14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung showed off a 17-inch AMOLED that was only 12mm thick - the panel itself is only 1.8mm thick. Being one of the thinnest in the world, the display is based on organic LED technology and produces brightness and image quality to LCD displays available today. This display is able to run at 1600x1200 resolution. At 17-inches however, 1600x1200 may be a bit too much for some. The announcement was made this week at the 2006 Korea Electronics Show, reports DailyTech.
Regarding the performance of the new AMOLED screen, this also appears to be excellent. Pixel response time is rated at an extremely fast 0.01ms. The screen has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a brightness rating at 400cd/m2. In terms of specifications, both contrast and brightness appear to be on par with most of today's popular LCD panels, which indicates that AMOLED technology definitely has room for maturity.
Here are the specs: Screen size: 345.6 x 259.2mm; Aspect ratio: 4:3; Viewing angle: >170 degrees; Resolution: 1600 x 1200 (UXGA); Pixel pitch: 216um; Response time: 0.01ms; Colors: 262144; Brightness: 400cd/m2; Contrast ratio: 1000:1.
As for the current limitations, one of them appears to be the color support of the screen, supporting only 262K colors instead of the millions of colors of today's LCDs. The other issue is that most consumers expect screens to be produced in a 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratio these days. The 4:3 aspect ratio is definitely on the way out. Despite a few needed improvements, it's clear that AMOLED technology holds a great deal of promise, said the same source. Thin products are becoming the norm and TVs and displays being thin are no exception, concluded DailyTech, while Engadget says that ?if something is not thin these days, than Samsung ain't in it."