LG Begins Rolling Out '22 OLED TVs; 88-Inch 8K Model Tops Line at $25K
The first of LG’s 2022 OLED TVs went on sale on its website Monday, with additional models due at authorized dealers over the next few months, said the company. No price or availability was given for the first 97-inch OLED…
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TV, part of the Gallery series. An 83-inch G2 series version will be available next month at a $6,499 suggested retail price. Available now at lg.com are 77-inch ($3,999), 65-inch ($2,999) and 55-inch ($2,199) 4K TVs. C2 series models start at $1,499 for the OLED48C2PUA and go up to $5,499 for the 83-inch model. Both the G2 series Gallery Edition and C2 series have the alpha 9 Gen 5 processor that’s said to improve on brightness, clarity and detail. 8K models include the 88-inch OLED88Z2PUA and the 77-inch version ($12,999), both due in April. Starting price overall for OLED TV at LG is $1,399 for the 4K B2 series 42-inch OLED42C2PUA, due in May, it said. The 2022 models have the latest version of LG’s smart TV platform, webOS, which includes customizable user profiles, NFC Magic Tap to mirror a mobile device screen to the TV, and Room to Room Share, which allows users to mirror a program from a cable or satellite program to a TV elsewhere in the home over Wi-Fi without requiring a second set-top box. The LG OLED TVs also have Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision IQ with Precision Detail (Z2, G2 and C2), said to unlock more detail from Dolby Vision content. For gamers, the TVs have a 0.1-millisecond response time, low input lag and up to four HDMI ports supporting multiple HDMI 2.1 features, LG said. Cloud gaming is possible via built-in support for Google Stadia and GeForce Now.