OLED is only good for small displays... for now and a couple of years more. It will be quite some time to wait for this technology to mature in the larger displays.. Some companies already close down this development due to internal yield issues very low yield) and heavy cost of R & D.

LED backlight, high contrast, super thin width will be the next thing for an LCD to continously evolve and stimulate buyers. This is the only way to ensure ppl continue to buy for the company's own survival.

Don't worry. Right now the LED backlight technology is still a premium, but when other brands release the same techology, it shall be competitive again. One downside though, LED wafers are on shortage currently. Shortage will mean price might not drop that soon. Eventually the whole world and light source that we know will one day use LED.

LED manufacturers will continue to find ways to lower their cost as well as LUMENS (brightness). Once this can be realised, then they can compete in the current world mainly dominated still by fluorescents...

Corporates, governments, and many commercial sectors already reliased the LED's many advantages and they look into long term investment. So they will invest in LEDs.. Imagine how much we can save on electricity alone on the Penang Bridge with the use of LED, not counting the manpower, crane, etc cost each time it takes to replace a bulb. LED has been proven typically to last at 50K hrs(which is true), but this are commited from the branded LED manufacturers only. They are many low cost packaging LED's done in China (copycats) with a much lower cost, but we can only wonder what the reliability can be.

Ppl like us may not consider LED as a replacement for our home yet cause I am sure we will not pay RM70 for an LED bulb (reliable Philips brand) compared to a fluorescent or filament bulbs which cost between RM5~12 even counting the fact LED is cheaper in a long run. Imagine one house uses more than 20 bulbs... we will need to spend RM1400. I am sure we would not mind to pay RM5~12 and replace it later every 3 ~6 mths or so... this way, we will not see the impact of the amount.

anyone heard about new philips widescreen tv 21:9?

Compared with building 42-inch Philips from the current product family

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More cinema experience in 21:9, 16:9 in more sharpness

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well i still confuse before i read this thread. hahah i thought it really use only led to replace other type screen.

i not so stress on the picture quality. well i am tv repairer . i most interesting about their replacement component. until now i still can't found a supplyier for lcd  sparepart's. they give me $400~$500 for a set board and not component = . =

wow...more Cinema experience with 21:9, but, if wanna view 4:3...with that ultra wide screen, I think need to get another TV just for that purpose.
Or else have to view ultra wide black bars at the sides for 4:3.