OLED - Organic Light Emitting Diode

Organic light-emitting diodeFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Thanks very much Wikpedia)I have reproduced this excellent article for reference from my previous post Plasma Screens Are Bad For The Environment.An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is any light-emitting diode (LED) whose emissive electroluminescent layer comprises a film of organic compounds. The layer usually contains a polymer substance that allows suitable organic compounds to be deposited. They are deposited in rows and columns onto a flat carrier by a simple "printing"...

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Plasma Screens Are Bad For The Environment

Armageddon or Entertainment – Plasma & LCD TVs versus the Ice Caps? It is probably obvious that if you have a 50" Sony Vega Wide-Screen, a 42" Samsung Plasma Screen with DNIE and Trusound or indeed any super PDP, DLP or LCD television then it is going to have a much bigger Carbon footprint than your old Cathode Ray Tube job. Does this mean we should all be responsible citizens and save the environment by watching TV on our on our LG Prada mobile phones? In May this year a professor of the 'economics of climate change' called for the taxing...

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Displaying a Plasma TV Above A Fireplace

Can I Display A Plasma or LCD TV Above A Fireplace?A nice modern, artificial (usually gas powered) fire can be an attractive feature in any living room. The fireplace is usually the focal point and it can make for great aesthetics if a smart PDP can be placed above it. But can you do it?In a word yes... But there are a few precautions and checks.Safety, generally speaking is not really the main issue. If your fireplace is a good old fashioned coal or wood burning thing where loads of smoke and debris (embers, ash) etc are emitted then you absolutely...

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The Quickest £3000 Ever Spent - A Tale of Screen Burn In

I was working at a retail outlet in the UK that will remain nameless except to say that they normally specialise in PCs (they have yellow and purple livery, and the second word of their 2 word name is World ;) ) but have recently started offering higher end Plasma & LCD TVs.A nice chap came in with his young son (probably 6 or 7). They brought a slimline PC base unit and a 42" Samsung PDP recommended by PC World as a "Home Theatre System". Oops did I say PC World? The total bill was £2899 once the extended warranty/insurance had been added...

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