LG Storms Into Mini LED Space With 86-Inch 8K, 4K Models
LG diversified into a new premium TV segment, announcing pricing and July availability Wednesday for its first Mini LED TVs. The 8K and 4K LCD TVs, with Mini LED backlight technology, are led by two 86-inch models: the 8K 86QNED99UPA…
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($6,499) and 4K 86QNED90UPA ($3,999). The ZX 88-inch OLED TV remains LG's flagship TV at $29,999. LG called the QNED Mini LED series, based on its quantum dot NanoCell color technology, a “new era in LCD TV picture quality,” promoting “richer and more accurate colors.” The TVs were certified by global testing agency Intertek for providing 100% color volume and color consistency, it said. The QNED TVs pack smaller LEDs into the backlight vs. similarly sized screens, said the company, with the 86-inch 8K model backlit by about 30,000 LEDs arranged in 2,500 local dimming zones for superior contrast ratio to conventional LCD TVs. LG didn’t cite a contrast ratio comparison to OLED TVs. Also in the 8K lineup are the 75-inch 75QNED99UPA ($4,799) and a 65-inch version at $3,499. The comparable 4K QNED models are priced at $2,999 and $1,999. LG decided to move into Mini LED to “remain at the forefront of technology, not only with OLED, but to also offer the latest in LCD/LED technology,” spokesperson Chris DeMaria emailed. All the QNED models will feature LG’s latest webOS 6.0 smart TV platform with built-in Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and LG ThinQ AI technology, he said, along with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. LG continues to position OLED as its reference TV technology: “Even though MiniLED technology does a great job of improving black levels and local contrast through more dimming zones compared to conventional LED sets, only OLED is emissive, and can control every pixel individually to create perfect blacks and eliminate light bleed between bright and dark areas,” he said.