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One problem I see with microLED's taking off is that the primary parameter the microLED design helps with is power for a given brightness. If the uLED tech cost
by xt00 6y ago
One problem I see with microLED's taking off is that the primary parameter the microLED design helps with is power for a given brightness. If the uLED tech costs more than a normal smartphone display (seems to be likely to be true for some time) then getting improved power efficiency I'm not sure would cause a big wave of adoption similar to what has happened with OLED over the past 3-4 years. OLED compared to LCD tends to have both better color gamut and contrast ratio, and when using dark mode UI's the power savings can be pretty high. Hard to see how uLED would be able to differentiate itself from OLED except for showing HDR images in a power efficient way. I'm probably missing something else about why uLED is good though?
- baybal2 6y ago> I'm probably missing something else about why uLED is good though? The fancy VR/AR goggles category. It's pretty much the one, and only way to make battery powered goggles usable outdoors. The one who gets there first with patents wins the game.
- corey_moncure 6y agoAlso the "doesn't degrade/burn-in/shift whitepoint after a year of ordinary use" category.
- s9w 6y agoThis is the main concern I think. It's what's always being brought up with OLEDs.
- ksec 6y agoYes and OLED has a decent roadmap of Cost Reduction in the next 3- 5 years along with other quality improvements. So I dont think uLED would replace them on Smartphone. Not to mention the possibility of screen without the cover glass. So your smartphone with reduction in weight, does not break the panel when fall, and thinner. But for Desktop applications and VR Glasses uLED will have an advantage with no burn in issues. I do sometimes wonder if WOLED could scale down to those needs. But I dont see any intention of LG going down that path. Correct me if I am wrong.