LG and Samsung: What They Will Show

The Display Week 2013 exhibition doesn't start until tomorrow, May 21, but a few companies have already announced at least some of what they will be showing on the floor. Of interest to many showgoers will be the offerings from display powerhouses LG Display and Samsung Display. Last year, both companies showed 55-in. OLED TVs, which were the talk of Display Week.

So what's in store this year? If you guessed 56-in. OLED TVs, you'd be wrong. Based on today's announcements, the offerings are a bit more diverse this year, with LG promoting a curved 55-in. OLED TV prototype and a 5-in. plastic OLED panel. Samsung is highlighting a full HD mobile AMOLED display (4.99 inches) and an 85-in. Ultra HD LCD TV. There's more, of course, but you'll have to visit their booths to find out. Both companies, by the way, do an excellent job of exhibiting their displays. This year, Samsung will have an "experience zone" designed to highlight the differences between AMOLED and LCD panels. The phrase "eye popping" is overused among display industry journalists, but I suspect this particular exhibit will be. --Jenny Donelan