LG Display has shared more details about its third-generation OLED TV panels following the introduction of the LG C3, G3 and Z3 OLED Smart TVs during CES 2023. Initially, LG Electronics only revealed that these third-generation panels would be upwards of 70% brighter than their predecessors, a claim that HDTVTest put through its paces during this year’s trade show. LG Display has now outlined what peak brightness levels to expect from third-generation panels and how it has achieved this improvement.
As the company’s official images show, these new panels will be known as ‘OLED Meta’ or META Technology 1.0. Supposedly, the greatest generational change is the microlenses that sit in front of each OLED pixel. LG Display claims that a 77-inch 4K panel contains 5,117 microlenses per pixel for 42.4 billion microlenses across the entire panel. These billions of microlenses direct light towards viewers and reduce reflections inside the panel by minimizing light scattering. This change works in collaboration with an algorithm dubbed ‘Meta Booster’ to offer up to 2,100 nits peak brightness, compared to 1,300 nits offered by older LG OLED panels.
LG Display adds that its Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology also reduces power consumption by up to 22% from last-generation OLED panels, with each OLED pixel able to operate at a lower luminosity while maintaining the same overall panel brightness. Third-generation OLED panels should offer better viewing angles too, with a 30-degree improvement from 130- to 160 degrees. LG Display’s new OLED Meta panels will be available later this year in 55-inch to 88-inch screen sizes. Pricing has not been confirmed yet, but LG Display hopes to eventually offer small and larger options based on OLED Meta technologies.
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