LG has just made a couple of announcements of some importance, especially for the smart TV segment (here are the best smart TVs of the moment). In fact, LG has just presented its first smart TV with an OLED screen transparentand a service free streaming for radio content.
The announcement made by LG comes as part of the CES in Las Vegas which will be held at the beginning of the new year. Manufacturers are clearly preparing for the big event, and LG is moving forward with the first announcements of what we will see during the US fair.
How the first transparent OLED smart TV is made
Most of the eyes that look at the innovations presented by LG revolve around this product. This is the LG smart TV with the first transparent OLED screen.
We are talking about LG Signature OLED T, the product that goes down in history as the first to be able to show off a transparent and wireless OLED panel all over the world.
As you can see from the images in the gallery, it is a unique screen of its kind which, when turned off, integrates into the surrounding environment as if it were a transparent glass.
The device features the function T-Objectwhich allows you to reproduce images and objects as if the screen were a transparent canvas. Clearly, you can quickly switch to mode classic useusing the OLED panel to view content.
We then find the function T-Barwith which you can see at the bottom edge of the screen useful information including news, sports scores, the status of IoT devices, weather forecasts or information about the title of songs being played, while the rest of the screen remains transparent.
The system also provides the function T Homewith which it is possible to access quick functions for controlling connected devices in your home, accessing installed apps and TV settings.
From a more technical point of view, the new product presented by LG will come with technology Zero Connect Boxdeveloped by LG itself, to transmit video and audio wirelessly without loss of visual quality and without latency.
We then find support for video resolution 4K at 120Hz variable refresh rate. The device also supports NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible And AMD FreeSync Premiumwith the aim of eliminating tearing and stuttering during gaming experiences.
To animate everything, under the hood, we will find the LG’s α (Alpha) 11 AI processor. It is an AI-supported chip that aims to offer better optimization of audio and video quality compared to previous generations.
We still have no official details regarding the availability and launch prices of the new LG Signature OLED. We will probably know more after the CES in Las Vegas which will be held in a few weeks.
The free radio streaming service we didn’t expect
LG also announced what may seem like a surprise to many. Let’s talk about LG Radio+a free audio streaming service that taps into radio content.
This is a service developed by LG to be integrated into its smart TVs.
This is a service that will offer access to podcasts and radio content, and which will be fully integrated within the LG ThinQ app from 2025. The service will be available on LG smart TVs updated to webOS 6.0 and later versions.
Starting from launch, the LG Radio+ service will be available exclusively for users in United States and in South Koreaand consequently the contents available are purely inherent to these two countries. That’s more than 14,500 channels available in the United States and more than 440 channels in South Korea.
We don’t know if LG Radio+ will officially arrive also in Europeat the moment no particular details have been indicated in this regard.
Useful guides for the smart TV world
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