Getting ever closer to the commercial release of a serious rival to Plasma and LCD technology, Sony have demonstrated an HD ready 21in OLED TV at the Flat Panel Display expo in Japan.

Towards the end of last year at 'Display 2008' in Japan, Sony gave us a glimpse of the future with their ultra slim XEL-1 OLED TV which subsequently became available commercially. Sony have now displayed their continuing commitment to the technology with a 21in panel.

Unlike the XEL-1 which has a resolution of 960 x 540 , Sony's 21in OLED comes with an HD ready (1366 x 768) spec. Both screens share a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, although the 21in panel has an integrated tuner rather than the separate media box of the XEL-1. Despite the integrated tune, the prototype panel comes in at an impressive 1cm deep.

With the XEL-1 currently retailing for £3,489 we wouldn't like to speculate on the price of the new panel if it makes it into the shops ...

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