Say hi to a paper-thin OLED TV

Now that contrast ratio and “black” levels have become too high to have any real attraction or meaning on paper, TV makers seem to have seized on another craze – slimness.

At this year’s ongoing IFA electronics show in Berlin, Korean manufacturers, in particular, are showing off future TVs that are as thin as a piece of paper.

The slimmest screens I’ve seen so far are LG’s OLED TVs on display here, which measure just 2.9mm. Yes, that’s the thickness of a piece of paper. …