Samsung's expandable screen introduces a new genre of 3D TV

Samsung's expandable screen introduces a new genre of 3D TV

We've seen roll-up TVs and swivel TVs and now we have expandable TVs thanks to the latest Samsung innovations unveiled at Global Tech Korea 3. The company has been working on the technology for some time and has finally come up with a thirteen inch screen TV. inches that can be stretched and distorted to match what is displayed on the screen. As seen in the video now, the screen can texture itself to accentuate the movement of lava across the screen to express the image more realistically, giving it a different sense of depth than previous TVs were capable of. identified as "XNUMXD". According to Jeom-jae Kim, a director of the Basic Technology Research Center at LG Display, who also works on expandable TVs, this design is only possible thanks to OLED technologies. During an opening statement on the subject, Kim said: "Compared with LCD screen, which uses different and complex parts, OLED has a simple structure and can change shape naturally, it has strong points in concept. design and form factor". Now, that's probably not something you need (or even want) in your premium home theater setup. As already mentioned, the expandable screen size is only XNUMX inches, a massive putdown from the XNUMX-inch and larger screens we're used to, and we're not sure if that would work well with a picture, either. pre-prepared. How would a soap opera be on a stretchable TV, for example? However, as a proof of term, the expandable screen is impressive. At that smaller size, it could still mean we could see it built into a Samsung tablet or smartphone in the near future. We'll just have to wait and see what Samsung has in store for us.

Analysis: Will Expandable TVs End Up as 3D Displays?

This is not the first time that televisions that incorporate the third dimension are presented as the future of home theater. Just a decade ago, the same was said about more traditional 3D TVs that use bezels and display tricks to create a sense of depth. Unfortunately, these 3D TVs were too specialized and too expensive (a deadly combination for new emerging technological innovations) to ever succeed, and we fear expandable TVs will suffer exactly the same fate. However, there might be a way forward for them. One of the biggest killers of 3D TVs was the lack of content to watch on them, as users were forced to purchase expensive Blu-ray discs of certain movies that incorporate the technology. Scalable TVs will probably need to develop intelligent AI capable of converting the screen for large expanses of content rather than just exclusive experiences. It could also be a great idea to integrate expandable screens into portable devices as a first place to test and improve the technology; We already see the same with folding screens. Smaller screens are going to be more affordable to build, and third-party app developers could be trusted to create experiences rather than Samsung and LG, who must create their own.