Sexy Curved OLED TVs Coming Later This Year From LG

Charlie White2013-04-18 20:14:34 UTC

Those ultrathin, super-contrasty and tack-sharp OLED screens are one of the new darlings of the television world. Some of the newest curved OLED TVs debuted at CES 2013 in January, but so far, when it comes to buying such a rounded screen for your own living room, there's been a boatload of talk and no delivery dates ... until now, in a vague sort of way.

After LG PR manager Hung W.K. Shin told TrustedReviews about how "we will see the first curved TV devices on the market soon," LGs vice president of home entertainment took it a step further. Agreeing that curved TVs will be "another trend," he spilled the beans, revealing that the company is preparing lots of curved TVs. He's not talking just 55-inch screens like those shown at CES 2013, but bigger curved OLED displays as well.

Then, he delivered the money quote: "Curved TVs are coming in the second half of this year."

Then, he delivered the money quote: "Curved TVs are coming in the second half of this year." That's more information than any electronics manufacturer has revealed about its plans to release these sexy, curvy screens. The big unknown with this statement is where will these new TVs be available? Many of the newly-released flat OLED TVs have seen limited availability at first, mostly rolled out in South Korea before hitting the world market.

The curved screens are said to enhance viewing angles (perhaps for the person sitting directly in front of them, says I), and give the viewer a more immersive experience. You want immersive? Perhaps LG is considering an 80-inch screen, which certainly is immersive, a fact for which I can vouch for from personal experience. Imagine that in a curved form factor.

Talk of immersion and viewing angles might sound like marketing fluff, but just look at that photo above, and you tell me if those curved screens aren't seriously cool. Take it a step further, and imagine OLED as wallpaper, curving around corners and letting you see whatever you want on any walls and services. Make it all 4K resolution and you'll really have my attention.

Sure, that's years if not decades away, but we can dream, can't we? Tell us your TV dreams in the comments section below.

Photo courtesy LG

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