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40-inch OLED biggest possible and not for sale, says Samsung
CrunchGear — Samsung is showing-off a 40-inch OLED screen and a new report indicates that the set is the biggest possible size with current production techniques. Because of this limitation, the set cannot be mass produced and therefore the 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio capable set is not going to be for sale anytime soon.  “Our low temperature poly-Si TFT mass-production line cannot make panels larger than 31 inches,” a Samsung staffer said. “This 40-inch TFT panel is the largest size that can be made on our pilot line, ...

Samsung Shows Off Giant 40-inch OLED HDTV [Televisions]
Gizmodo — ... tell you that the eye cannot distinguish such contrast, but marketers will disagree.) Its color gamut is 107% of the NTSC standard and it features a luminance of 200cd/m2 (peaking at 600cd/m2). Unfortunately, Samsung is quick to explain that their main assembly lines are not equipped to produce OLED screens beyond 31 inches (earlier roadmaps slated 40 inchers for 2010). Nevertheless, our home theater system is suddenly feeling extremely inadequate. [NYT and Tech-On] ...

Samsung drops jaws with 40-inch 1080p OLED display
Engadget — ... Anyone who figured OLED would go the way of SED has another thing comin', and Samsung's got the prototype to prove it. Over at the OLED-heavy FPD International 2008 show, Samsung is showcasing the biggest panel (of this nature) that its ...

Samsung 40-inch 1080p OLED HDTV
HDTV Lounge — ... right away.” The RGB organic light emitting materials were formed by vapor deposition. The company used a fine metal mask (FMM). Fluorescent materials are used for red and green, while a phosphorescent material is used for blue, the staffer said. The main thing to learn from this is; OLED HDTVs are on their way! It will still be some time yet, but more manufactures are getting in on the action, and producing larger panels with HD resolution , which can be used for HDTVs. News Source