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LG 55-inch curved OLED TV priced for Europe

After making the TV available in the U.S. in June, LG has rolled out its 55-inch OLED TV for Europe.

Starting in Germany, the high-end device will sell for 8,999 euros, with the company unveiling more countries in the Q4.



OLED screens consist of thousands of self-emitting diodes, providing brighter and better quality pictures while consuming less powered than a comparably sized LCD screen with a backlight. Production is more complex than LCD panels however, meaning that for the moment they must remain toys for high-end consumers.

"LG is fully committed to delivering the most advanced OLED TVs to European customers," said In-kyu Lee, vice president and head of the TV division at LG Electronics' Home Entertainment Company. "With next generation display technology and an ultra-thin curved design, our CURVED OLED TV represents the beginning of a new era in home entertainment."



Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 25 Aug 2013 12:39

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• mike.m

  An OLED TV will definitely be my next TV, but not for at least 4-6 years, until they work out the kinks and price goes down. Seems as if they are just releasing concepts with a high price tag, and not actual final models to be mass produced.
  

  
  

  25.8.2013 15:05 #1

• A5J4DX

  Originally posted by mike.m: An OLED TV will definitely be my next TV, but not for at least 4-6 years, until they work out the kinks and price goes down. Seems as if they are just releasing concepts with a high price tag, and not actual final models to be mass produced. Same here
  

  27.8.2013 20:36 #2

• hearme0

  9000 Euros is about 12K US...............OUCH!!
  
  
  While LG seems to be impressing a little bit lately, one must never forget that it stands for LUCKY GOLDSTAR
  
  Goldstar back in the day just sucked big rhinoceros testicles

  28.8.2013 01:28 #3

• Interestx

  Originally posted by hearme0: While LG seems to be impressing a little bit lately, one must never forget that it stands for LUCKY GOLDSTAR
  
  Goldstar back in the day just sucked big rhinoceros testicles In the UK years ago they sold as 'Goldstar'.
  I remember buying one of their VHS decks, it was (by some margin too, at the time) the best spec/cost machine I could find.
  Great value and although undoubtedly not the last word in quality it was very reliable & was a lot of (decent) bang for buck.
  
  
  

  28.8.2013 10:06 #4