
By TechRadar, published 26-08-2011
What will your TV look like in a 2021?The latest LED-backlit models might have 'smart' features, BBC iPlayer apps and 3D, but that's only the beginning of the journey for the humble TV. Over the next decade the TV is set to become bigger, sleeker, greener - and even higher-def."Judging by the advances in the past decade, the next 10 years look set to offer consumers another collection of jaw-dropping developments," says Stephen Gater, CE Consumer Marketing Director at LG. "Whether it is large-scale OLED displays or glasses-free 3D; one thing is sure, home entertainment is set to get even more immersive and bring consumers closer to the action." Let's start with OLED.Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) TVsOLED: Deliciously slim, with jaw-droppingly good pictures (the inky b...
By DigitalVersus, published 29-07-2011
It's official—LG has announced the upcoming launch of a 55-inch OLED TV in 2012. LG 15EL9500 Amazon UK £940 At the moment, even small...
By TechRadar, published 22-07-2011
LG has announced that it plans to launch a 55-inch OLED TV in the second half of 2012.Speaking at an event in Korea at which LG announced its financial results, LG Display CEO Kwon Young-soo explained to reporters that the company would be moving its focus from small and medium-sized OLED displays to the big hitting TVs. "We will make no more investment in the sector judging that the OLED businss is relatively less profitable than other products in the mobile sector," he said, referring to the burgeoning tablet and smartphone display markets. Oh ledInstead, he said: "LGD[isplay] will launch a 55-inch OLED TV by the second half of next year."The company will be aiming for quality not quantity, with initial shipments running in the tens of thousands rather than a full-scale roll out, with ma...

By TechRadar, published 15-03-2011
Decide to buy the biggest flatscreen possible on which to play Call of Duty and you might end-up with low-fuzzy foregrounds and blurry battlefields. You'll get no cheat codes from us, but this handy guide to buying the best TV for gamers might help you skip forward a few levels in finding the ideal TV for you. Best TV for gaming: plasma, LCD or LED? Save for a sole OLED TV, the LG 15EL9500, bigger sizes of which are certainly the future for all gamers, there are two types of display - plasma and LCD/LED (the latter is simply a tweak to existing LCD tech by adding either Edge or Direct LED lights - all is explained in our article LED TV: what you need to know). We'll take it as read that LED backlighting as a genre adds better contrast to LCD models, and also tend to include other high-end ...