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Samsung have announced a contest for flexible display ideas!
This could be a great opportunity for Oculus VR to get Samsung to make a custom flexible display for Oculus Rift HMD! Samsung does not know what business markets to aim their flexible display panel...
FYI; Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and LG are all working on flexible OLED/LCD display panels for all types of mobile devices.
http://www.oled-info.com/samsung-youm
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/05/20/coming-soon-mobile-phones-with-flexible-oled-screens/
These types of displays are designed to be bended around devices, and could be mounted wraparound inside a HMD.
Samsung have announced that some devices will be released this year with their "Youm" series flexible display panels.
This technology might not be mature for first-generation Oculus Rifts, so they could be the future for high FOV HMD.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/samsung-shows-of-latest-biggest-bendiest-amoled-prototype/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/samsung-names-flexible-oled-display-series-youm-shows-prototype/
You still just use one panel like Oculus Rift, but instead, the display would be bent in a half-circle around you head.
This way the HMD headset could achieve a much more sleek profile, like the original Oculus Rift design concept.
CNET first look at Samsung's Youm flexible displays
Samsung YOUM flexible AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED)full official announcement presentation
Samsung video demo resilience of Flexible AMOLED Display with "hammer test"
http://www.oled-info.com/samsung-youm
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/05/20/coming-soon-mobile-phones-with-flexible-oled-screens/
These types of displays are designed to be bended around devices, and could be mounted wraparound inside a HMD.
Samsung have announced that some devices will be released this year with their "Youm" series flexible display panels.
This technology might not be mature for first-generation Oculus Rifts, so they could be the future for high FOV HMD.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/27/samsung-shows-of-latest-biggest-bendiest-amoled-prototype/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/samsung-names-flexible-oled-display-series-youm-shows-prototype/
You still just use one panel like Oculus Rift, but instead, the display would be bent in a half-circle around you head.
This way the HMD headset could achieve a much more sleek profile, like the original Oculus Rift design concept.
CNET first look at Samsung's Youm flexible displays
Samsung YOUM flexible AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED)full official announcement presentation
Samsung video demo resilience of Flexible AMOLED Display with "hammer test"