Sony denies abandoning OLED TV market

My post from Thursday night about the state of OLED TV development struck a nerve, as it detailed a report that suggested Sony had lost interest in building bigger sets than its 11-inch XEL-1 (including a quote from Sony spokesman that the company only built the XEL-1 as essentially a proof of concept). A U.S. Sony Electronics spokesperson contacted me and vehemently denied that the company was abandoning development of OLED TVs and that it was "fully committed" to the technology. He pointed to Sony's recent 22-billion-yen investment in increasing production capacity for larger OLED screens and its showcasing of bigger sets at this year's CES as proof of the electronics giant's commitment to OLED. There's still no official word on when Sony will release a larger follow-up to the XEL-1, but it does appear that there will be a follow-up after all.