I make the opposite conclusion from that same observation.Yeah the manufacturing for microLED is a huge problem. However, there is a small part of me that also wonders if companies aren't holding back a bit on this display technology. I mean think about this, what is the incentive to release a display tech with few to no major flaws that could potentially last for a decade or 2 (microLED) when they can sell you a very very good display (QD-OLED) that you have to replace every 5 years.🤔
Samsung already has a 75 inch 4k microLED prototype and they have had it for 3-4 years now yet still no sign of a consumer launch. And then they suddenly jump in with QD-OLED after years of bashing OLED tech? It seems they caught on the idea of consumers willingly dropping a lot money on TVs that are known to have short life spans. Tell me I'm crazy or that is suspicious as hell lol.
The reason they suddenly went OLED despite bashing it for years is likely because they just couldn't hold on any longer. They were losing ground to OLED, but microLED is still far, far off due to the significant manufacturing difficulties. So, they had to do something, and an upgraded OLED was the perfect interim solution.
As for replacing a TV every 5 years, well it's not just the panel itself, but the electronics and feature set, among other things. A lot of TVs have to be replaced because the logic board goes bad or people want new features or whatever.
BTW, my non-QD OLED is a 2018 LG model although I got it in 2019, so that makes it about 4 years old. So far no burn-in, and I don't use it in lower brightness eco mode. Unless I get some permanent stuck pixels, significant burn-in, or the motherboard gives up, I'm just going to keep using it for the next while. I'm hoping it will easily surpass the 5-year mark. I have zero plans for upgrading just for additional features.
The newer OLEDs have additional benefits that my 2018 model is missing, but the 2018 model is already so damn good and is still so much better in dark rooms than the FALD LCDs out there, that I have no urge to upgrade. I guess going from my 65" to say 77" might be an option, but even then it's not a priority since I sit at about 7.5 feet. At that distance it's got a field of view of 35°, which is excellent for 4K movies. (THX recommends 36-40°, while SMPTE recommends 30°, so my 35° is a nice in-between and comfortable field of view.)
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