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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At CES 2018, LG had showcased a futuristic TV which could be rolled up. Now, according to an interview at CES 2020, the roll-up TV will be available this very year (2020) and could go for a hefty price of $60,000 or roughly 416,352 Yuan.

The rollable TV from LG is a 65 inch 4K television which features the company’s OLED panel. As the name suggests, the TV’s display rolls up and hides into the base when not in use. The Signature OLED TV R supports Alexa voice assistant that enables certain voice controls alongside LG’s webOS integration. Notably, the display can extend to its full height in just about 10 seconds but can also be raised and rest at any desired height.

For connectivity, All the ports found in conventional TVs can be found on the rear of the device, including HDMI 2.1. The TV is also equipped with a 100-watt Dolby Atmos speaker systems which are functional even when the display is rolled up.

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According to LG, no quality is lost with the flexible display over conventional rigid screen panels. Furthermore, the TV is reportedly tested for a total of 50,000 rolls which translates to about 68 years of sliding up and down once a day; or about three years of rolling up and down every hour a day, 365 days a year. Unfortunately, the spectacular TV is still too soon for its age as the price tag ensures that only the rich enthusiasts or commercial enterprises can afford its supposed price tag.

Although the pricing has not been officially announced for the US market, LG’s home entertainment marketing head, J.S Lee, quoted the sum of 60,000 US Dollars in an interview. Lastly, the LG Signature OLED TV R is expected to start shipping in the second or third quarter of 2020.

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CES is a place to showcase the best tech from all around the world. Here we see big screen TVs, monitors, gaming PCs, weird robots that automate everyday tasks, weird robots that look scary but are useful and a lot more. In fact, the event is flooded with products that try to be unique and stand out from the rest. While you’ll find a lot of interesting products at the event, we have picked out what we thought were the best of the lot. The products mentioned below stood out from the rest and are favorites among our team.

So, let’s take a look at Gizmochina’s Pick of the Best of CES 2019. This article is a bit different than the usual ones in the sense that each of our Gizmochina team members contributed to this list. Below we tell you which products stood out according to each one of us and why.

There were two products that really stood out for us at the event and almost everyone here at Gizmochina agrees that these two were the very best.

1. LG’s Signature Series OLED TV R

If there was one product that stood out for us at CES 2019, it was the LG Signature OLED Rollable TV. Now, we know LG has shown off rollable TV prototypes before, but what’s really cool this time is that it’s a commercial product. Yes, for a very, very large sum (which is yet to be announced), you will be able to take home this beauty sometime later this year.

What makes it incredible is the way it works. For me, that’s the best part of this product. You push the power button and what looks like a low hung stand in your room gives birth to this incredible 65-inch OLED TV. Once your entertainment needs are over, it will silently roll itself back into its housing. It’s pretty NEAT!

This was one product that every one of Gizmochina’s team nominated as one of the best products at CES 2019!

“If you are a minimalist, you will love the LG Signature OLED TV R. If you have kids, you will appreciate the OLED TV R. And if you just love having a piece of tech you can show off to your friends when they come over, then this is for you.” — Habeeb

“I know that it may be an obvious choice but I think that rollable displays will ease people’s lives as everyone will be able to bring the most sophisticated hi-tech products everywhere” — Michele

“What’s cool is that even the size of the screen can be adjusted for playing songs, viewing photos.” — Anvin

“This will bring some ease to moving a giant TV around the home or even when changing apartment.  But let’s hope we won’t have to sell an organ to get this one. “ — Jed

“I love the fact that the base stand also works as a sophisticated sound bar (apart from being the TV housing!).” — Jeet

2. Bell’s Nexus VTOL aircraft ( Uber Elevate Air Taxi)

Another product that almost everyone here at Gizmochina thought stood out from the crowd was Bell’s Nexus Air Taxi. While we are still a good 3-4 years away from seeing air taxis in action, this is a promising development in the field. Despite being a non-functional unit being displayed at the event, the fact that it can take off like a helicopter and cover nearly 150 miles in just one hour promises some really big things for the transport industry.

“I find it really amazing because it looks like one of those aircraft you only see in sci-fi movies. Yet, there it is right before our very eyes and the company even hinted we could see it flying in the air space in a few years time.” — Jed

“It’s cool because it’s a vehicle which could help to solve traffic congestion and pollution problems in big cities sooner than expected” – Michele

“While it looks like an oversized drone, it’s much more than that. The company has made quite a progress compared to what it showcased last year and it’s fascinating that this sci-fi like thing could become a reality in a few years.” — Jeet

Jeet’s Picks

3. NReal Light MR Glasses

4. Hyundai Elevate

Anvin’s Pick

7. Lenovo Smart Clock

Michele’s Pick

8. Samsung Gem exoskeleton

Looking at the high amount of people who struggle with manual jobs (especially older people), I think it will be amazing for people to get back to their regular routine with this setup. Maybe, in the future, we’ll see an exoskeleton from Samsung that will increase our abilities tenfold, just like we see in the movies!

Jed’s Pick

9. Sony LSPX-S2 Glass Sound speaker

Sony’s naming system always looks weird but the products are hardly less cool. The glass speaker from Sony at CES 2019 actually elicited thoughts of a romantic candlelight dinner in my head. Won’t be a bad idea to have the light illuminate the table while at the same time cool, romantic music envelopes the arena from the same gadget. The LSPX-S2 is one smart speaker that doesn’t even look like a speaker but that’s cool. So long the output is rich and impressive.

10. Valeo XtraVue ‘Invisible’ Trailer (My Personal Pick)

One of the products that I thought was extremely cool at CES 2019 was Valeo’s XtraVue ‘Invisible’ Trailer. Yes, it’s exactly what you think. It’s a trailer from that’s nearly invisible from the front half. The trailer itself is not what really excites me, but if the technology works anywhere as good as what we see in the video, the future possibilities are endless. It’ll be so cool seeing (oh wait, I mean not seeing) an invisible car, something like in the movie Die Another Day!

There are a lot of other cool products showcased at the event. But we thought the above 10 really stood out!

What was your favorite product from CES 2019?

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