Well, I now feel just about as old as a caveman: I still remember when black-and-white televisions were the norm, and now Sony has released a OLED television — and someone’s already selling the $2,000+ little darling at an online auction site.
Now, I’m not entirely clear what “OLED” means, but it stands for “Organic Light Emitting Diode” technology. I haven’t had the time to research what that is. Perhaps some “techies” out there could comment on this post and enlighten us? I know it has something to do with millions of dots, or pixels, per square inch — or square something? — that deliver incredibly crisp, quickly refreshed images.
Which would be good to have, since the TV only has an 11-inch screen.
So at this point, you won’t need to outfit your home with home theater lighting to enjoy a widescreen, in-theater experience with it, will you? In other words, it’s just an electronic gadget or toy for those who have too much money on their hands at the moment. But of course, every technological revolution has to start somewhere, and it usually starts with something small that captures our imagination and then our money. Just look at the iPod and iPhone and you’ll know what I mean.
It’ll be awhile before I’m up to speed on this, and before the price drops anywhere near my range. Which is probably why I’ve given up all hope of keeping up with the many high-tech revolutions and/or cutting edge equipment. I’ll just keep watching my antique RCA and tap, tap, tapping along on my 3-year-old Toshiba laptop.
Ah, well, what do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers.
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