Sony Announces 17- and 25-inch OLED Monitors

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I want to see real 3D displays. this could be done with layers of transparent OLED screens, but we'd need major increases in 3D graphics horsepower to get it. Think of 1920X1080X960 (16:9:8 ratio) with 32-bit color. That's equal to 960 1920X1080 monitors. We're currently having issues driving 6 monitors that size with 2GB video cards.

it will happen, but it is going to take a while.
 
Pricing is pretty reasonable. /sarcasm

I agree with segio526. I want higher resolutions, and I want them NAO. You'd think with these kind of prices you'd be getting higher resolutions...

TBH, I'm completely satisfied with the picture that my 24'' Vizio LED TV displays, my desktop at 1920x1080 looks gorgeous. Granted I'm comparing it to a 17'' WXGA+ laptop display and some other cheap LCD panels, but still, its extremely crisp and shows vibrant colors.

Is the difference between this and an LED TV THAT HUGE? Is it worth $28,700 more dollars?

I know this is a "Professional" display, but I really don't think its worth it. I'd rather get a 30'' Dell 2560x1600 for $1,499, and even THAT is outrageous.
 
[citation][nom]hardcore_gamer[/nom]I think toms put the wrong picture..OLEDS are ultra thin ffs[/citation]

I think you're right. They don't seem to be showing off a monitor either...some circuit board instead.
 
[citation][nom]amk09[/nom]Pricing is pretty reasonable. /sarcasmI agree with segio526. I want higher resolutions, and I want them NAO. You'd think with these kind of prices you'd be getting higher resolutions...TBH, I'm completely satisfied with the picture that my 24'' Vizio LED TV displays, my desktop at 1920x1080 looks gorgeous. Granted I'm comparing it to a 17'' WXGA+ laptop display and some other cheap LCD panels, but still, its extremely crisp and shows vibrant colors.Is the difference between this and an LED TV THAT HUGE? Is it worth $28,700 more dollars? I know this is a "Professional" display, but I really don't think its worth it. I'd rather get a 30'' Dell 2560x1600 for $1,499, and even THAT is outrageous.[/citation]

Why are you mentioning an LED TV? This isn't a professional LED display. It's a professional OLED display. It has nothing to do with LED backlit displays.

Agreed on price though. I would say OLED looks twice as good as IPS displays so I could maybe see a 4x price. This seems like 10x
 
[citation][nom]dgingeri[/nom]I want to see real 3D displays. this could be done with layers of transparent OLED screens, but we'd need major increases in 3D graphics horsepower to get it. Think of 1920X1080X960 (16:9:8 ratio) with 32-bit color. That's equal to 960 1920X1080 monitors. We're currently having issues driving 6 monitors that size with 2GB video cards. it will happen, but it is going to take a while.[/citation]

Even if the graphics cards and cables become able to drive such a volumetric display, can oleds be made sufficiently transparent when off and opaque when on to look right?
 
[citation][nom]elysiumsoul[/nom]These moniters cost nowhere near that price to make...............its all about greed.that is all it is[/citation]
Really? You think sony is selling these monitors at those prices when you can get a really good LCD at the same size for 10% the cost? It doesn't take a genius to see the flaws in that business plan.

Based on my prior work at 3M 10 years ago with OLEDs, I would suspect it has more to do with yield and raw material costs. Back in those days the OLED materials came in tiny bottles of appx 3-5 grams and cost $15k (admittedly, they may have come down a lot since then, the material was pretty new and hard to come by back then).
 
These are critical evaluation monitors for the film/broadcast industry, using OLED technology in this application for the first time. These are monitors which a digital colorist would use to color grade a film, television program, or commercial advertisement. The prices quoted in the article are typical 5-digit prices for critical evaluation monitors from Sony, even for LCD and CRT technologies when they were the industry standard.
 
I would jump all over it (I have been tracking Large panel OLED's for 2 years now, trying to hear exactly when I will be able to buy one) but at that price I will wait for Samsung/LG/Anyone else to make one, YIKEssss.... I have heard of recouping losses due to R&D but I really think they should re-examine those prices!
 
[citation][nom]vittau[/nom]10-bit (1024 colors)? I know they can use dithering, but still...[/citation]
That's 10-bits per sub-pixel. There are three sub-pixels per pixel.
1024 x 1024 x 1024 = 1.07 billion colors
 
wow from the look of these things i'd say they had this technology back in the 1980's and just kept it underwraps until their rivals finally caught up and aquired this technology. seriously, look at the form and color!
i could swear i watched t/v on the silver gray one and played the original NES on the black one back in the 80's!
 
The pricing is on par with Sony's other (arguably overpriced as well) broadcast QC monitor offerings. The size is about standard. The big backplanes have room for expansion cards such as SDI I/O. These monitors are usually mounted in a rack at eye level paired with a $20-50 thousand dollar Tektronix waveform monitor and perhaps an audio monitoring station.

Broadcast demands rock solid color and image accuracy for QC, hence this price range is only a "bit" high. There are competitors with similar offerings for somewhat cheaper, but Sony is a standard.
 
[citation][nom]tripplenipple1224[/nom]I'll take twenty[/citation]
you are right. nowadays lcd/display manufacturer selling 16:9 display. for what?!?! i love the old 4:3 display, because that is the TRUE display for computer. we are typing and browsing using computer, which is suitable for 4:3

if i want to watch movie with wide screen i'll watch it on tv. even pc game also best viewed with 4:3
btw, my current display is sony sdm-s71 17" which is 4:3 😀
 
[citation][nom]dgingeri[/nom]I want to see real 3D displays. this could be done with layers of transparent OLED screens, but we'd need major increases in 3D graphics horsepower to get it. Think of 1920X1080X960 (16:9:8 ratio) with 32-bit color. That's equal to 960 1920X1080 monitors. We're currently having issues driving 6 monitors that size with 2GB video cards. it will happen, but it is going to take a while.[/citation]

That's ridiculous. Stacking transparent displays? It sounds cool and it would probably look cool but it's pretty ridiculous as you would increase power consumption AND increase the amount of space required to house one of these. That's a terrible idea.
 
I guess 50 Arabs can use Eyefinity with those cheap displays ;D. Or maybe they will spend their weekly income on buying a silver Mercedes or something... 😀
 
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