Canon cleared to resume work on SED TV (now that the world doesn't care)
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 2nd 2008 2:35PM
posted Dec 2nd 2008 2:35PM
We're hard pressed to think of a display-related story that has lingered on longer than SED (well over four years at last count), and believe it or not, this still isn't apt to be the last you hear of it. If you'll recall, Canon recently declared victory after winning a lawsuit against Applied Nanotech that was previously holding it back from making progress, and now Applied Nanotech has waved the final white flag by giving up its right to appeal. Comically enough, it may actually be too late for Canon to even salvage the win, with president Tsuneji Uchida noting that "at times like this, new display products are not introduced much because people would laugh at them." Shh... nobody tell him the world's been laughing at SED for years.[Via OLED-Display]
The world has been laughing at SED for years? Oh, I didn't know that.
Is OLED the only real contender for the next generation of displays? Or laser TV?
Hi Daren!
I think OLED does have the best cards to compete against LCD technology. Plasma is dead.
So many companies set there focus to OLED. Here are 3 reasons why OLED is the NR1!
1.That statement might sound crazy when you consider the price of the Sony XEL-1, but OLED TVs are much easier - and therefore cheaper - to make than their LCD TV equivalents. That because OLEDs can be made from polymers that glow when light is passed through them - eliminating the need for fluorescent tube backlights and other components.
2. OLED TVs can be super-slim
Getting rid of fluorescent tube backlights enables OLED TVs to skinnier that any TVs we've seen before - the XEL-1, for example, is just 3mm thin. Samsung, Sony and others showed off their super-slim prototype as IFA 2008 last August. We're expecting to see more real world examples of sets you can actually buy at CES 2009.
3. OLED TV promises better quality pictures
Because individual pixels in an OLED TV array only light when a current is passed through them, they have much a higher contrast ratio than either of their LCD TV or plasma rivals - black is really black. OLED TVs are also remarkable for their wide viewing angles and complete lack of motion blur or journey - picture quality problems that continue to bedevil its rivals - and also promise greater colour accuracy.
http://www.oled-display.net
I just bought a 9th gen Pioneer Kuro. There isn't an LCD in the world that can touch the picture quality. Plasma might be going out of favor but it's not because of inferior picture quality.
If SED can deliver on the promise that it made at CES a few years ago then no one will be laughing.
JUST GO TO THE CANON.COM WEBSITE, GO TO CANON TECHNOLOGY YOU
WILL FIND UNDER KEY TECHNOLOGY THE SED PAGE, SED IS LISTED BY CANON
AS ONE OF THEIR CORE TECHNOLOGIES, IF YOU CHECK ON THEIR DIVISIONS
YOU WILL FIND SED INC, EMPLOYING OVER 600 PEOPLE, WATCH FOR CES 2009
I think plasma has actually gone up over the last few years. I browse a lot of forums and people recommend plasmas now more than before. A lot of that has to do with the price of a Panasonic plasma and the improvement in burn in prevention.
Still, I think OLED is the future.
Currently, Plasma has the best picture and tech.
Compared to LCD, Plasma has better blacks, a full viewing angle while LCD is about 30 degrees, and 480Hz while LCD's best is 120Hz.
SED can possibly have a chance if they perform better than the Kuro Plasmas and are priced better.
I've been waiting for SED to buy my HDTV.
Actually, it's just because I can't justify spending the $$ on one right now...but when I can spend that money, I hope SED is a reality, cuz I've been looking forward to it for just about as long as I've been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever!
I have not done the research on OLED to be able to form a credible opinion as a competitor to SED/FED. I do know, and speaking from user-experience, the benefits of an imaging system based on producing light only when its called for (instead of producing all the time and attempting to block it when not needed) is easily understood when you conduct an A-B comparison to side-by-side.
The cliche that ignorance is bliss did not come up for no reason. If you have never seen the difference between imaging philosophies in design then its hard to justify a validation for a technology.
I'm not laughing at Canon's SED technology and I care a lot about SEDs. Canon knows a lot about picture quality (e.g. digital cameras, camcorders). If there's any company in the world that should definitely break into the flat-panel TV business it's Canon.
Canon has a big famous name and has been around for years. Keep pushing forward Canon and don't give up. Just don't oversharpen your picture and make the colors too vivid/cartoony like how Sony does. Just keep the picture as natural and as realistic as possible and legions of hardcore fans will follow and support you as they do for your cameras. You [Canon] can potentially make better TVs than Sony, Panasonic, and yes even Pioneer in the future if you keep at it. Everyone knows that Canon knows about picture quality as shown by the millions of cameras that they sell. Everyone know that Canon digital cameras and SLRs have better picture quality than Sony's digital cameras and SLRs. I can't think of a better company to break into the flat-panel TV business. Don't give up.
I read that OLEDs still have the longevity problem and FEDs are more expensive than SEDs to make. Two more reasons why Canon should make SEDs. Go for it! The market is yours for the taking! I hope you can do it! I will support you if you [Canon] make them!