use cases I can think of are...
Wrapping them around the A-pillar of vehicles so they don't obstruct forward visibility with some camera trickery,
Using them in buses and trains to display info to passengers. The display atop doors is usually a clunky flatscreen, but the stretchy one would fit better.
A portable monitor that can stretch to a larger one. Like a 12" that stretches to a 15.6" could be useful, idk.

Genius! I think Volvo tried making it kinda clear with a scaffold. Never caught on.