LG 2016 OLED TV Range Gets Dolby Vision & UHD Premium Certification

Updated 6.00pm: LG has announced its entire 2016 lineup of new OLED TVs at the company’s CES press conference, and some of the information we originally reported were inaccurate. There are four ranges and eight OLED models in total:

  • Signature G6: Flagship model; flat-screen rather than curved; 65-inch OLED65G6 and 77-inch OLED77G6; 2.57mm “Picture-on-Glass” design; detachable soundbar stand.
  • E6: Flat-panel with 2.57mm Picture-on-Glass design; 55in OLED55E6 and 65in OLED65E6.
  • C6: The only curved OLEDs from LG this year; 55″ OLED55C6 and 65″ OLED65C6.
  • B6: Flat screen; 55-inch OLED55B6 and 65-inch OLED65B6; no 3D capability.

The big news is that all these LG OLED TVs will support Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range) format in addition to HDR10. Other specifications include 10-bit panel, 10-bit processing, 99% DCI-P3 gamut coverage, and WebOS 3.0 Smart TV platform.

Immediately following the UHD Alliance’s long-awaited announcement of its “Ultra HD Premium” certification criteria, LG Electronics (LGE) has also swiftly announced that all its 2016 OLED TV models will meet the required specifications to deliver a superior ultra high-definition and HDR (high dynamic range) experience for home consumers.

LG 2016 flat OLED

In a press release, the South Korean manufacturer has listed four new OLED TVs which have received UHDA’s Premium Certification, namely the LG 55E6, 65E6, 65G6 and 77G6. Contrary to our report yesterday (which was gleaned from product codes in the WiFi certification database), it appears that there will be 55in and flat OLED TVs from LG this year after all, with the character “E” in the model number denoting flat-screen versions. Happy days!

Indeed, searching the company’s own WebOS open-source database returned at least the following model numbers:

  • OLED55E6Y, OLED55E6V, OLED55E6T, OLED55E6P, OLED55E6K, OLED55E6D
  • OLED65E6Y, OLED65E6V, OLED65E6T, OLED65E6P, OLED65E6K, OLED65E6D

So LG’s new flat-panel OLEDs will come in screen sizes of 55 and 65 inches, with the last letter in the model number indicating the region in which it’ll be sold. For example, OLED55E6V and OLED65E6V are the FLOLED televisions that will go on sale in the UK and Europe.

The award of “Ultra HD Premium” certification from UHD Alliance (UHDA) means that LG’s flat 55E6/ 65E6 and curved 65G6/ 77G6 OLED TVs are all capable of reaching a peak luminance of at least 540 nits, and a DCI-P3 gamut coverage of more than 90%. While we never found the brightness and colours on last year’s OLED displays from LG and Panasonic to be lacking, any improvement in these areas especially when it comes to HDR presentation is always welcome.

The LG OLED55E6, OLED65E6, OLED65G6 and OLED77G6 will be showcased at LGE’s booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2016 in Las Vegas this week. We will be speaking to LG representatives on the showfloor to find out more details (price, release dates, etc.) about these exciting products.

14 comments

  1. Let’s hope inputlag is around 30ms and they have a sale for the 65″ flat OLED to upgrade my 50″ plasma.

  2. Not sure the models are correct Vincent.
    From the press pics it would appear that the G6 and E6 are both flat. The G6 has the tiltable base unit, the E6 is fixed or possibly detachable.

  3. I wonder if it’s gonna be better than pannys oled… I hope it is, that way panny will have to step up their game….

  4. @Vism: Thanks for pointing that out… my mistake. Article updated.

    @Alfie: Panasonic has no corresponding OLED counter yet.

    Warmest regards
    Vincent

  5. Any thoughts on release dates in the UK guys?

  6. Lets hope for an implementation of a kind off bfi for the motion resolution.

  7. Pananasonic will have to stop overcharging for their non ultra hd premium certified tv when the new LGs will be certified and less than half the price (most likely)

  8. I believe that it’s the curved C6 sets that do not feature 3D capability, not the B6 sets as stated in your article.

  9. The 65E6 will have an official price of $6999 (from LG press release).

  10. Finally the curse of curved is starting to fade

  11. 7K usd is very sweet. I have assumed that the price of the successor of eg960v would be much cheaper than this.
    Very disappointing.

  12. I want to buy the 2015 model – LG EG920V, can you advise me on the following questions?
    1. Without Dolby Vision support, can it output HDR correctly through HDMI 2.0a from UHD BD Player?
    2. Without the color space option of BT.2020, can it still display correct color if I select wide color space?

  13. Frankiepoon i would pass on the 2015 model LG OLED tvs, to many problems which affect the picture quality. Yes you will be able to get HDR using a ultra hd blu ray player but you would be better waiting for LG 2016 OLED models. No tvs yet can get over 75% of BT.2020, ultra hd blu rays will initially use DCI – PC colour gamut which is an improvement on normal blu rays. 2016 LG OLED tvs have 99% DCI – PC.

  14. It might be different than what announced: the B6 might have 3D while the C6 no. Just fyi, as stated by many LG ppl in the US recently.