AT CES 2018, LG brought a prototype of a TV with a rollable OLED display. A year later, it showcased a more appealing and complete LG Signature OLED TV R at CES 2019. After a lot of talks, the TV is now on sale in South Korea albeit at a very high price.
South Korean giant LG has announced(via The Verge) that the LG OLED Signature TV R will be available on sale(Model RX) at seven premium Consumer Electronics stores spread across the country. The price of the TV is KRW 100 million($87,000). Although the price meets the previous expectations, it is a bit higher compared to the earlier price of around $60,000. This old price was quoted by an LG executive in a CES 2020 interview.
That said, the company says the TVs that go on sale are manufactured at LG’s advanced Guami facility in South Korea. The TVs come with an aluminum casing from which the display rises up and a wool speaker. LG says users can customize its covering with four cover options- Signature Black, Moon Gray, Topaz Blue, or Toffee Brown. They can also add an engraving like a name or a message on it. The covers are made by Kvadrat of Denmark.
LG OLED Signature TV R Specifications
Topping our list of products at CES 2019, the R in LG’s Signature TV represents “rollable” and “revolutionary” according to the company. The display is a 65-inch flexible OLED display. It has self-lighting pixels technology which means every pixel is illuminated to produce detailed and lively images. Additionally, the display can survive 50,000 roll-ups and downs as tested by the company.
The display is housed and folded inside the brushed Aluminium casing which also doubles as the speaker. It supports Dolby Atmos as well. And LG says the display, which rolls up in 10-seconds, can be rested at different viewing points rather than unrolling it fully. There are three options-Full View, Line View and Zero View.
For connectivity, we have the required ports including HDMI 2.1 on the rear. It runs on LG’s WebOS and supports assistants like Google, and get Amazon’s Alexa soon. LG also says the TV will get support for Apple’s AirPlay 2.
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