Competition heated up in the OLED TV market Tuesday as Samsung announced it was shipping its first production model using the technology and that it would sell for $8,999. That price will choke most TV shoppers, but it’s being hailed as a new low price point for displays sporting the state-of-the-art technology. The only other OLED TV in the market sells for $15,000 and is made by Samsung’s arch rival LG. Samsung said its OLED has begun shipping to specialty dealers in the United States.
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Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. August 15, 2013 05:00 AMCompetition heated up in the OLED TV market Tuesday as Samsung announced it was shipping its first production model using the technology and that it would sell for $8,999. That price will choke most TV shoppers, but it’s being hailed as a new low price point for displays sporting the state-of-the-art technology. The only other OLED TV in the market sells for $15,000 and is made by Samsung’s arch rival LG. Samsung said its OLED has begun shipping to specialty dealers in the United States.