Sony XEL-1 11" OLED Flat Panel HDTV finally has a screen technology that brings out the definitive Color and detail worthy of high-definition. OLED stands for Organic Light Emitting Diodes. It’s a technology that makes the TV screen seem like it’s alive. The 11" Flat Panel of the Sony XEL-1 is about 3mm thin – the thickness of about 3 stacked credit cards. There’s no backlight to wash out the colors. Micro-size LED are compressed to the dots at the Pixel level, delivering brightness and Color depth never possible to be reproduced on any screen, including plasma. The OLED display panel uses extremely low power levels since the light-emitting structure of the panel eliminates the need for a separate light source. As a result, OLED panels can be up to 40 percent more efficient per panel inch compared with a conventional 20-inch LCD panel. Additionally, since OLED displays create their own light, any mercury associated with traditional backlighting is eliminated. Fully compatible with BRAVIA Internet Video Link service, the XEL-1 has 2 HDMI inputs and a MemoryStick slot for optimal image display of TV, Video, and Still. XEL-1 sets new horizons for HDTV and video.

Features

• Next-generation OLED HDTV technology
• Full HD Color spectrum and super deep black-levels
• Incredibly Slim 3mm Thin Panel
• Lower power consumption than other TV technologies
• 1,000,000:1 Contrast Ratio

Review By soundandvisionmag

The catch phrase "flat TV" has been circulating for years, mainly to describe the many flat-panel plasma and LCD sets that have swamped the market. But with an average cabinet depth of 3 to 5 inches, can those TVs really be called flat? To find a truly flat display, you need to check out OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode).

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Review By sonystyle

Sony’s OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) TV, the XEL-1, is truly the next big thing in television technology. It boasts a 3 millimeter thin panel and offers unparalleled picture quality with amazing contrast, outstanding brightness, exceptional color reproduction, and a rapid response time. It delivers astounding performance in all the key picture quality categories. OLED technology can completely turn off pixels when reproducing black, resulting in more outstanding dark scene detail and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. OLED also creates unmatched color expression and detail and enables rapid response times for smooth and natural reproduction of fast moving images like those found in sports and action movies.

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Review By gadgets-reviews

To give clearer preview of OLED’s features, should be said that the main design advantage is the organic diode itself. Unlike LCDs with same specialized inorganic diode, it can produce a greater amount of light directed at color pixels. Actually every pixel it the matrix produces its own light blast due to its organic nature. Organic diodes used in Sony OLED technology are semiconductors placed in microscopic caves. They produce light by making electronic holes and electrons circulate between cathode and anode. Distinctive feature here is that electronic holes are more mobile in the organic material that in inorganic one. Such a way every OLED display doesn’t require backlight and polarizer.

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Review By amazon

How is color created? : OLED has more control over color expression because it only expresses pure colors when an electric Current stimulates the relevant Pixels. The OLED primary color matrix is arranged in red, green, and blue Pixels, which are mounted directly to a printed circuit board. Each individual OLED element is housed in a special "micro-cavity" structure designed to greatly reduce ambient light interference that also works to improve overall color Contrast.

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Review By oled-display

The glass substrates of the OLED panel each measured 0.7mm in thickness and 1.4mm in total. The bezels were 0.6mm thick per piece and 1.2mm in total. They were 2.6mm thick all together. A gap of 0.4mm was provided supposedly in consideration of the flexibility of the FPCs.

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Review By reviews.cnet

The XEL-1 has a fine selection of picture-affecting features, including three picture modes that can be independently adjusted per input; four color temperature presets; two flavors of noise reduction, and a few fancily named extras (Back Corrector, Clear White, Live Color) that should be turned off for best picture quality. There’s also a four-step Gamma control (we found that "Off" provided the smoothest, most linear rise from black to white), a Color Space setting (which belongs in Normal for more-accurate colors), and Sony’s CineMotion processing, which enables 2:3 pulldown detection.

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