LG unveils paper-thin 55-inch OLED TV that sticks to the wall with magnets

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story imageLG Display showed off the scintillating possibilities of OLED technology last year with a rollable 22-inch OLED display. Now, the company has unveiled a detachable 55-inch display that you can literally stick to a wall using nothing more than a magnet.

OLED displays differ from LED-lit LCD displays as they don't need a backlight to brighten up your living room, which not only allows the displays to offer unparalleled black levels, rich colors, and vivid contrast, but also allows OLED displays to be remarkably thin. The design gets even thinner when you remove the brains of the TV from the equation.

LG unveiled its first commercially viable OLED TV last year in the EC9300 HDTV ($3,500), and has continued to ramp up production, unveiling several new models for 2015, all of which will pack 4K UHD resolution. The company did say that it expects to sell 600,000 OLED panels this year, and 1.5 million next year. Just when (or if) the rest of us will get our hands on one of those futuristic, ultra-thin OLED displays that can be peeled off the wall with ease remains to be seen.

Re: Interesting, but... lifespan? (Score: 1, Interesting)

by Anonymous Coward on 2015-05-24 12:59 (#9NEC)

Plus, once devices start becoming so light and thin I'd start worrying that the tension and weight of the power cord might pull the damn thing off the wall.

Of course, if you ever look at the advertising of these ultra-light products, you'll notice they do everything they can to hide the fact that it even needs an unsightly power cord at all.
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