4K TV vs OLED TV.

LG and Sony recently launched their 4K TV’s few days back and this has created a benchmark in the display market. The launch of 4k TV’s may fade away the much awaited OLED TV. We have seen the 11” OLED TV from Sony that was launched in 2008 but since then we have been waiting for a bigger screen OLED TV. LG and Samsung launched their OLED at CES 2011 and were expected to reach the US market by the mid of 2011 but the low production rates made them to shift their shipping dates.

The launch of 4K TV’s from Sony and LG are really going to affect the market share of OLED TV. Let’s know about both the technologies in a better way.

When it comes on having the best resolution, 4k marks the way with a resolution of 3840 x 2160. The higher resolution results in having the sharp images. OLED TV's have a resolution of 1080p (1920 x 1080. OLED TV’s have the best contrast as compared to the 4K TV’s as OLED TV’s use the plasma like technique and are therefore have deeper blacks as compared to 4K which uses the LCD front with LED backlight.  As per many tech review sites, OLED TV’s have the best wide viewing angle.

OLED TV vs 4K TV.

OLED TV’s have a problem related to their life span. They have a relatively lower life span as compared to 4K TV’s. 4K TV uses the LED backlighting, which have been used in the earlier LED TV’s so we can easily conclude that they have better life-span as compared to OLED TV. When it comes to the pricing factor, there is not much difference in them, a 84” 4K TV will cost around 17 lacs  and  a 55” OLED will come at a price of 4-5 lacs.

Coming to a conclusion, I think OLED Tv is the overall winner because of the best contrast/black levels and also have  a better response rate as compared to 4K Tv’s.