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But LG do plan on releasing to retail more OLED TVs this year.
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For the third time, they've been "planning on releasing" OLED TVs since I was a teenager... I'm still waiting...
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Richer Sounds are a big company, just not in Scotland right this moment.
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Indeed, their nearest store in Scotland is barely larger than the size of the iPhone section in your average Carphone Warehouse.
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However Currys do sell at least three of those models too.
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Two of which are completely out of stock across the whole UK and the third has no availability in any of my 3 nearest Currys stores. And that was the one announced in 2011.
Regardless, no matter how many small exceptions you pick out, the availability of OLED TVs has proven to be far short of that boasted about at CES year after year.
Epson announced three OLED TVs in 2004, claiming they would reach mainstream commercialization by 2007.
LG also announced their first OLED TV in 2004. Samsung released a 40" one in 2005. The same year NEC claimed OLED would be a major player by 2011 at the latest.
Sure LG plan on "releasing" more TVs this year. Like they did at
CES 2009. Then again at
CES in 2010.. And then again at
CES 2011. Along with
Mitsubishi. And again in
CES 2012. As did
Samsung. And re-released the same TV again at
2013. And again at
CES 2014.
They must have re-announced a dozen OLED TVs at CES four or five times now yet have barely able to bring just one to market. And the 77" 4K OLED they showed off in 2013 is still not available to buy.