OLED-based (Organic Light Emitting Diode) displays had a large appearance at CES this year. As they will be the next major technology upon which TVs are based, we decided to take a look at some of these displays. This year, many more manufacturers had OLED-based products on display compared to 2006. At the LG booth, we took pictures of the company’s three smallest OLED displays:

As is evident in the photo, the displays are extremely thin. The 2.2-inch displays display at resolutions of 240x320 and can show up to 262 million colors. The contrast ratio is 10000:1. They also have excellent visibility at angled shots.

Another very interesting OLED product was on display at Sony’s booth; a 27-inch OLED screen. As can be seen, it was sharp, bright, and very much viewable in a well-lit environment. It is also important to note that OLED products consumer far less energy than traditional LCD screens.

A sideshot shows just how thin the screens are. Sony is planning on creating even larger screens throughout the course of this year.

Sony also showed a number of smaller OLED displays. Although not meant for home theater rooms, they would prove to be particularly useful in laptops and small TVs.