'OLED and LCD will die out': A MicroLED expert explains how

by bentocorpon 4/6/2025, 10:39 PMwith 11 comments

by rf15on 4/7/2025, 2:28 AM

I don't get this debate at all, LCD has less burn-in risk. OLED will always be an inferior choice if they can't fix its short lifetime. Or, I guess, this fits well with planned obsolescence: higher fidelity, shorter life time

by danguson 4/7/2025, 12:38 AM

It still sounds like it is many years off.

by ahartmetzon 4/7/2025, 2:27 AM

What I don't understand is why there seem to be no "bulk processes". Saw a wafer into (tiny) pieces using a raster, somehow (yes yes...) load them onto a roller, and place them a column at a time. Anything resembling a pixel at a time seems wildly impractical. They actually seem to be that far I guess, because the price per LED is already down to ~0.05 cents ($10k for a 4K display). Lesson: 4K is a lot of pixels ;)

by pyrophoenixon 4/7/2025, 7:03 AM

Even if I’m convinced of that and installed a few…Not for tomorrow that’s for sure!

by ashoeafooton 4/7/2025, 5:01 AM

Why did apple not pursue it for the watch then?