LG will introduce largest OLED display at CES

Jan. 5, 2012—LG will introduce a superslim 55-inch organic LED (OLED) TV display at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The panel will have a depth of 3/20 inch, which makes the display slimmer than that of most smartphones.

According to Dave Hanon, who is an LG spokesperson, OLED technology doesn’t require backlighting (unlike LED/LCD displays), which is how the company was able to make such a thin display.

LG’s OLED display also uses white OLED (in addition to the traditional RGB setup), which gives the display more accurate colors and a more defined picture quality, according to Hanon.

Pricing and availability weren’t announced.

Stay tuned for Consumers Digest’s coverage of CES to find out our take on the technology that will make its debut in 2012. We will report daily from the CES floor in Las Vegas next week.