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Sony’s ultra-thin OLED monitors, as pretty as they might be, may not have the half-life that their manufacturer claims. Sony made the bold 30,000 working hours claim back when they first released the 11-inch diagonal XEL-1. Researchers at DisplaySearch dispute that claim after running two XEL-1s for 1,000 hours and extrapolating the brightness loss. By their calculations the lilliputian Sony display will revert to half brightness in only 17,000 hours. Despite the tiny form factor, the XEL-1 comes with the hefty price tag of $2,500, so it would be understandable if buyers were a little miffed at the thought. [Physorg via GizmoWatch]

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