Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives

Hai-Wei Chen; Jiun-Haw Lee; Bo-Yen Lin; Stanley Chen; Shin-Tson Wu

doi:10.1038/lsa.2017.168

journal article Open Access Dec 01, 2017

Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives

Hai-Wei Chen Jiun-Haw Lee Bo-Yen Lin

Stanley Chen Shin-Tson Wu

Light: Science & Applications Vol. 7 No. 3 pp. 17168-17168 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractRecently, ‘Liquid crystal display (LCD) vs. organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display: who wins?’ has become a topic of heated debate. In this review, we perform a systematic and comparative study of these two flat panel display technologies. First, we review recent advances in LCDs and OLEDs, including material development, device configuration and system integration. Next we analyze and compare their performances by six key display metrics: response time, contrast ratio, color gamut, lifetime, power efficiency, and panel flexibility. In this section, we focus on two key parameters: motion picture response time (MPRT) and ambient contrast ratio (ACR), which dramatically affect image quality in practical application scenarios. MPRT determines the image blur of a moving picture, and ACR governs the perceived image contrast under ambient lighting conditions. It is intriguing that LCD can achieve comparable or even slightly better MPRT and ACR than OLED, although its response time and contrast ratio are generally perceived to be much inferior to those of OLED. Finally, three future trends are highlighted, including high dynamic range, virtual reality/augmented reality and smart displays with versatile functions.

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Hai-Wei Chen, Jiun-Haw Lee, Bo-Yen Lin, et al. (2017). Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives. Light: Science & Applications, 7(3), 17168-17168. https://doi.org/10.1038/lsa.2017.168

Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives

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