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when will macbook pros have OLED screens?
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Considering that I don't think there are any commercially-available OLED screens, I'd say it'll be awhile.
No there are... Sony uses little ones in some of their mp3 players. Unless you mean large ones suitable for a laptop, in which case I think you are right.
Regardless, it is going to take some time to get OLED into anything this size. I am fairly certain that the lifespan of OLED is still not quite up to snuff, and that is a serious consideration.
Maybe soon
Actually there are rumors of OLED screens at WWDC 09, but I would take these with a grain of salt, as y'all at Mac Rumors know
Didn't realize how old this thread was.
Ahhem. Two years later, there are rumors of OLEDs at WWDC.
Actually there are rumors of OLED screens at WWDC 09, but I would take these with a grain of salt, as y'all at Mac Rumors know
Didn't realize how old this thread was.
Ahhem. Two years later, there are rumors of OLEDs at WWDC.
A MBP with a 15" OLED display would cost (I'm just guessing) about $8,000. The display that effer posted cost $5,000 and that's only 11".
That 11" sony oled hdtv has been out for a year and a half, almost 2 years and it does not cost $5000. I believe it was $2499 when it was first introduced in late 2007 (You can find some as low as $1799 now).
If Apple charges $1000 for 8GB of RAM, I dont see why not that they can charge anywhere from $500-$1500 for an Oled bto.
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(no offense "effer")OLED is just too "contrast-ey" for me personally. I find its over-saturation off putting in our local Sony Style store for use in a laptop. Blu-Ray fine, but keep OLED away from my Mac!
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OLED is just too "contrast-ey" for me personally. I find its over-saturation off putting in our local Sony Style store for use in a laptop. Blu-Ray fine, but keep OLED away from my Mac!
OLED is way superior to any other screen technology around. I don't think judging the technology based on one 11" in a store is fair. Trust me, OLED is the future and someday they will be in all laptops someday. Don't forget though that, that 11" screen has a very low resolution and would not be practical for computer usage.
The XEL-1 has a 960x540 resolution across 11". This gives it a resolution of 100 PPI. My old Windows laptop was 1280x768 across 14.1", which is 106 PPI - this isn't terribly far off. My 15" MBP has 1440x900 over 15", which is 113 PPI - the XEL-1's screen is not up to snuff for Mac usage, but it is 1.5 years old now (October 2007) and the additional resolution needed isn't THAT big a difference.