In a statement of intent, LG Electronics has this week unveiled its first-ever Superbowl commercial to promote the company’s new SIGNATURE G6 series of OLED TVs. Starring veteran actor Liam Neeson and produced by the father-son team of Ridley and Jake Scott, the ad underlines LG’s unwavering commitment to the revolutionary next-gen display technology.
The commercial features LG’s flagship OLED model for 2016, namely the G6 range comprising the 65-inch OLED65G6 and 77-inch OLED77G6. In the advertisement, Liam Neeson is “the man from the future” entrusted with the task of bringing the future of television to the world to be enjoyed by today’s consumers, an apt analogy to how LG has almost single-handedly developed and pushed large-screen OLED displays from relative obscurity into a formidable TV category.
Thanks to its self-illuminating characteristics, OLED TV is capable of delivering absolute blacks at per-pixel level, laying the foundation not only for unrivalled contrast performance, but also for colours to flourish with hitherto unseen vibrancy. Furthermore, the technology’s lack of need for a backlight plane lends itself to some truly stunning aesthetics: the LG G6 is blessed with impossibly slim depth (measuring approximately 1/10th of an inch) as well as a translucent glass back, a design dubbed “Picture-on-Glass” by the South Korean manufacturer.
As announced at CES, the LG 65G6 and 77G6 OLED TVs will feature a native 4K UHD (ultra high-definition) resolution of 3840×2160, not to mention HDR (high dynamic range) support for both HDR-10 and Dolby Vision standards, making them among the first 4K televisions to be compatible with both formats. By meeting specific criteria relating to peak brightness and colour gamut, the OLED65G6V and OLED77G6V has also been certified as UHD Premium by the UHD Alliance. Adding to the impressive list of specifications is a fresh webOS 3.0 smart TV platform that makes finding and switching between LG’s expanded content options — including broadcast telly, streaming services and external media – quick and simple.
We recently declared LG’s OLED televisions to be the winner at last month’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas, and it’s reassuring to see the Korean firm not letting up on its dominance as far as OLED TV is concerned. Due to be screened at the big game, LG’s Super Bowl commercial will surely thrust the fledging display technology into prominence and build public awareness. While we eagerly await the arrival of 2016 LG OLEDs, let’s feast our eyes on the advert:
Money talks, there is no way LG will get these sets to fly off the shelf. The price of OLED is still for the enthusiasts market. If you try to sell a £3000/4000 to a consumer, they will just laugh and walk away with a cheaper LED. I would love a OLED to replace my Plasma, but the more I think about I can’t justify the high prices. Realistically it will be another 2-5 years before they become within reach for everybody.
From early first impressions it looks like LG still hasn’t rectified the problems. Near black still a issue
– as expected with LG no competition so they have no incentive to improve or probably no idea on how to rectify the problems
Bring on a Sony Samsung Oled anyday.
@Scott: care to share the source mentioned for near black issue? They supposedly worked on it…
2nd, what’s your source, scott. The only first impressions that I know of where at CES where it’s pretty much impossible to say anything about near black performance due to the demo material shown.
I don’t think OLED is out of the woods just yet especially if other manufacturers are recalcitrant adopting the technology. I agree that if OLED is able to survive the next few years and become commercially accepted in an oversupplied market it will be the new plasma successor at least until the next best thing comes along, but for all UHD technology TV sales will depend on a substantially increased UHD content, adequate broadband internet coverage and most importantly, value for money as well. TV buyers are likely to be just as interested in buying a reliable long lasting product that’s easy to use as they are sitting back and viewing the ultimate screen.
What i would like know is what does Scott and neeson know about tv engineering. Ones a films producer the other is actor,both are talented in their own field. None of them can review the the tv revealing its weaknesses over its strengths. Kudos to LG for making flat oled tvs but how about getting them out those people who really know how to get down to real value of how they will perfom in the real world, giving us a warts and all perspective of what to expect.This is where the real decisions will be made in the minds those looking to purchase your 8k tvs. Shame about pana as it looks like they are about to get a slapping.But thats what happens when you don’t listen. Always wait for the content first and the specks to to be finalized.