Xiaomi launches world's first mass-produced transparent TV

Richdog · 20 Aug 2020 at 14:27

Wow, this is pretty cool... https://www.dezeen.com/2020/08/15/xiaomi-transparent-tv-mi-tv-lux/

Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has unveiled its Mi TV LUX see-through television, which displays images that appear to be "floating in the air".

Billed as a world's first, the Mi TV LUX features an edge-to-edge transparent display, leaving what looks like a simple glass screen, allowing viewers to see through to the other side.

The TV's glass-like quality is possible due to the use of transparent organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology.

Unlike ordinary LEDs in TVs, which are used to light an LCD display, the pixels of an OLED TV are self-illuminating, ridding of the need for backlighting.

This means that, while conventional TVs require a back panel to contain their processing units, these elements are integrated into the base stand of the Mi TV LUX.

First time I have seen something like it and I guess in future when they manage to shrink or more elegantly reshape that base it will really blend into the living room!

Minstadave · 20 Aug 2020 at 14:44

I take it it can't make black? Will black areas be see through?

Richdog · 20 Aug 2020 at 14:48

Minstadave said:
I take it it can't make black? Will black areas be see through?

Hmm very good question... I didn't think of that.

mmj_uk · 20 Aug 2020 at 18:23

Transparent OLED, I imagine you'd need to put a black screen behind or... just buy a normal OLED.

rubberduck · 22 Aug 2020 at 10:24

Probably not aimed at the consumer market in terms of retail TVs. I am sure there are many niche applications where a transparent screen may be beneficial, so this is probably more of a tech demo.

mid_gen · 26 Aug 2020 at 13:55

mmj_uk said:
Transparent OLED, I imagine you'd need to put a black screen behind or... just buy a normal OLED.

Yeah this isn't for living rooms. It's for retail, marketing etc.

Rroff · 26 Aug 2020 at 13:57

The demo of a similar product I saw on YouTube (think it was Tested had a look at it but can't be 100% sure) did blacks OK - that was a very expensive screen though.