Wednesday, October 28, 2009

New AU Optronics TV Panels: 14-inch OLED and Ultra Wide TVs, Plus 3D Without Glasses [HDTVs]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/EO-pk_Eg4S0/new-au-optronics-tv-panels-14+inch-oled-and-ultra-wide-tvs-plus-3d-without-glasses

AUO makes panels for several big names, including Samsung and Apple, so we're always interested to see what they're up to. On show at FPD 2009, their 14-inch OLED TV panel does 1080p, and has a 100,000:1 contrast ratio.

No word on when (or if) a TV maker will pick it up. AUO is also showing a new high-def 3D panel that that can scale from 8- to 65-inches in size. It's got a 2D/3D switch, and has a higher resolution and greater viewable angle compared to previous 3D TVs that don't need glasses. Finally, they've also got a new 58-inch Ultra Wide TV panel with a resolution of 2560 x 1080. It's 2.35:1 ratio is designed to present 2.35:1 films without black bars.

A sign of things to come? I'm really not sure about viability of all three, but we'll see I guess. [AUO via OLED-Display.net]