LG OLED TV: Gorgeous 55-Inch Set Is 3D-Capable, Thinnest And Lightest Of Its Kind (VIDEO)

LG has unveiled its much buzzed-about 55-inch OLED TV at a pre-event running up to the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The super-slim set is said to be the slimmest, lightest and largest of its kind. LG touted the set's "ultra resolution," which Engadget called "crazy sharp."

The Verge, on the scene of the unwrapping, reported that the set weighs a manageable 7.5 kg (about 16.5 pounds) and measures a startlingly thin 4 mm (about 0.16 inches). "Resolution can be reasonably presumed to be 1080p, though again, the colors, contrast, and viewing angles were too awesome for us to try and count pixels," the Verge also wrote.

Gizmodo raved about the picture quality, writing, "OLED is no joke. Acronyms are often hype, but damn does this set look killer. The wafer-thin screen is terrifically bright, small details pop, and colors are gorgeous, making the rest of the panels on display already look like old tech."

The gorgeous set also displays picture in 3D, as long as you're wearing LG-branded 3D glasses.

Pocket Lint says that a late 2012 release date is likely. The price hasn't been revealed by LG.

(Visit Engadget for photos of LG's stunning 55-inch OLED TV.)

LG went on to hint at several more devices, including an 84-inch ultra-def TV that measures only 1 mm in thickness. This smart TV will be powered by Google and will feature voice input, as well as 3D, according to CNET.

The company also introduced its 4.5-inch Spectrum Android 4G "superphone," which will be available on January 19 for $199 from Verizon Wireless.

Check out a video, featuring LG's 55-inch OLED TV (below). Visit our big news page for our comprehensive coverage of CES 2012.

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Comments

[Angie Tisdale]

12:52 AM on 02/01/2012

yes you can with the new oled 55 LG TV. It has 3D capability which will let you watch movies in 3D. You can also wear 3D glasses that are branded by LG because it is linked with the tv and therefore am able to view 3D programs you desire to watch with ease and fun.

[Razzer]

09:15 PM on 01/13/2012

Must. Have.

[marcdostl]

07:39 AM on 01/14/2012

YOu mean..."must have the Precious"

[Razzer]

01:53 PM on 01/14/2012

That was worth an F&F. I think you've nailed it!

[juanloverboy]

03:29 AM on 01/26/2012

I can't think of anything more I would want in my living room! LG make it faster!

[DismayedRepub]

01:29 AM on 01/11/2012

I'll stick to my five year old Pioneer plasma, thank you. When you can beat that picture, maybe I'd consider it.

[hometheaterman]

10:40 AM on 01/12/2012

It's easy to beat that picture. Trade your 5-year old Pioneer for one of the last ones they made before they stopped producing plasmas.

In addition, a new OLED display will handily trounce your 5-year old Pioneer in virtually every image category, and do so while using substantially less power, occupying far less space, and offering features your Pioneer can not match.

Technology marches on, and has surpassed your old Pioneer, as nice as it was. Sorry!

[Madbunny]

05:49 PM on 01/14/2012

OLED will handily beat your older plasma for picture.
That said, since you obviously enjoy what you have, you should continue to do so. Its a losing game, trying to always have the absolute 'best' product.

[Highball]

07:09 PM on 01/10/2012

I have a nice 42" Samsung HDTV right now.

But by the time that these are affordable, I'll be looking to upgrade. So I'm excited about the future.

[Carbon Forteetoo]

04:30 PM on 01/10/2012

How can a 1mm thick screen possibly have the stiffness not to break?

(rub on it a little?)

[sfurr]

10:13 AM on 01/11/2012

It's not brittle and therefore doesn't need rigidity?

[juanloverboy]

09:13 PM on 02/13/2012

They are flexible a little bit think paper is much harder to break by pushing rubbing or flexing it than something super brittle like say a candy bar which you can break with little or no force.

Oled is a much better technology and the front of the TVs will be coated in super thin strong glass.

[gurloc]

03:23 PM on 01/10/2012

These OLED TVs are the equivalent of 'concept cars'. "Look at the fantastic thing we could build for you! It sure is a shame we won't..."

We already know the potential of the technology but until the yield problems with OLED panel production can be solved they are really just wasting our time with these demos. There is also the question of the lifetime of the blue OLEDs, they fade much faster then current displays.

[authorized-user]

09:47 AM on 01/10/2012

A great TV doesn't improve the crappy programming that come is on it.

[born 2b different]

02:02 PM on 01/11/2012

Between Xfinity regular programming, Xfinity On-Demand, and Netfflix DVD's and streaming, I have thousands of options at any time.

[chazzman4]

12:40 AM on 01/10/2012

Lets get rid of the internal combustion engine. Love the LG TV. What will 2040 bring us. Hope to be alive then. 100 years old. GBA

[separatingwheatfromchaff]

07:47 AM on 01/11/2012

Coffin TV.

[playpets106]

08:26 PM on 01/09/2012

You guys may not have noticed this, but my eyes are on the Samsung 14" transparent laptop video that's under the main article. If they can do that with a laptop, it won't be long before we have clear tablets that look like a piece of plexiglass. The future is going to be AWESOME!

[maninaustin]

09:47 PM on 01/09/2012

The future won't be awesome unless we get jet packs. And we ain't gettin jet packs.

[ErnestineBass]

10:23 PM on 01/09/2012

...or youthful eyes.

[mike711l]

04:42 AM on 01/10/2012

Have you seen the way some people drive? You want to give them jet packs huh. Get ready for people flying through your windows!

[DismayedRepub]

01:31 AM on 01/11/2012

Not quite. You'll need transparent ICs and hard drives to go with it. Better learn to touch type too.

[BinghamLofts]

07:58 PM on 01/09/2012

thank you asians. thank you! we'd get old waiting for stuff like this to get made in the usa. but we have the most ingenious drones.

[RecreationalPilot]

01:36 AM on 01/10/2012

With many of its computer chips made in those same countries.

[happyjoyjoy333]

07:50 PM on 01/09/2012

I wanted to invest in OLEDS way back in the early 90s. But alas....no spare cash. This is just the beginning. Soon these things will be everywhere, .....think ads, billboards, wallpaper TVs, cars, even items we use everyday. You can wrap these around your wrist, curved walls....etc. They are going to be one of the most profitable and useful inventions in a loooooooooooooooooooooooong time. Wish I had had the $$$$ to invest back then, I'd be rich soon.

[Scott Weiner]

09:17 PM on 01/09/2012

I did invest in OLED companies and you saved money. Most of them went out of business. It took way too long to get the technology to market.

[Silverwolf72]

02:13 AM on 01/10/2012

Look at other countries and see how far the US is behind in LED and OLED tech, it's really sad

[waldopepper]

06:42 PM on 01/09/2012

My tv is over a foot thick! And that's the way I likes it!

Seriously! Why would I care how thin my tv is? It's my Wife I want thin!

[rimartin177]

07:19 PM on 01/09/2012

Too funny!

[firelord5000]

09:28 PM on 01/09/2012

HAHAHAAHAHAHAH !!!!! Tip of the hat to you sir!

[Al Schrader]

06:36 PM on 01/09/2012

Funny I almost never watch TV, I'm on the computer.

[jgeurian21]

05:37 PM on 01/09/2012

Can you imagine an OLED TV at 4K?

[J0E1]

06:10 PM on 01/09/2012

I would... if I had a spare set of boxers to change in to.

[SteveDenver]

02:28 AM on 01/10/2012

I guess TV is really really important to some people

[jgeurian21]

09:28 AM on 01/10/2012

Why not...it is an amazing education tool. Science Channel, Discovery, PBS, the History Channel and a slew of other very informative and educational programming. My 2 daughters and I watch Sesame Street every morning and do their reading, writing and counting activities together. TV, like life, is what you make it.

[jmsent]

03:44 PM on 01/09/2012

"The price hasn't been revealed by LG." Wake me up when they happen to address that minor detail.

[Quai DOrsay]

04:17 PM on 01/09/2012

F&F ...LOL I know people who will sell their houses to buy that big gagdet ...

[J0E1]

04:39 PM on 01/09/2012

From other articles, estimates are hovering around $5000+

[duttyfoot]

09:33 PM on 01/09/2012

the toshiba 55 inch autostereoscopic 3d tv which also does 4k is going to sell for 10,000 dollars, so i am sure this tv will be in the same range.

[petpetdonna]

02:52 AM on 01/10/2012

By black friday they will be 1999.00. LOL