“I have read that OLED tech has life-expectancy problems. Any comment? With the great numbers put up by other TV technologies and given the very high relative cost of OLED, it will be crucial to decision making to have some idea how long this set will perform.”
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LG's technology does not have lifespan issues. When OLED was just coming on the market, blue phosphors used by Samsung's manufacturing process had lifespans of 20,000 to 30,000 hours. LG uses a WOLED technology with white oled and color filters. There are no blue phosphors. It's a non-issue now anyways because they have already commercialized longer lasting blues. The short lifespan was just a knock that the industry wants to perpetuate to keep OLED from taking over. Look at smartphones. OLED is taking over and now Apple will start using them in 2018. I have the LG 9300 and it's night and day the best TV anyone has ever seen. My wife wants them all over the house and complains when she has to watch our plasma TV's.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Check out the math for your watching habits but even if that is the case (as detractors have circulated in online forums). You are talking 8 - 10 years at high consumption rates. We are bringing up an issue that will probably never be one.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I've heard that it can suffer from burn in if you leave a static image on it. This is covered in the owner's manual. OLED is fairly new, but has been around in small screens for more than 5 years. Maybe the lifetime limitations have been resolved with latest developments.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Have only had the tv for 2 weeks. Had it professionally installed by Geek Squad and did take additional coverage for any unforeseen issues.
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