Panasonic confirms entry into large screen OLED market

Panasonic is poised to enter the high-end OLED TV market, after showcasing a new curved 65-inch model at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 last week.

Panasonic has recommitted to OLED TVs following a positive reaction to its most recent prototypes - Source: trustedreviews.com The Japanese firm initially showcased the OLED prototypes at the IFA 2014 trade show in September 2014 to gauge the commercial reaction.

This has been validated by a positive response and the company is now planning to proceed with launching the 4K curved display later in 2015.

The OLED panel is supplied by LG, which also showcased a portfolio of seven new OLED TVs at the event in Las Vegas.

Panasonic had previously collaborated with Sony to make its own a 56-inch OLED panel, but closed the joint development project in December 2013. In 2014, both companies have refocused on other less complex large-area screen technologies and are employing their OLED R&D on medium-size displays for lap-tops and tablets in a new collaborative consortium name JOLED.

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Panasonic confirms entry into large screen OLED market

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