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Underwriters Laboratories Certifies "Unbreakable" and Flexible Samsung OLED Display

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:28PM   Printer-friendly
from the challenge-accepted dept.

takyon writes:

Samsung's 'unbreakable' display survives UL scrutiny

Phone makers have promised unbreakable phone screens for years, but they tend to involve awkward compromises like soft, scratchable surfaces. Samsung Display might just fulfill that promise, though. Underwriters Laboratories certified an "unbreakable" Samsung panel (not yet pictured) as capable of surviving military-grade durability tests without damage. This included dropping it 26 times from a height of four feet [1.2 meters] and subjecting it to extreme temperatures. It even survived a drop test at 6 feet [1.8 meters] without any battle scars.

Update: Samsung Display posted a video of its new screen [1m55s video], showing how its lightweight plastic cover compares to traditional glass. In the video it survives several strikes from a hammer with no damage to show for it.

Also at The Verge.

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  • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday July 27 2018, @12:02AM (6 children)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday July 27 2018, @12:02AM (#713461)

    "Unbreakable" plastic is no surprise.

    "Unbreakable" and as scratch resistant as Gorilla Glass - that would be impressive.

    One weak link in big screen TVs these days is that the screens are way too easy to scratch.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday July 27 2018, @12:10AM (3 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday July 27 2018, @12:10AM (#713464) Journal

    One weak link in big screen TVs these days is that the screens are way too easy to scratch.

    Size and planned obsolescence are orthogonal.

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    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Friday July 27 2018, @12:21AM (2 children)

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Friday July 27 2018, @12:21AM (#713468)

      We bought a 42" screen 11 years ago, and were essentially gifted a 55" screen 2 years ago. I like 'em dumb, they're both driven by NUCs, and the old one has had a couple of generations by now.

      10 years hence, if I'm in the market for a new one, I'll be looking long and hard at longevity parameters, doubtful anything to do with specs, today's specs are just fine for me. My eyes haven't been good enough to appreciate 8k resolution from across the living room for a long, long time.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @01:52PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @01:52PM (#713667)

        Care to elaborate which models you're using? I too am looking for a dumb screen driven by a small computer running XBMC/Plex.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @06:39PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @06:39PM (#713795)

          I have a Samsung just a few years old that's a "dumb TV". They still make them, you just have to look. Often the really large models on display will be "smart", and you can find smaller models boxed on the shelves without that stuff. I haven't looked around on the 'net though, might be someplace you can order larger dumb TV's.

  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Friday July 27 2018, @12:29AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Friday July 27 2018, @12:29AM (#713473) Journal

    Yeah, I've wary about the scratch resistance, and a drop test isn't sufficient for that. Maybe a "pocket full of coins and keys" test or just start scratching the screen with various objects.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @04:48PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 27 2018, @04:48PM (#713745)

      There is no escaping the cell phone case. USE ONE, or your phone will be trashed.