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the problem is that bendable OLEDs will ultimately never be quite the shape you want. especially if you want it flat - there will always be a small bit that bul
by boltzmann-brain 4y ago
the problem is that bendable OLEDs will ultimately never be quite the shape you want. especially if you want it flat - there will always be a small bit that bulges out, and it won't be a uniform curve, it'll actually be a crease or a localized bulge; and it'll be that tiny bit annoying to where people won't want to have them, especially with clear rather than matte displays, because of the inevitable annoying reflections which move as your head moves.
bendability is clearly a great thing for advertisements, and I see a lot of those things showing up in buses and trains (curved banners at the top, like on the London tube), tradeshows (curved artsy-fartsy installations), car dashboards, etc. but before any of that can happen, oled longevity in presence of static images needs to be fixed... which might never happen.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoI’ve been using OLED displays for years on my phone and TV and never run into any issues with burn-in (not made any effort to prevent it either).
- iggldiggl 4y agoMy current phone isn't OLED, but on a previous one after two years or so of usage the status bar area at the top was somewhat discernible if you looked for it.
- boltzmann-brain 4y agodo you display the exact same static image on your oled tv for weeks, like an ad banner would?
- fshbbdssbbgdd 4y agoI think every input source on the TV has a software solution to move the UI elements around, because the developers know burn-in exists. The TV displays a screensaver if the input cuts out. I do have an old receiver that wants to display a constant blue screen when it loses input so I took steps to make sure my setup is configured to prevent that (use the TV as an HDMI switch and it sends audio to the receiver). I know burn-in was a big deal back in the plasma TV days, but on the current generation of OLEDs I don’t think it’s as common. Every OLED I’ve seen in real life looked amazing.
- samatman 4y agoAll of what you're saying only applies to bending a screen in half, right? I'm not seeing why a monitor like we're discussing would automatically have bulges or creases.
- boltzmann-brain 4y agoNo, it's essentially slightly flexible plastic, it's not going to have a perfect curve. Look at some reviews, they already note that it's kind of annoying. I forgot where I saw those comments, I think the whole idea is bonkers so don't keep it around in my head.