Do you recall all the buzz around micro-LED overtaking those gorgeous OLED TVs? Well, brace yourself for a slow-motion tech spectacle because that future is still a spec on the horizon. According to recent reports, tech giants LG and Samsung are hitting the brakes on their micro-LED investments. Manufacturing this promising tech has turned out to be more like assembling a spaceship with tweezers—too complex and costlier than expected. Both companies initially had us ogling at micro-LED wonders like Samsung’s mammoth ‘The Wall’ and even transparent displays that seem borrowed from sci-fi.
Despite the buzz, micro-LED is wading through some teething problems. Firms like TCL CSOT are plunging into the micro-LED waters, selling monstrous screens in China, while Samsung and LG have taken a step back, recalibrating their strategies. Scaling back research teams and shelving production boosts indicate a coupe in the micro-LED department. Turns out, dropping the price tag from a luxury yacht to a luxury car doesn’t quite cut it when your technology is still pasted across billboard-sized panels. And with prices stuck in the stratosphere, the dream of affordable micro-LED TVs remains just that—a dream.
Even with titanic technological advances, micro-LED’s march towards market dominance seems more glacial than galactic. Cost reduction demands are sky-high, with Samsung eyeing a dramatic 90% cut. Yes, they’re serious! Long story short, micro-LED technology is still in the ‘coming soon’ category, and it looks like it will be for another 5 to 10 years. So unless you have a cavernous living room and a bank account to match, your tech lineup won’t be featuring micro-LED TVs anytime soon.
**Hot Take**
Well, at this rate, by the time micro-LED becomes mainstream, we might as well have colonized Mars, and Elon Musk could be broadcasting Martian sunsets on a micro-LED TV. But hey, if you’re looking to splurge on something futuristic and insanely expensive, why not? After all, who needs affordable healthcare or a new car when you can have a TV that costs as much as a house?
Original Article: https://www.techradar.com/televisions/oled-beating-micro-led-tv-tech-looks-uncertain-as-lg-and-samsung-wobble-but-hope-is-not-lost-yet