We've all heard of HDTV's, yes? LCD and Plasma.

There's a new one on the market, and it's been developed by Sony - the OLED TV (the model is the Drive XEL-1 OLED TV). It isn't HD (too small a resolution - 960 x 540), but it's probably got the best picture in the world.

The OLED display (Organic Light Emitting Diode) has a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 - the closest HDTVs are Pioneer's Project Kuro Elite plasmas, which are only 20,000:1.

The 11" model of the OLED has just gone on sale (December 1st 2007 in Japan), and will set you back $1700. So what's so special about it other than the contrast ratio?

3mm.

The OLED display is 3mm thick.

Sony are currently prototyping a 27" model at CES '08, which I think may be available in the second half of the year.

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The stand beneath the OLED panel houses a terrestrial digital tuner, a pair of 1-watt speakers, and inputs for HDMI, USB, and Ethernet.

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