We're at a point in time where it feels pointless buying a new TV that's not an OLED, unless you have a specific use case which means you will use it in a particularly bright room most of the time, or you will spend a lot of time on a certain channel or game which would cause image retention/burn issues.
Yet, not everyone wants a 55 inch OLED TV. Some want smaller for a bedroom or wherever. Obviously cost is still an issue as manufacturers want to drip feed the technology to make money for many years.
Do you see OLED sizes coming down to where they can be used on desks as monitors or is OLED flawed for desktop use due to retention and burn issues when using apps / windows task bar etc.
It seems for the last decade plus, we've had to live with really poor quality control in panel technology. Dead pixels are less of a thing these days, but it seems almost expected now to get bleed and glow issues with IPS. Every technology we have is a compromise between the main types of TN, VA and IPS. Even OLED due to the possible issues one could encounter. Buying a 4K monitor now means you have to spend large amounts on a graphics card if you want to be able to game at native res. Ultra wide monitors are ridiculously expensive since they are more niche and less economy of scale applies.
The above is why I haven't replaced the monitor I use at home now, which I bought 10 years ago. A basic Dell TN panel 16:10 1920 x 1200. I just don't see the point, nor have the motivation to spend hundreds on what will be a compromise. This is a sad state of affairs in 2019.
I am also using a 46inch TV which I consider one of the better LCD ones from again about 10 years ago! It feels like we've gone backwards in image quality from Plasma days. Response times and refresh rates are another matter though.
Do you agree? What is the future? Will 21:9 ultra wide monitors start to take off more for productivity bias users? Will 4K become as adopted as 1080p has been?
Yet, not everyone wants a 55 inch OLED TV. Some want smaller for a bedroom or wherever. Obviously cost is still an issue as manufacturers want to drip feed the technology to make money for many years.
Do you see OLED sizes coming down to where they can be used on desks as monitors or is OLED flawed for desktop use due to retention and burn issues when using apps / windows task bar etc.
It seems for the last decade plus, we've had to live with really poor quality control in panel technology. Dead pixels are less of a thing these days, but it seems almost expected now to get bleed and glow issues with IPS. Every technology we have is a compromise between the main types of TN, VA and IPS. Even OLED due to the possible issues one could encounter. Buying a 4K monitor now means you have to spend large amounts on a graphics card if you want to be able to game at native res. Ultra wide monitors are ridiculously expensive since they are more niche and less economy of scale applies.
The above is why I haven't replaced the monitor I use at home now, which I bought 10 years ago. A basic Dell TN panel 16:10 1920 x 1200. I just don't see the point, nor have the motivation to spend hundreds on what will be a compromise. This is a sad state of affairs in 2019.
I am also using a 46inch TV which I consider one of the better LCD ones from again about 10 years ago! It feels like we've gone backwards in image quality from Plasma days. Response times and refresh rates are another matter though.
Do you agree? What is the future? Will 21:9 ultra wide monitors start to take off more for productivity bias users? Will 4K become as adopted as 1080p has been?
