this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2023
200 points (98.5% liked)

Technology

34968 readers
14 users here now

This is the official technology community of Lemmy.ml for all news related to creation and use of technology, and to facilitate civil, meaningful discussion around it.


Ask in DM before posting product reviews or ads. All such posts otherwise are subject to removal.


Rules:

1: All Lemmy rules apply

2: Do not post low effort posts

3: NEVER post naziped*gore stuff

4: Always post article URLs or their archived version URLs as sources, NOT screenshots. Help the blind users.

5: personal rants of Big Tech CEOs like Elon Musk are unwelcome (does not include posts about their companies affecting wide range of people)

6: no advertisement posts unless verified as legitimate and non-exploitative/non-consumerist

7: crypto related posts, unless essential, are disallowed

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 

From the article: OLED and MicroLED are the future

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] mglap 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, they still get burn in. They also aren't very bright out of the box, and they get dimmer over time. They're also more expensive than LCDs despite having a limited lifespan. I've never been a fan of OLEDs for these reasons and my theory is that manufacturers want to sell them because they have a limited life span so they can sell more.

MicroLED I'm super pumped for though. No clue when we can actually expect to buy them though.

[–] Blissingg 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why do people think the brightness of OLED is a gotcha? As long as you aren't letting the screen face an open window on a sunny day or pointing lights directly at it they are plenty bright. Also due to their contrast and true black levels they don't have to get as bright as LCDs to look good.

[–] mglap 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it's a real problem. I have a decently bright LCD TV, but i live in an apartment, and my living room has a lot of windows in it. I don't think this is an unusual situation. If i had a basement with a theater room, then sure, brightness wouldn't matter so much.

I just feel like a OLEDs are good at one thing - color reproduction. But they're worse at literally everything else including cost.

[–] dogzor 1 points 1 year ago

Other than peak brightness, OLEDs are better at just about everything. Viewing angles, response times, contrast, color accuracy, you name it. Even in a sunny room I think you’d find they get plenty bright.