LG has finally shown off its newest flagship television to the world, revealing its 55-inch OLED TV for the first time at CES 2012.
Considering OLED TVs are usually confined to the small screen, it is great to see the technology finally get the big-screen treatment and we have to say the results are more than impressive.
TechRadar has some footage of the 55 inch LG OLED television in action, check out the next generation of televisions below:
The TV has been described by LG as a 'a significant step forward' for the screen technology and we have to admit that the company is right.
As it uses OLED, LG has managed to make the TV thinner and brighter than most on the market.
To put it into context, the LG 55-inch OLED TV is just 4mm thick, which is thinner than any of LG's phones. It's not as light as a phone, though - but weighing in at 7.5 kg it is light for a television of its size.
LG is hoping that the TV will hit the mass market, so this is not just a screen for the minority – as OLED has usually been pegged as such – LG is hoping to keep the price down enough so that it is at least attainable.
LG is using some new tech in its OLED panel. It has Oxide TFT technology built in to reduce cross-talk.
When it comes to price and release date, LG is keeping a little tight-lipped but it is ensuring the world that it is affordable – whether that's affordable to an A-list celeb or Joe Bloggs remains to be seen.
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1978ad
January 10th
4. I still don't see the need for a tv that's too thin to plug a hdmi (or any other) cable into. It just means you are stuck with a base unit for the connections so you can't have it fixed to a wall, which would be where you'd want a tv this thin & light.
I'm sure the picture quality is worth an extra £10k though....
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amun82
January 10th
3. ...besides will never LG anyway. Not after the experience I had with their products.
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amun82
January 10th
2. will need to test drive it to believe it...and that's not going to happen for at least another 5 years. LED supposed to change our lives too but it's pants in lounge/dark conditions
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reaction80
January 9th
1. That's actually amazing. I've never been blown away by a telly to be fair but this one just looks stunning.
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