A 50″ OLED TV coming from Samsung?

Will a 50-inch OLED HDTV be a reality? We sure would like to see a home theater-sized OLED screen, because the only readily available unit thus far is an 11″ from Sony for over 2 grand, which is a little excessive.

But Samsung is mulling over the possibility of showing us a 50-inch, paper-thin OLED screen at the upcoming CES 2009, coming up in about a month. “We can make larger displays, and we may demonstrate a 50in OLED TV at the CES show in January, though we haven’t decided yet,” a Samsung official said. But how much more would you be willing to pay for such a set? $5,000? $8,000?

Samsung is making great strides in OLED displays, showing off a 40-inch OLED screen a month ago. Now we’re wondering if the company can solve the other issues with this highest-contrast, sharpest and flattest panel in the world: longevity (still an issue according to internal documents) and rather high price.

We’ll keep an eye out for more developments in this story.