Best TV Ever? Hands On With Panasonic's TX-65CZ950 4K OLED TV

[JBT]

The screen’s already dazzling sense of contrast was lifted to a whole new level by the addition of HDR’s wider luminance range, yet crucially the extra dynamics were delivered without any of the screen’s sense of precision and balance being lost. Could a high-end LCD TV go brighter with HDR? Probably. Definitely, even. But would it be able to deliver that extra brightness without compromising other areas of its performance? Hmm.

The over-riding impression I got after dragging myself away from the 65CZ950 was that I’d just witnessed a level of TV picture quality I simply hadn’t seen before – a true ‘second generation’ of OLED performance. If this impression is borne out later in stricter test conditions too, the only remaining frustration will be the likely fact that if you want the best, you’re going to have to pay for it; current rumours suggest that if you fancy picking up a 65CZ950, you might not get much change out of $10,000.


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[turntable]

LG OLED panel with Panasonic electroincs and video processing.

Sounds like a unbeatable combination

[Mr. Big]

I was excited to see that Panasonic is coming out with a 65" OLED until I read that it's a curved screen. That's a non-starter for me. Why would they come out with an OLED that does away with the off-axis narrow viewing issue of an LCD, only to curve the screen that'll create another off-axis issue with distortion? I'll sit on the sidelines until the manufacturers get their heads out of their a*** and come out with what videophiles really want and not what the marketing nimrods are pushing.

[prepress]

LG is introducing flat OLEDs at 55" and 65" if that helps. The 9500 series, I believe.

[JBT]

I'm not a fan of the curve screen even though the LG 4k OLED I saw at Best Buy looked amazing!!

[JBT]

The future of television is made in America

The future of television is made in America

Universal Display Corporation Ranks as Fortune’s 24th Fastest Growing Public Company

Universal Display Corporation Ranks as Fortune


Why Universal Display Corporation's Stock Fell 22.8% in August | Fox Business

[crwilli]

Originally Posted by JBT

The future of television is made in America The future of television is made in America Universal Display Corporation Ranks as Fortune’s 24th Fastest Growing Public Company Universal Display Corporation Ranks as Fortune Why Universal Display Corporation's Stock Fell 22.8% in August | Fox Business

Samsung will eat them up and it appears, is starting to spit them out. Samsung is a very tough customer. They will take your proprietary tech if it gives then an advantage and immediately start figuring out a way to bring someone or something else to the competition. Smart but tough on tech driven companies. Sent from my iPad using A.Aficionado

[JBT]

Originally Posted by crwilli

Samsung will eat them up and it appears, is starting to spit them out. Samsung is a very tough customer. They will take your proprietary tech if it gives then an advantage and immediately start figuring out a way to bring someone or something else to the competition. Smart but tough on tech driven companies. Sent from my iPad using A.Aficionado

I don't think so


1. How much did LG Display contribute?
In January, Universal Display signed a fresh patent license and royalty agreement with LG Display (NYSE:LPL) that extends through the end of 2022. Under the deal, not only does Universal Display supply OLED materials to LG Display, but LG agreed to pay UDC license fees and running royalties on sales of its OLED-based products.


2. Is Apple broadening OLED adoption?
Last month, Universal Display's flagship OLED technology finally found its way into Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) repertoire. Specifically, an iFixit teardown of the recently launched Apple Watch found it contains a flexible AMOLED display (likely procured through a previously rumored manufacturing contract with LG Display). To the contrary of initial worries at the Apple Watch unveiling last September, this confirmed that Apple's previously vague description of the device as having a "flexible Retina display" didn't mean LCD, as is the case with Apple's other iDevices.

That's also not to mention more recent reports of a new 200-person team at notorious Apple frenemy Samsung -- Universal Display's single-largest customer and a longtime proponent of OLED -- that is said to focus exclusively on catering to Apple's display needs. According to Bloomberg, Samsung formed the group on April 1, 2015, the same day Samsung Display split its operations into two distinct business units to hone their respective focuses on LCD and OLED technologies.


3 Questions for Universal Display Corporation Ahead of Earnings -- The Motley Fool

[crwilli]

Originally Posted by JBT

I don't think so 1. How much did LG Display contribute? In January, Universal Display signed a fresh patent license and royalty agreement with LG Display (NYSE:LPL) that extends through the end of 2022. Under the deal, not only does Universal Display supply OLED materials to LG Display, but LG agreed to pay UDC license fees and running royalties on sales of its OLED-based products. 2. Is Apple broadening OLED adoption? Last month, Universal Display's flagship OLED technology finally found its way into Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) repertoire. Specifically, an iFixit teardown of the recently launched Apple Watch found it contains a flexible AMOLED display (likely procured through a previously rumored manufacturing contract with LG Display). To the contrary of initial worries at the Apple Watch unveiling last September, this confirmed that Apple's previously vague description of the device as having a "flexible Retina display" didn't mean LCD, as is the case with Apple's other iDevices. That's also not to mention more recent reports of a new 200-person team at notorious Apple frenemy Samsung -- Universal Display's single-largest customer and a longtime proponent of OLED -- that is said to focus exclusively on catering to Apple's display needs. According to Bloomberg, Samsung formed the group on April 1, 2015, the same day Samsung Display split its operations into two distinct business units to hone their respective focuses on LCD and OLED technologies. 3 Questions for Universal Display Corporation Ahead of Earnings -- The Motley Fool

That is good to hear but I still hope they hold on to their proprietary art and spread their customer base as wide as possible.

[JBT]

Originally Posted by crwilli

That is good to hear but I still hope they hold on to their proprietary art and spread their customer base as wide as possible.

Absolutely.