LG OLED 2023
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LG Display, according to reports last week, unveiled a ninety-seven-inch OLED panel, its largest ever, at an event in South Korea. Show “The newly-unveiled 97-inch OLED.EX display boasts the company’s special ‘Film CSO (Cinematic Sound OLED)’ technology, which allows the display to vibrate and generate the sound directly from the display without separate speakers. A 5.1 channel sound system is embedded into the widescreen, creating a performance that offers a cinematic level of immersion,” LG said. That TV, reports said, even vibrates to create sound, rather than utilizing traditional speakers. That panel will be used in an OLED TV set for launch later this year. Now, there's a report that LG Display is working on its smallest OLED panel ever. According to The Elec, LG Display “is planning to unveil a 20-inch OLED panel by the end of the year for application in personal devices.” That appears to be a reference to gaming devices. LG Display vice president Kang Won-seok revealed the plans in a speech this week to the Korea Display Industry Association. Kang also said, per The Elec, that LG Display will unveil a seventy-seven-inch transparent OLED screen, sometime in 2023. That would be its largest screen of that kind. Per Ars Technica, the smallest OLED TV made by LG Electronics is currently forty-eight inches. “LG is the leading manufacturer of OLED panels for several other device categories, and the company has been making panels for watches, TVs, and smartphones—but this will be the first time the company will make OLEDs suitable for computer monitors or smaller televisions,” Ars said. LG Display and LG Electronics are separate companies, with LG Display making panels and LG Electronics using them for TVs and other products. LG Electronics’ OLED lineup is well-represented in RTINGS’ current rankings of the best TVs available on the market. The B2, C2, and G2 models are ranked second, third and fourth in the top ten, behind only Samsung’s S95 QD-OLED model. All three of the ranked LG models have a mixed-usage score of 9.0, compared to 9.1 for the Samsung TV. “The LG B2 is a fantastic overall TV. It’s remarkable for watching movies in dark rooms thanks to its near-infinite contrast ratio with perfect blacks, and it’s also excellent for watching HDR movies, but some colors don’t look vivid. If you watch shows or sports in bright rooms, it’s impressive as it has incredible reflection handling to fight glare from a few light sources, but it doesn’t get bright enough to fight a ton of glare,” RTINGS said of the B2. “It's incredible for gaming as it has features to take full advantage of the PS5 and Xbox Series X, supports variable refresh rate (VRR) support to reduce screen tearing, and has low input lag and a near-instantaneous response time for smooth motion. It's fantastic to use as a PC monitor, but OLEDs risk permanent burn-in when exposed to the same static elements over time.” Stephen Silver, a technology writer for The National Interest, is a journalist, essayist and film critic, who is also a contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philly Voice, Philadelphia Weekly, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Living Life Fearless, Backstage magazine, Broad Street Review and Splice Today. The co-founder of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, Stephen lives in suburban Philadelphia with his wife and two sons. Follow him on Twitter at @StephenSilver. Image: Reuters.
LG is reportedly eyeing an early 2023 release for a 27-inch OLED monitor. Sources recently told Korean newspaper Hankooki (opens in new tab) that LG Display, the panel-producing sister company to LG Electronics, expects to begin producing 27-inch and 32-inch OLED panels by the end of 2022, with the former set to be ready as soon as November. LG is therefore anticipating being able to use these 27-inch panels in a new medium-sized monitor slated for release in the first quarter of 2023. The smallest LG OLED monitor currently available is the 27-inch LG UltraFine Display OLED Pro, though this is equipped with panels from Japan's JOLED, rather than LG Display. Right now, the smallest LG product bearing panels produced by LG Display is the LG C2 OLED TV, which stands at 42 inches. LG Display’s upcoming 32-inch OLED panels are expected to debut shortly after its 27-inch panels early next year, while production of its 42-inch OLED panels – of the sort used in the LG C2 – is also expected to ramp up in the coming months. LG is responsible for some of the best OLED TVs around, but gamers and stay-at-home professionals have been crying out for a medium-sized LG OLED monitor for some time. Demand for high-spec personal displays has been on the rise ever since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as consumers continue to look to upgrade their home offices and entertainment setups in light of work-from-home regulations. LG Display vice president Kang Won-Seok teased the imminent release of a 20-inch OLED panel back in August 2022, but no such LG monitor has materialized in the months since. It’s promising, then, to hear that LG may indeed be cooking up a medium-sized OLED monitor for release in early 2023. If Hankooki’s report holds true, we’d anticipate seeing this new 27-inch display in some capacity at CES 2023 in January. Can’t wait that long for a new PC screen? If you’re in the market for a new personal display right this second, then check out our pick for the best monitor to buy in 2022. Axel is a London-based staff writer at TechRadar, reporting on everything from the newest movies to latest Apple developments as part of the site's daily news output. Having previously written for publications including Esquire and FourFourTwo, Axel is well-versed in the applications of technology beyond the desktop, and his coverage extends from general reporting and analysis to in-depth interviews and opinion. Axel studied for a degree in English Literature at the University of Warwick before joining TechRadar in 2020, where he then earned a gold standard NCTJ qualification as part of the company’s inaugural digital training scheme. Is LG coming out with a new TV in 2022?LG 2022 TVs: OLED evo TVs
OLED evo G (for Gallery) will come in 97-, 83-, 77-, 65- and 55-inch configurations. The LG C2 OLED evo sits below the Gallery Series, and will look to continue the success of last year's LG C1 OLED TV with the evo panel on the 83-, 77-, 65- and 55-inch configurations.
Will LG OLED prices drop in 2022?Save $500 - This is a stunning price on the latest LG A2 OLED TV, dropping that $1,399.99 MSRP down to just $899.99. That's one of the biggest discounts we've seen on the 2022 release yet.
Are OLED TVs being phased out?As the old saying goes, it's never a good time to buy a new TV. There's always newer technology or a better deal coming. Based on trends over the last decade, OLED isn't going anywhere. In fact, the tech seems to be further cementing itself at the top of best TV lists everywhere.
What can I expect from my LG OLED 2022?Higher Picture Quality. The next evolution of Self-Lit Pixels brings a new definition of brightness. The latest LG OLED TV features the all-new Brightness Booster powered by an advanced processor making the display brighter than before.
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