LG is a busy bee at the moment, with fresh display news cropping up faster than we can write about it. This time, the Korean giant has let slip it's launching 4K resolution OLED TVs in 2013. Colour us high-definition excited.
4K screens might not be new -- you can find them in good cinemas with digital projectors -- but they've yet to make their way into our high street tech shops. LG, however, hopes to be the first to flog you a 4K telly some time in 2013, our buddies at CNET Asia reports.
The term '4K' refers to the 4,000 pixels on the horizontal axis of a screen and is roughly double that currently on offer from existing 'Full HD' (1,920x1,080p) TVs.
The OLED part is particularly exciting too, as LG has just finished showing off its new OLED TV in Monaco. OLED TVs don't use the same backlighting found on most LCD screens, which results in much deeper black levels which in turn allows for a stunning contrast ratio.
We've seen OLED screens on smaller devices like phones and tablets and marvelled at the bold colours and rich contrast, so it's great to see the technology put to use on a bigger screen -- although the £8,000 price tag wasn't as welcome.
A 4K resolution OLED TV, then, would provide not only stunning colours and contrast, but also resolution so sharp that you're in danger of hurting your retinas.
Sadly for the moment, most video isn't filmed in 4K -- that's still very much the territory of cameras like Red's Epic, among a few elite others -- but once 4K starts to enter the mainstream, you can bet film-makers worldwide will quickly start catching up.
LG hasn't said anything concrete about particular models, release dates or indeed prices so we'll have to dream about the specifics until more details start to flutter out next year.
Until then, check out our full preview of LG's current OLED TV and let me know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page whether you'd be happy to splash nearly 10 grand on a new telly.
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anonymous 28 May, 2012 18:08
I've seen the HDTV to 4k upconvertors, and they look good, but are they extending Blu-ray to handle 4k ? Don't expect over the air to do it for quite awhile.
anonymous 30 May, 2012 07:06
That is the best TV I have ever seen. However the editor "Andrew Hoyle" is incorrect when he says 4K is having four thousand horizontal pixels. This is absurd. The term 4K comes from Quad Full High Definition (QFHD) which means double resolution both horizontal and vertical pixels (8.3 million). The total number of pixels is 4x the number of pixels a 1920x1080p display would bring hence the term "4K". The OLED TV LG plans on releasing soon is technically a 4K TV as it will have 8.3 million pixels thanks to its four subpixel configuration of blue, red, yellow and white. (Samsung's OLED TV will have only 6 million)
doomedlighted 4 June, 2012 03:19
I was planning on buying the OLED when it comes out but now this 4K TV is holding me back.. I might just get the OLED since not many 4K contents are available yet but then again the 4K resolution seems pretty nice too. What do other people think? Lol
Ted 11 July, 2012 05:24
Same here! I already budgeted for the lg 55inch oled tv which I'm expecting it to be released soon. But now, I'm just so confused whether to wait for the 4K oled tv or stick to the original plan? Help please…
mccluad44 11 July, 2012 05:27
Hard decision there… I presume you stick to your first plan and save yourself from too much worries. I think 4k oled tv or oled tv is pretty much same just a slight difference in resolution imo.
super 11 July, 2012 05:30
If you are married and got kids and wife at home who wants to be entertained, then get the oled tv and make your family happy.
joseph 11 July, 2012 05:36
Grab both sets of tvs man. After all we make money for things like this lol.
mccluad44 11 July, 2012 05:38
4k oled or oled tv itself is the same thing. Either one is equally nice.
anonymous 23 July, 2012 13:26
To the person who stated that 4k is simply four times the resolution of 1080p you are completely wrong. The 4k resolution refers to the maximum resolution of 4096x3072 which gives you roughly 12 million pixels. 1920x1080p gives you roughly two million pixels. They even talk about the 2k by 4k resolution if you watch some of the videos with the Samsung and lg representatives.
schilltastic41 25 July, 2012 02:31
OLED seems to be the next generation of television. It still blows my mind of how thin LG is able to produce their TV screens and big their TV screens are. Although, people's main concern is that although the TV has 4K resolution capability, nothing has been produced in 4K. I give it at the most a year until most of the films will be shot in 4K cameras.
chrisp666 11 April, 2013 08:19
Never mind the quality...
TV is still dire pap, it's just that it will be higher resolution dire pap.