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Samsung Display announced that it has managed to increase its QD-OLED production yields to 75%. Previously it was estimated that its yields are around 30-50%.

According to the report, SDC's employees are not optimistic regarding its QD-OLED competitiveness with LG's WOLED and RGB OLED structures - and not just because of the low production yields. Initial reviews of the QD-OLED panels say that the contrast is now as high as other OLED displays with ambient lighting, and there are color issues due to the unique pixel arrangement. It is estimated that even with increase production yields, SDC will refrain from further QD-OLED investments until it will see market reaction.

The first reviews of Samsung's QD-OLED panels are in, as Dell starts shipping its QD-OLED gaming monitor. A German magazine reviewed the 34" monitor, and discovered an issue with color inaccuracies.

As you can see in the macro photo above, when there's a change from a dark color to a bright color, the display shows green lines that should not be there.

Corning announced that Samsung Display has selected the company's Astra Glass for its QD-OLED display panels. The QD-OLED panel substrate is one sheet of glass, while another is used in the process, likely to cover the display.

Corning says that its Astra Glass provides the "optimal blend of attributes" critical for the intricate and high-temperature QD manufacturing process.

Samsung officially launched its first QD-OLED TV, the S95B. This is the company's first QD-OLED TV, and it features a 55" or 65" 4K 120Hz QD-OLED panel produced by Samsung Display.

The S95B also offers a "Neural Quantum processor" for 4K upscaling, Pixel HDR Pro, Dolby Atmos, Motion Xcelerator Turbo+ technology for lag and blur elimination and HLG. The S95B will ship in April 2022, with a price tag of $2,200 (55" model).

Dell's Alienware AW3423DW QD-OLED gaming monitor is now shipping for $1,299. This is the world's first device to sport a QD-OLED panel.

The AW3423DW features a curved 34-inch 175Hz 3440x1440 QD-OLED panel (produced by Samsung Display), Nvidia G-Sync and DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification.

According to reports from Korea, Samsung suffers from very low (around 30%) production yields in its QD-OLED production line. It seems as if Samsung Display decided to wait for the market reaction for its new panels before it will invest in expanded capacity.

As the first range of products (monitors and TVs) will launch only in the spring of 2022, Samsung will likely wait till the second half of 2022 before it decides on the future of its QD-OLED technology. This means that SDC's total QD-OLED capacity will remain as it is today (30,000 monthly Gen-8.5 panels) at least until the end of 2023.

Samsung Display announced that Switzerland-based evaluation services provider SGS has certified its QD-OLED panels.

The QD-OLED panels received three certifications for True Color Tones, Pure RGB Luminance and Ultrawide Viewing Angle.

Earlier this week Samsung officially launched its QD-OLED displays, with Sony, Dell and Samsung releasing the first products to use these displays.

We also have a first product review, of sorts, a short one from Tom's Guide - which says that this display is the best they have ever seen, with amazing colors and ultra-wide viewing angles.