{"id":327038,"date":"2010-02-16T03:58:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T08:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5472627"},"modified":"2010-02-16T03:58:58","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T08:58:58","slug":"oled-tvs-are-dead-sony-stops-selling-oled-in-japan-oled-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/327038","title":{"rendered":"OLED TVs Are Dead: Sony Stops Selling OLED In Japan [OLED TV]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.gawkerassets.com\/assets\/images\/4\/2010\/02\/500x_oled-sony.jpg\" class=\"left image500\" width=\"500\" \/>Whatever happens in Japan is usually replicated across the world a few years later, so while <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5471403\/lg-15+inch-el9500-oled-tv-arrives-in-us-later-this-year\">LG<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5459422\/149-inches-of-goodness-makes-mitsubishi-size-queen-of-oled\">Mitsubishi<\/a> and co are busy readying OLED TVs, Sony&#8217;s pulling out of OLED production in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll still continue selling OLED TVs internationally, but won&#8217;t pursue the Japanese market anymore, due to slow sales. Their XEL-1 was the first to hit the market, just two years ago, and sells for 200,000 Yen ($2,222) in Japan&mdash;all 11-inches of it. No wonder they didn&#8217;t catch on.<\/p>\n<p>If you were considering a super-slim, super-expensive set this year, then <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/5471403\/lg-15+inch-el9500-oled-tv-arrives-in-us-later-this-year\">LG&#8217;s expected to release a 15-inch model<\/a> in the States this year&mdash;though with the death knell being sounded proceed at your own caution. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE61F0ZO20100216?type=technologyNews\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<br clear=\"both\" style=\"clear: both;\"\/><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/click.phdo?s=950114f08dcc6488fbd242770a9eabbf&#038;p=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0;\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ads.pheedo.com\/img.phdo?s=950114f08dcc6488fbd242770a9eabbf&#038;p=1\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" border=\"0\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"http:\/\/a.rfihub.com\/eus.gif?eui=2226\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?a=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/gizmodo\/full?i=NCwV5UkRGPw:PBx_xFU6mAw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/gizmodo\/full\/~4\/NCwV5UkRGPw\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whatever happens in Japan is usually replicated across the world a few years later, so while LG, Mitsubishi and co are busy readying OLED TVs, Sony&#8217;s pulling out of OLED production in Japan. They&#8217;ll still continue selling OLED TVs internationally, but won&#8217;t pursue the Japanese market anymore, due to slow sales. 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