![]() But unless there’s a way to mass-produce it, LG’s rollable OLED gambit is going to remain more lusted after than actually owned, in 2019.LG SIGNATURE TVs and appliances enhance every space they inhabit with premium, innovative features and sleek, high-end designs that elevate your world and create extraordinary experiences: If it's any consolation, LG's OLED W range launched at over £20K but can now be had for as little as £3500 (opens in new tab) if you shop around. Whatever way you cut it, this roll-up won’t be cheap when it goes on sale sometime during the second half of 2019. Speculation ranges from (a probably conservative) $15,000 up to 50,000. LG wouldn’t be drawn on pricing at CES, saving that for trade show events later this year. For those of us living in more conventional accommodation, its benefits are less obvious. Its natural home would seem to be those glass-encased penthouse suites beloved of advertisers, where the view is too valuable to be obscured by a boring old gogglebox. LG OLED R: suitable for your 2-bed rented flat?įor its knockout wizardry, it remains to be seen how selective the appeal of OLED R will be. That means you'll need an external setup to make the most of Atmos' immersive 3D sound. However, although this may be technically a 'Dolby Atmos' system, there are no up-firing, Dolby-enabled speakers in the cabinet – all the cones behind the cloth are forward facing. When applied during our demos, the sound field really did appear to step back and expand. This takes a two channel source and applies virtual 5.1 'upscaling'. ![]() One of the more intriguing capabilities of the second gen Alpha 9 processor used here is AI sound. ![]() As a hi-fi solution it’s not short of punch, and while hardly audiophile, makes an entertaining enough noise. The cabinet actually houses a 4.2-channel Dolby Atmos sound system, with a claimed 100W cumulative power output. It still feels slightly amazing that these Apple services are coming to LG and Samsung TVs in 2019. The addition of AirPlay 2 lets you send video and audio from iTunes and other music and video apps via Apple devices, as well as music and video stored on iPhones, iPads, Macs and PCs running iTunes.Īpple HomeKit support means users can control their LG TV using the Home app, or by asking Siri. It’s also compatible with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and has support for Apple AirPlay 2 and HomeKit. The OLED R covers a wide variety of HDR bases, including HDR10, Dolby Vision, Technicolor, HLG and LG’s own Dynamic HDR. The screen uses the same image processor, and embraces all the same AI ThinQ deep learning algorithms LG has been developing of late. Image quality is comparable to LG’s stunning OLED C and E series models. LG OLED R: all LG's usual OLED trickery, as well as the whole rolling thing In this configuration it doubles as a one-box (albeit a rather large box), Bluetooth sound system. The OLED R can also be used when the screen is fully retracted, the so-called Zero View mode. This is probably due to the fact that LG has yet to work out how it can pixel-shift the visible screen area to the top of the panel. One slight disappointment is that despite the ability to control just how much of the screen is visible, there’s no 21:9 viewing option for movies, which would have neatly removed the black bar issue for home cinema fans. There’s also a mood option, complete with animated flames, stars and dancing rings. A Home dashboard gives you access to video inputs. The latter is used for music playback (with track and album, information displayed), clock and weather info, and photo frame duties. There’s also a Line View, which reveals only the top quarter. For standard TV use, there’s a Full View option, which sees the screen rise up completely. This Signature set presents its panel in two different ways. The three faces of LG OLED R: (l-r) Line View, Zero View, Full View
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