This week LGE announced that it will beigin taking orders for a curved OLED TV (the 55EA9800), with shipments planned to start in June. The price was set at 15 million Won ($13,550), a 4 million Won premium on the 55” OLED TV (55EM9700) it started selling in January for 11 million Won ($10,330). Continue Reading
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LGE Breaks OLED TV Stalemate with Samsung
LGE has officially launched their 55” OLED TV (55EM9700) which is now on sale in Korea for 11 million Won ($10,330). LGE rolled out samples to major Korean retailers and pre-sale orders are now being accepted at 1400 storefronts for shipment starting in Feburary. Continue Reading
MFMs Evolve Into Personal Smart TVs
Before the IFA show opened I came across a press release that LGE unveiled here at IFA 2012: a personal smart TV (with an IPS LCD panel) incorporating LG’s smart TV functionality, Cinema 3D and Cinema Screen design. Continue Reading
IFA Day 1: The Japanese are Moving On
What a difference a few years make! The first day of IFA press conferences, featured Sony and Panasonic. The tone is symptomatic of the industry, as it finally executes the ‘value’ part of its ‘volume to value’ strategy in flat panel TV. Continue Reading
Samsung Kills Two Birds With One Stone With Smart Dual View OLED TV
Samsung and LGE spent much of last year fighting over 3D technology, with LGE aggressively promoting its passive FPR (film patterned retarder), with claims that it was better than Samsung’s SG (shutter glass) 3D TV, Continue Reading
