Seriousness OLED displays - narrow viewing angle?

HarryT · 05-24-2009, 07:49 AM

I've just got my first device with an OLED display on it - a high-end DAB radio made by "Pure".

The screen works well, but one thing I've noticed is that, compared to a traditional LED, it appears to have a very narrow "viewing angle" - I can only see what's on the screen within about a 30 degree angle either side of looking at it "face on".

Is that a normal characteristic of OLED screens, or something specific to this device, perhaps?

Barcey · 05-24-2009, 09:02 AM

This is a site biased towards OLED but they claim that it has a superior viewing angle of 170 degrees.

http://www.oledbuyingguide.com/oled-...vs-lcd-tv.html

HarryT · 05-24-2009, 10:14 AM

Interesting. My radio has a plastic cover on top of the OLED. I wonder if's that which is restricting the viewing angle, perhaps?

05-24-2009, 07:49 AM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	OLED displays - narrow viewing angle? I've just got my first device with an OLED display on it - a high-end DAB radio made by "Pure". The screen works well, but one thing I've noticed is that, compared to a traditional LED, it appears to have a very narrow "viewing angle" - I can only see what's on the screen within about a 30 degree angle either side of looking at it "face on". Is that a normal characteristic of OLED screens, or something specific to this device, perhaps?

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05-24-2009, 09:02 AM	#2
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	This is a site biased towards OLED but they claim that it has a superior viewing angle of 170 degrees. http://www.oledbuyingguide.com/oled-...vs-lcd-tv.html

05-24-2009, 10:14 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Interesting. My radio has a plastic cover on top of the OLED. I wonder if's that which is restricting the viewing angle, perhaps?

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