The Korean Yonhap News Agency announced today that Samsung will present the world's first stretchable display at the Society for Information Display event in Los Angeles this week. The dynamic stretchable OLED panel is revolutionary because it can bend in both directions, while previous flexible displays were able to bend only in one. This is a high-tech product and can be deemed as a peak and milestone in the display industry according to industry watchers. When pressed, the display can stretch with up to 12 mm maintaining "a high degree of resolution". 9.1-inch versions of the stretchable OLED display will be showcased at the event. Samsung expects this type of displays will find wide usage in IoT devices and AI products and technologies. In addition, the Southe Korean giant will also demonstrate a 5.09-inch glasses-free 3D OLED panel for realistic stereoscopic images along with a 1.96-inch display with UHD resolution support (3840 x 2160) for AR and VR application. Source

TCL CSOT acquires Samsung Display's assets in Suzhou, China Display market research firm Display Supply Chain said that TCL CSOT has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Samsung Display in Suzhou, China. Under the agreement, TCL CSOT will pay Samsung more than $1 billion, but the majority of the money is returned to TCL as an investment, and Samsung Display will become a minority shareholder in a TCL subsidiary. More specifically, TCL will acquire 60% of Suzhou...

Samsung launches the new Q700T 8K TV series - QE65Q700T and QE55Q700T specifications and prices Samsung announced the launch of its new Q700T 8K TV series. This is its entry-level 8K series designed especially for customers with smaller spaces. The models arrive with 8K upscaling and Quantum Processor 8K, Samsung's Object Tracking Sound+ (OTS+) for 3D audio that moves around the screen with the action. The OTS+ system consists of eight dedicated speakers built-in to the four sides of the TVs. Other audio...

Samsung QN50Q80T is a 50" model from the Q80T QLED TV series that was just released in the USA Samsung has released a 50" model from its Q80T QLED TV series in the USA. The Samsung QN50Q80T is almost identical to its 49-inch sibling - the Samsung QN49Q80T. They both have Direct Full Array 8X and Quantum HDR 8x instead of 12X like the bigger TVs from the series. They also have 60Hz (120Hz with Motion Rate) panels, which nonetheless support VRR (48Hz-60Hz) via AMD FreeSync. It is also powered by Samsung's...

ATSC 3.0 a.k.a. NEXTGEN TV now live on 7 Portland TV stations ATSC 3.0, the next-generation television standard, has planted its flag in Portland, as seven local TV stations have begun broadcasting NextGen TV. The Portland stations that are broadcasting ATSC 3.0 are the Meredith-owned KPTV (Fox) and KPDX (MyNet), Nextsar’s KOIN (CBS) and KRCW-TV (CW), Sinclair Broadcast Group’s KATU (ABC), Tegna’s KGW (NBC) and KOPB-TV (PBS). With the new technology, these stations will be...

The Samsung TU8300 curved 4K TV series goes official in the USA Samsung has enriched the 2020 TU8xxx lineup of 4K TVs for the US market with the Samsung TU8300 series of curved 4K TVs. Currently, it includes two models: Samsung UN65TU8300 - specifications Samsung UN55TU8300 - specifications Unfortunately, Samsung does not share many specifications, including the curvature. However, we expect those TVs to have almost the same specifications and identical features to the other...

2020 Samsung RU9000 TV series goes official in the US with Dynamic Crystal Display, Crystal Processor 4K Samsung has released for the US market the new 2020 RU9000 4K TV series. It comprises of three models: 81.5-inch Samsung 82RU9000 - specifications 74.5-inch Samsung 75RU9000 - specifications 64.5-inch Samsung 65RU9000 - specifications These TVs feature 4K VA panels with Edge LED backlight and 120Hz refresh rate with Motion Rate index of 240. They employ Samsung's Dynamic Crystal Color technology and its Crystal...

Samsung reportedly will source large-size LCD TV panels from LG Display Going on "industry sources", Yonhap news agency reports that Samsung negotiates with LG for purchasing LCD TV display panels. Samsung has already announced its decision to leave the LCD panel business and various reports have linked it to source LCD panels from various suppliers, including CSOT and AUO as well as Sharp, owned by Taiwan's Foxconn Group. If the deal happens, analysts expect that LG Display's supply...

Samsung launches the Odyssey G5 series of gaming monitors - C32G55T and C27G55T The Samsung C32G55T and the Samsung C27G55T comprise the new Odyssey G5 series of gaming monitors from Samsung. In a similar fashion to the Odyssey G9 series which consists of the Samsung C49G95T and the Odyssey G7 series that comprises of the Samsung C32G75T and the Samsung C27G75T, the Odyssey G5 series includes monitors with 8-bit WQHD VA panels with 1000R curvature. The Samsung C32G75T and the Samsung C27G75T...

Samsung Display transforms its Asan LCD panel plant to a QD panel one Samsung Display said that it intends to begin mass production of quantum-dot (QD) display panels from 2021 in its Asan site. It has begun installing QD display production equipment to replace outdated liquid crystal display (LCD) production lines, as part of its broader transition toward more advanced panels at the Asan facility in South Chungcheong Province. The company held a special event for the occasion and the...

Samsung F22T45 and Samsung F22T35 are unveiled, 22" IPS display, 75Hz refresh rate Samsung has unveiled a couple of professional monitors dubbed Samsung F22T45 and Samsung F22T35. The two models have many features in common including 3-side borderless design, which makes them suitable for multi-monitor setups, Game Mode, AMD FreeSync support for up to 75Hz refresh rate, Eye Saver Mode with a flicker-free backlight, Eco Saving Plus, Mega DCR, and Off Timer Plus. The Samsung F22T45 and Samsung...

The 32" curved Samsung C32JG50F with 144Hz refresh rate goes on sale globally Samsung has released to the market a new curved gaming monitor dubbed Samsung C32JG50F. Also referred to as Samsung C32JG51FD or C32JG53FD depending on the product's color, it is priced around EUR 280. The monitor is equipped with a 31.5-inch VA display panel with a 1800R curvature. It has a contrast ratio of 3000:1 and 250 nits typical brightness. The display supports 8-bit color and offers 4 ms GTG response time...

Samsung The Terrace QLED 4K TVs in the USA and Canada - prices and specifications Samsung has launched its lifestyle TV portfolio with the The Terrace, which follows The Serif, The Frame, and The Sero. The Terrace (LST7T) is Samsung's first outdoor 4K QLED TV and has an accompanying soundbar. Available in 55-, 65- and 75-inch models, it is designed especially for outdoor use and has an IP55 rating for water and dust resistance. It comes fitted for easy installation outdoors across a variety of...

Samsung engineers elaborate on how Samsung's QLED TVs are optimized for gaming In a detailed article, Samsung engineers elaborate on how the brand's QLED TVs have been optizmied for gaming. One of the most important factors in immersive gaming is input lag. The shorter it is, the better. "Input lag is determined by how quickly image signal can be processed and displayed on the screen," said product planner Jessica BeomEun Kim. Samsung's team was able to minimize QLED TV's input lag, Kim...