Question Are manufacturers able to produce smaller OLED monitors?

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poweradapters

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Are the monitor manufacturers able to produce smalled OLED monitors or are their restraints to this production?
I/m asking this because I have not seen any OLED monitors smaller then 27" or having 1080 to 1440p to 2K resolutions. All these features together pretty much. There are smaller the 17" screens via laptops and for example the Nintendo Switch variant console. Why not the in between?

 

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poweradapters said:

Are the monitor manufacturers able to produce smalled OLED monitors or are their restraints to this production?
I/m asking this because I have not seen any OLED monitors smaller then 27" or having 1080 to 1440p to 2K resolutions. All these features together pretty much. There are smaller the 17" screens via laptops and for example the Nintendo Switch variant console. Why not the in between?

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They can, its just not financially feasible.

Profit has to justify such product, and smaller than 27", non-premium profit market does not justify it.

 

Muadib

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I recall the first OLED that I saw was the Sony XEL-1. It was 14" I believe.

 

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I've changed out an OLED laptop screen, or two, so yes they can make them smaller.

 

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Muadib said:

I recall the first OLED that I saw was the Sony XEL-1. It was 14" I believe.

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It was 11". It was incredibly expensive. $2,499 MSRP (in 2007 dollars).

 

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I think the answer is obvious. Many smartphones with OLED displays have a resolution equivalent to or greater than those in monitors.

The problem is that there's not nearly as much demand for smaller, high-resolution displays. The 13" iPad Pro is basically (95.5% of the vertical pixels) a 4:3 aspect ratio version of a 4K display. Would you buy a monitor that small though?