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LG전자 55inch UHD OLED TV 본격 출시, UHD LCD와 본격적인 경쟁 시작

April 24, 2015/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG전자에서 출시 예정인 55inch UHD curved OLED TV가 미국 아마존닷컴(www.amazon.com)에서 4월 3주차에 처음으로 공개 되었다. 가격은 US$ 5,499로 65inch UHD curved OLED TV(US$ 8,999)보다 US$ 3,500 낮으며, 동급인 삼성전자의 55inch curved SUHD TV(US$ 3,998) 보다는 US$ 1,500 높은 금액이다.

4월 3주차 아마존에서 LG전자의 55inch curved FHD OLED TV와 55/65inch curved UHD OLED TV를 동급의 삼성 LED TV, SUHD TV와의 가격차이를 비교했을 때, 55inch FHD는 약 US$ 1,100, 55inch UHD 에서는 약 US$ 1,500, 65inch UHD에서는 약 US$ 4,000의 차이가 나는 것으로 나타났다.

이번 55inch UHD curved OLED TV의 출시 가격은 기존 제품인 55inch FHD curved OLED TV의 출시가격이 US$ 15,000, 65inch UHD curved OLED TV 가격이 US$ 12,000으로 동급의 LCD TV와 2배 이상의 가격차이를 보였던 것에 비해 더욱 합리적인 가격으로 출시됨으로써 앞으로의 차세대 TV시장의 경쟁이 더욱 치열해 질 것으로 예상된다.

유비산업리서치에서 4월 15일에 발간한 White OLED Display Annual Report서는 FHD curved OLED TV의 출시부터 매년 약 60%의 가격 하락률을 보이고 있는 만큼 UHD curved OLED TV도 FHD OLED TV수준의 수율 확보가 된다면 삼성의 SUHD TV와 충분히 경쟁할 수 있는 가격을 형성할 수 있을 것으로 전망하고 있다.

한편 LG Display는 제 1회 OLED Korea conference에서 FHD OLED TV용 panel 수율은 80%를 넘어섰으며, 올해 말까지 UHD OLED TV용 panel의 수율 80% 확보를 목표로 하고 있다고 밝힌바 있다.

LG OLED TV와 삼성 SUHD TV 가격 비교

LG전자의 55inch UHD curved OLED TV, www.amazon.com

[MWC2015] Smart Watch Market, Struggle Expected in Google OS Sector

March 5, 2015/in Set /by OLEDNET

In MWC2015, various companies, including Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Huawei, and Asus, exhibited smart watch. Since 2014, Samsung Elec. and LG Elec. began to sell smart watch, Asus and Huawei are shipping smart watch equipped with rigid AMOLED panel. Apple, a latecomer but also strongest rival, is planning to actively sell smart watch, with LG Display’s plastic OLED, from April.

From the outside, all 5 companies have smart watch with AMOLED, but other than Apple which uses iOS, and Samsung Elec. that uses Tizen, the insides of the other 3 companies are the same. This is because they use Google OS. Hence the software of these 3 companies’ products are similar, and without the smart watch exterior the functions are almost identical. The only differentiations are due to smart watch design. Huawei’s smart watch face design is similar to LG Elec.’s, and the back design practically cannot be distinguished from LG Elec.’s products.

In MWC2015, Google sector showed how difficult it would be for any company to conquer the market.

LG’s Plastic OLED, What’s Next?

March 4, 2015/in 미분류 /by OLEDNET

LG Electronics showcased smart car related technology collaboration by supplying components for Gea. Gea, revealed by Italdesign Giugiaro on Mar 3 (Korean Time), in Geneva International Motor Show 2015 (Geneva Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland) is an autonomous luxury concept car.

LG Elec. and Italdesign’s concept car technology collaboration items are in-car display, tail lamp/camera, and IoT (linked with smart car).

For in-car display, 6 inch HD curved plastic OLED (P-OLED) was used in the front and rear console, and 12.3 inch full HD display was supplied for dashboard and CID (Center Information Display), and the passenger side. 19 inch LCD has been converted into to provide large screen for RSE (Rear Seat Entertainment). As thin and flexible design is possible with plastic OLED, it is suitable for the interior of a vehicle with its various formation. It is also appropriate for automotive display as advantages such as the high contrast ratio and fast response time reduce driver’s eye strain. Therefore, in-car display is estimated to be new application for OLED display in future.

Concept Car, Gea, a technology collaboration product between Italdesign of Volkswagen Group and LG Elec., The Geneva International Motor Show 2015 Source: LG Elec.

LG Display, panel supplier of LG Elec., have made an announcement of their target to secure 30% of world’s market share in automotive display in 2018, and revenue of approx. US$ 2 billion. In CES 2015, held earlier in the year, they presented 13.1 inch automotive display and new 21.5 inch curved products for dashboard and CID. LG Display is planning to target automotive navigation/dashboard/entertainment display.

[MWC2015] Smart Watch Trend, LG Electronics is On It

March 3, 2015/in Set /by OLEDNET

The rapidly rising product to become the key item for IoT industry is a wearable device, smart watch. Various companies are already producing numerous products for the smart watch market. Beginning with smart band, the majority of smart watches had square face, but since LG Electronics joined this market, the trend started to change into a classic watch design.

In 2014, LG Elec. revealed G Watch in various events and became involved in its sales. Following the existing watch, they employed high-end sports watch design. While many experts estimated smart device with differentiated design from existing watches would become popular, the actual market responded to a round faced watch design, more familiar to the public after more than 100 years of use.

Subsequent to G Watch, LG Elec. revealed LG Watch Urbane in MWC2015. Compared to G Watch, Urbane arrived with higher class appearance.

Chinese set company Huawei introduced a smart watch with round shaped AMOLED in MWC2015, reacting to the success of G Watch. Samsung Elec. is also expected to release circular faced device for the next smart watch.

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