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Title: Samsung transparent OLED. Practical? No. Cool? YES!
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 02:24:49 AM

Check out the video...

http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/samsungs-14-inch-transparent-oled-laptop-video/

Apparently monitors are on the way as well.

edit:

A better video:

Title: Re: Samsung transparent OLED. Practical? No. Cool? YES!
Post by: Xessive on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 02:37:38 AM

It's cool, conceptually, but aside from the lack of clarity and contrast, screen privacy would be an issue.

Have you sen Sony's tiny LED which can be rolled up (http://www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2010m5d27-Sony-shows-off-extremely-flexible-display-screen)?

Title: Re: Samsung transparent OLED. Practical? No. Cool? YES!
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 08:17:51 AM

Right, the tech is not that new.  As I understand it, its biggest problem now besides cost is a short life.  The blue pixels bear the brunt of that, if memory serves.  I have high hopes for the tech.  Right now, I feel the only worthy successor to CRT is plasma.  Everything else is rear projection or akin to rear projection (LCD).  Plasma is self-illuminating, like CRT and like OLED.  You can't get perfect contrast, color, viewing angles and uniformity of color and light without that.  We just make do with what works until then.

Title: Re: Samsung transparent OLED. Practical? No. Cool? YES!
Post by: iPPi on Tuesday, June 01, 2010, 04:46:59 PM

Cool... if you watch porn on that you, it can be viewed on the other side :D