I see everyone talk about OLED like it’s the best thing ever and it’s been a thing for years yet it’s not a standard in the industry. Like for example an original PS Vita had a OLED screen then they removed it for the 2nd version of the PS Vita.
Even the Nintendo Switch which came out years after the PS Vita didn’t have an OLED and just a few years ago now it does.
Why isn’t it the standard if it’s so good?
In: Engineering
LED tech is lit by light behind the pixels, usually in zones. The small number of light patches behind the screen light it as necessary. They’re cheap to make, sturdy, and can generate effective images while being easy to scale at different resolutions.
OLED can get higher brightness and contrast because of individual pixel illumination, as a light in each pixel is turned on or off to various degrees. This can create higher contrast images with more brightness, and with less energy use, but it’s much more expensive and with many, many more points of failure. It’s the standard for phones already.
Price and inconsistency are the main issues. If you’re looking for a 4k display, a 200 led that’ll last ten years vs a 2000 OLED that’ll last 2 is a no brainer.
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