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MicroLED not here [1], NanoRod OLED gone [2], QDEL not any time soon, QD Film ( used here ) isn't getting any better. I guess we have to stick to OLED for quit

by ksec 2y ago

MicroLED not here [1], NanoRod OLED gone [2], QDEL not any time soon, QD Film ( used here ) isn't getting any better. I guess we have to stick to OLED for quite some time. I still dont think Tandem OLED is the solution for PC. Especially not when I have the monitor turned on for 16 hours per day and uses it most days of the year. I wonder if MacBook Pro will stick to LCD. While something like MacBook Air could switch to OLED just to be thinner. [1] For small display, for TV and signage they seems to be doing fine. [2] Samsung has reportedly given up on the idea. LG stopped R&D as well.

theodric 2y ago
With respect, OLED wearout from 16x365 use is a 'you problem'. The manufacturers will be delighted to sell you a new €1200 monitor every 4-5 years, and I'm sure their shareholders would support the improved revenue stream. Masses of consumers with their wallets is the only opposing force, and that assumes they will have an alternative available to choose (one day). I'm not saying this is a good thing, mind, I'm just saying that this is just the sort of rent-seeking we should increasingly expect from the industry. Apple has no significant incentive to make a laptop screen last longer than the warranty period, and all manufacturers will happily pass on substandard performance to consumers as 'normal' and spin it as providing an Insanely Great user experience on new devices. Remember back when you couldn't get an expensive LCD monitor RMA'd even if it had 4-5 dead pixels, because that was 'normal'?
- acdha 2y ago
  > Apple has no significant incentive to make a laptop screen last longer than the warranty period It’s not that simple: Macs famously hold their resale value well and many people buy on the assumption that they’ll be able to swap for a newer model after a few years. They’re not beholden to maintain that by a legal contract but that’s the kind of reputation which takes decades to build and Apple doesn’t show signs of wanting to throw it away or dive into the low-margin space.

by ksec 2y ago

theodric 2y ago

With respect, OLED wearout from 16x365 use is a 'you problem'. The manufacturers will be delighted to sell you a new €1200 monitor every 4-5 years, and I'm sure their shareholders would support the improved revenue stream. Masses of consumers with their wallets is the only opposing force, and that assumes they will have an alternative available to choose (one day). I'm not saying this is a good thing, mind, I'm just saying that this is just the sort of rent-seeking we should increasingly expect from the industry. Apple has no significant incentive to make a laptop screen last longer than the warranty period, and all manufacturers will happily pass on substandard performance to consumers as 'normal' and spin it as providing an Insanely Great user experience on new devices. Remember back when you couldn't get an expensive LCD monitor RMA'd even if it had 4-5 dead pixels, because that was 'normal'?

acdha 2y ago
> Apple has no significant incentive to make a laptop screen last longer than the warranty period It’s not that simple: Macs famously hold their resale value well and many people buy on the assumption that they’ll be able to swap for a newer model after a few years. They’re not beholden to maintain that by a legal contract but that’s the kind of reputation which takes decades to build and Apple doesn’t show signs of wanting to throw it away or dive into the low-margin space.