LG’s About To Launch Rollable OLED Panels

LG’s betting big on bendable and ultra-thin displays. Expect a truckload of launches in 2016!

Back in July 2014, LG had announced that it was working on building an 18 inch OLED panel that would roll up just like a newspaper!

This year, LG seems all ready and set to show off this super sleek, ultra-thin beauty to the world at the CES, in Las Vegas. What’s more, LG says that this is just one of the many things that can be done with OLED these days.

The interesting thing is that several electronics manufacturers like Samsung, Sony, Sharp and Nokia have also been experimenting with foldable, rollable and flexible displays for the past couple of years. In fact were you visit a Tech show, you’d notice that such bendable, folding and curved screens are usually are the cynosure at every trade show.

Back in 2014, LG had mentioned that this rollable OLED will be 3 mm thick and would have a then-decent 1200x810 pixel resolution. There is no news on changes to this spec, but we should know more soon. We’ll keep you updated as information becomes available.

This rollable OLED could actually shape the future of technology. Imagine how cool it would be if you could have a digital newspaper that felt like an actual one and could be rolled up and carried just like a paper-based one!

LG is apparently also planning on showing a 25 inch ‘waterfall’ curved LCD screen installed inside a car at the Auto Zone section on the show floor. The company also plans on launching a 10.3 inch screen that can be operated even with gloves on.

There’s more — the South Korean giant also plans on launching a paper-thin 55 inch OLED TV and a 55 inch screen that can display different images on either sides simultaneously, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year.

Phew!

There’s yet more — LG’s also launching a range of Super UHD TVs which will be available in 55–86 inch screen sizes. The displays will sport advance picture quality, enhanced sound, high dynamic range, a super sleek design and expanded colour capabilities. The company is set to start shipping these TVs to the US by the end of this year.

Clearly, LG’s on a run and betting big on new screen technology. Looking at the investments it’s making, it undoubtedly believes that rollable OLED devices could play a very important role in the everyday of people in the future and become a necessity more than a luxury.

Let’s see how this rolls out!

Originally published at Chip-Monks.