3.5 inch OLED touchscreen introduced...

[thermal]

By Nikon.

http://www.dcresource.com/news/newsitem.php?id=3972

Touchscreen OLED's are on the way. Hope Apple takes this route sooner rather than later.

[gatepc]

I would absolutely love to see an OLED screen on a iPod Touch I would even pay extra for one.

[jmann]

I have a touch screen camera, but it's not OLED, and I'm assuming that's a capacitive screen on the Nikon?

[atwell]

I would much rather have this technology in a smart-phone.

[gan6660]

We've known they existed for awhile, the Zune HD uses one.

[4DThinker]

The 3.5" dimension is the key bit of info. Several players (Cowon S9, iriver SPINN) including the Zune HD are using 3.3" 480 x 272 OLED touchscreens already. The Sony Walkman is using a 3" OLED screen. They all look small in relationship to the iPod Touch 3.5" screen at 480 x 360 (I think) as that extra .2" make a big difference. It helps that the Touch has a different screen length/width ratio as well.

[gan6660]

Originally Posted by 4DThinker

The 3.5" dimension is the key bit of info. Several players (Cowon S9, iriver SPINN) including the Zune HD are using 3.3" 480 x 272 OLED touchscreens already. The Sony Walkman is using a 3" OLED screen. They all look small in relationship to the iPod Touch 3.5" screen at 480 x 360 (I think) as that extra .2" make a big difference. It helps that the Touch has a different screen length/width ratio as well.

Oh, I did not know that thanks. So Im hoping the new Touch has an OLED screen.

[Shaun.P]

Is it true that OLED screens only have a lifespan of 5 years?

[thermal]

Originally Posted by ShaunPriest

Is it true that OLED screens only have a lifespan of 5 years?

Blue OLED's have a lifespan of about 14,000 hours (5 years at 8 hours a day). They're working on this, but for relatively short-lifespan electronics (cell phones, digital cameras etc) 5 years of constant use is plenty. I know I'll probably replace my gadget by then.

[Arisian]

Originally Posted by thermal

Blue OLED's have a lifespan of about 14,000 hours (5 years at 8 hours a day). They're working on this, but for relatively short-lifespan electronics (cell phones, digital cameras etc) 5 years of constant use is plenty. I know I'll probably replace my gadget by then.

8 hours of use a day is pretty absorbent. It would be hard for me to have the screen on for that long every day for 5 years. I would probably suggestion it would take longer for the average consumer to use through that lifespan... and you are right, most people will have upgraded by then anyways.