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Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by avidiax on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @03:16AM (#43409041)
I'm really wondering what's holding up microLED displays.

Part of me wonders if the manufacturers know that microLED is the last TV anyone will buy, so they will try to never release it except at an obscene price.

Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by xeonmc on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @03:40AM (#43409173)
Mass transfer?
Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by pyrophoenix on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @04:34AM (#43409474)
I’ve installed quite a few MicroLED from different brands and had the opportunity to visit factories. All of them is the same. Production cost and quality control. MicroLED is too soon for very small pitch. Will the 0.68 for me it’s really an amazing product, the power consumption is still way off comparing to OLED and LED.

Unfortunately also the price is « justified » because of the complexity and new way to process it…Like OLED, give it a few years and it will definitely be the new wave. But at present, it’s still too expensive for most people.

Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by jiggawatts on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @04:44AM (#43409535)
It blows my mind more than a little that no previous TV had used RGB back lights.

It’s such an obvious design that I had simply assumed that that’s how they all worked!

Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by ksec on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @08:26AM (#43410957)
>that no previous TV had used RGB back lights.

Actually Sony did it 20 years ago. For those old enough may remember the name Triluminos. The tech was too expensive and couldn't get it to scale. Arguably Sony has wanted it for 20 years and this year it is finally happening.

Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by bni on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @04:56AM (#43409606)
"This is just a concept for now"
Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by carlhjerpe on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @06:58AM (#43410394)
Foldable displays, VR, AR, computers an displays at all... It's not battery hype, just tough manufacturing
Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by ksec on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @08:24AM (#43410940)
It is not a concept but prototype and launching soon. There will be a few other manufacture launching RGB backlight later this year.
Re:Sony's new RGB backlight tech smokes regular Mini LED TVs by xnx on Monday March 24, 2025 @01:13PM (#43463240)
Did anyone ever put a plasma screen behind an LCD? It would've been a monstrosity, but could do true black.