Good news for those who have not yet invested in new QD-OLED TVs like the Sony A95K or Samsung S95B and are waiting for the prices to drop: Samsung Display, the only company currently producing QD-OLED panels, is expected to increase its QD-OLED production capacity by 50% by 2024 Samsung Display, the only company currently producing QD-OLED panels, is expected to increase its production capacity by 50% by 2024

With increased production, manufacturers like Samsung Electronics and Sony will have access to a larger supply of panels and, in theory, will be able to reduce costs by purchasing panels in larger quantities

For now, Samsung Display only produces panels in five sizes: 32", 49", 55", 65", and 77" The last three sizes are panels used in QD-OLED TVs, while the first two sizes are panels used in QD-OLED monitors

As for when the next batch of TVs will be available to the public, we expect the 2023 Samsung S95C QD-OLED to be available by the end of March or early April, but Samsung has not yet confirmed it

The information in this report comes from a Korean newspaper called HelloT (opens in new tab), which cites UBI Research, a group of professional analysts from Korea, China, and Japan

However, it could be argued that QD-OLED TVs are merely following the same trajectory as OLED TVs, LED-LCD TVs, and even plasma TVs of a few years ago In general, these technologies are at their highest research costs and lowest production yields In the following years, research costs fall, production yields increase, and the costs to you fall

What makes this report remarkable, however, is that it has a fairly solid timeline for when and how much production will increase Typically, these numbers do not leak out of the company's boardroom

Knowing when technology will be cheaper can help make better purchasing decisions

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