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Is OLED and SED the future of the flat panel display?

Sound and Vision Magazine thinks that OLED will replace LCD and SED will replace Plasma flat panel displays. What do you think?

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Canon says no intention of giving up on SED TVs

"We will never give up on SED TVs," a Canon spokesman quoted President Fujio Mitarai as saying. Mitarai made the comments at an analyst meeting that was closed to media.

It would be a shame for them not to move ahead with SED technology because of increasing price erosion with LCD & Plasma sets. SED in my mind (and eyes) is clearly the next level of display technology that will rival ANY LCD, Plasma and even most CRT sets as anyone that has seen the demos will agree.

Toshiba - Canon delaying SED TV launch until 2007

Toshiba and Canon have postponed the launch of their anticipated SED televisions until 2007, a delay that could create some doubt about the future of this technology.

This is a real disappointment. I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to see the SED demo at CES 2006 back in January and it was nothing short of amazing.

I bet you're wondering how this SED technology works aren't you? SED sets use 6,220,800 electron emitters, or one for each color per pixel, to be precise, which cause red, blue and green phosphors to glow. That may not mean much to most, but the results will definitely matter. Toshiba's CES 2006 SED sets featured the deepest black levels I have ever seen on any television, including CRT, and these televisions are as flat as any plasma. Consider this: the typical plasma set sports a contrast ratio of 3000:1, but Toshiba's prototype SEDs offer a whopping 10,000:1 contrast ratio for truly unparalleled color and accuracy.

The companies said Wednesday that they delayed the date of volume production of SEDs (surface-conduction electron-emitter displays) until July 2007, and the launch of the first SED TV sets won't be until the fourth quarter of that year. A major push on SEDs won't occur until the Beijing Olympics in 2008.