OLED seems to be thought of as the future of TVs. Panasonic certainly thinks OLED is the way to go when it comes to developing future TV technologies.

Panasonic plans on mass-producing OLED TVs over 30 inches in three years.

Is this a good move by Panasonic? Is OLED the future of the television industry?

I haven’t really been wowed by OLED prototypes so far. Yes they’re thin… except for the ugly base that accompanies most prototypes so far. As an integrator, I’m looking for products which are, a) available now, b) dependable, c) affordable… so far, OLED is none of these.

And as far as Panasonic’s claim to produce OLED TVs over 30” in three years… well, that’s great, but I can’t even imagine the improvements that LCD will make in those same 3 years. Has anyone seen the 7000 series Samsung? They’re incredibly thin, they look great, and best of all… I can actually get my hands on them.

Will I keep my eye on OLED? Sure, just as I will keep my eye on Laser TV technology. But it’s going to take something big to sway me from tried and true technologies which I can put in a home today, and not worry if they’re going to work.