Samsung Display is increasing its production of QD-Oled panels and plans to supply new 49 and 77 inch ones in order to expand the range available on the market, which is currently limited to 34 inches for monitors and 55/65 inches for the TVs.
After achieving 85% efficiency at its QD-Oled panel production plants last July, Samsung Display now plans to increase capacity from 30,000 to 40,000 parent panels per month.
This 30% production boost would be achieved quite simply by increasing the rate, or rather by reducing the TAKT (time to produce a slab) as much as possible. This increase in the QD-Oled offer should ultimately result in lower costs, and therefore probably a little more affordable products.
At the same time, Samsung Display has announced that it wants to produce 49 and 77 inch QD-Oled panels, i.e. 125 and 196 cm respectively, from 2023. These new diagonals would be added to the 34, 55 and 65 inches that we currently found on monitors (Alienware AW3423DW) and televisions (Sony A95 and Samsung S95B). This widening of the range should allow QD-Oled technology to become more democratic by reaching a wider audience: those looking for a TV under 55 inches and those looking for a larger TV. There is indeed a real demand for mid-size televisions. Remember that LG Display has been offering 42-inch Oled panels since this year, which are found on the LG 42C2, but which should also be offered by other manufacturers.
QD-Oled TVs remain much more expensive than their Oled counterparts for the time being. The Sony Bravia XR-55A95K, for example, is displayed at nearly €3,000. The Samsung 55S95B (which we should test at the end of September) is sold at around €2,200. Either way, it’s way more expensive than LG’s latest Oled TV, the LG 55C2, which retails for around €1,500 (the 55C1 is no longer available). We can find even more interesting, such as the Panasonic 55JZ1000 for around 1000 €. As explained in our Sony Bravia A95K test, QD-Oled technology is impressive, but the price difference is not yet justified compared to conventional Oled televisions.