The Korean consumer electronics specialist has presented its new TV series G1 OLED evo. The G1-evo models should be in 55, 65 and 65 inches and also with 83 inches diagonal to be available. The diagonal extension went up – the – inch diagonal flew on the new evo TVs apparently out.

For this, the organic screens of the Gallery series from 2021 should be brighter shine, which should refer to both the peak luminance for HDR and the overall brightness of the OLED. Sony also promises higher luminance levels for its new OLED models and stated that the organic panels were additionally coated with a metal film on the back. Since LG is the only manufacturer of large OLED modules for TVs, this should also apply to LG’s OLED TVs.

LG optionally offers an elegant stand for its OLED TVs.

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LG’s G1 models can be attached very close to the wall with a special bracket, the connection cables were routed downwards in grooves in the TV back. We do not yet know whether the wall bracket is optional or whether it is included with the models in addition to the usual feet. There is also an optional high stand with which the TV can be placed anywhere in the room.

Redesign for WebOS and remote control LG has revised its WebOS interface, the WebOS version 6.0 doesn’t seem so playful anymore. As with the new TVs from Samsung and the Bravia TVs from Sony, there is now a bar with recommended content, which is populated based on the series and films watched so far. The streaming platform Twitch is now directly available as a TV app.

Annoying: The bars for recommendations and app icons seem to occupy the entire screen, when you click on the home Button, the actual picture content is covered.

The new WebOS homescreen looks nice and tidy, but apparently always completely covered the current image content. This creates a lot of space for advertising and should annoy a number of users.

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The shape of the Magic Remote has also been revised, a trackpoint has been integrated and a microphone button for the AI -supported voice control of the TV and built-in buttons for the Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa There are also buttons for Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney + and LG Channels – the latter is a collection platform for the apps and content used by the user.

The Magic Remote has got a new button design and a recessed grip the bottom.

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The Magic Remote of the high-end TVs also has a built-in NFC chip: Using the Magic Tab, users should make their smartphone easier and faster can connect to the TV to stream content from and TV content to the smartphone.

Recognize and optimize images LG’s Alpha 9 AI processor in the fourth generation is responsible for scaling and image optimization. It treats the foreground and background of the scenes independently of each other in order to remove interference and also takes faces into account. In addition, the processor recognizes the genre of the content, the lighting conditions in the scenery shown and the ambient light in the room, and uses these parameters to optimize the display quality. The alpha processor should also conjure up virtual 5.1.2 surround sound from the built-in speakers.

8K gaming with 60 Hertz and G-Sync For gaming, the OLED TVs offer switching times of 1 millisecond, LG also promises a low input lag, without giving specific figures. The most important HDMI 2.1 features should be supported on all four HDMI inputs; LG was already a pioneer here.

According to the manufacturer, the new OLEDs are the first TVs to allow gaming in 8K / 60 Hertz with activated G-Sync and RayTracing. In addition, they offer the so-called Game Optimizer in their menu and allow cloud gaming.

In addition, LG’s OLED TVs are G-Sync-compatible, so Nvidia classified them as suitable themselves synchronize with the incoming graphics card signals via G-Sync to the same frame rate. The TVs do not have a built-in G-Sync module, however, which is reserved for a few expensive G-Sync monitors. In addition, the LG models can handle FreeSync, VRR and ALLM.

(uk)