CES 2012: Samsung Tech Promises Two OLED TVs For The Price Of One

No doubt aware that some customers may balk at the idea of paying well over £5000 for an OLED TV, Samsung has found a new way to sugar the pill with its Super OLED technology, which will allow two different people to watch two different programmes at once on the same screen.



The basic idea is simple: the TV shows 120 frames a second, alternating between frames from each of the two shows.  The two viewers each wear a wear a pair of active 3D glases, but rather than seeing alternate frames for their left and right eye, they instead see first their frame, then their glasses block their view of their partner's show before showing the next frame of their content.  At the same time, the other viewer's glasses go dark when the first viewer can see.

Very smart!

Here's a diagram that makes it clear:



The end result is that two different people can enjoy two different shows on the same screen.  The demo below is set up to show one person a film with Julia Roberts while the other watches a Samsung ad—but both are visible at the same time for anybody not wearing the glasses!  Of course, both viewers will also need their own pair of headphones so they can hear the audio track for their particular programme.




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