I have cover the television in the CES years, so it takes a lot to impress me. I saw some wild screens, one wrap aroundand the big one is big basically a video wall, but these usually come after a few prototypes, which exhausts the shock. When I walked into LG’s hotel room in Las Vegas, however, what I saw across the room came across as big amazing.
And I mean big. It is a 97-inch OLED TV, and remains the largest OLED TV in the world. And since OLED offers the best picture quality available, people are impressed with this size. But that’s not surprising — LG introduced it last year. For me, the jaw dropped when the LG representative told me the beautiful and huge 4K the footage was shown on wireless television.
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LG’s OLED Wireless TV is 97 inches by Power Tech
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On the other side of the TV room sat the wireless transmission box. On the back of the box is a standard HDMI A few other plugs and connections, and an HDMI cable ran to the Blu-ray player. The picture on the screen was from a Blu-ray disc, sent wirelessly – and flawlessly, to my eyes – from the box to the TV. The top of the box can be rotated to aim an internal TV antenna.
The TV has a transmission box. The tab at the top indicates the internal antenna, which can be rotated to aim at the TV.
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The TV itself didn’t have a video input at all, just a bare metal that usually had a TV input. The idea is to reduce wiring, the age-old bugaboo of a nice TV setup. You, a person who can afford a 97-inch OLED TV, put your AV equipment in an invisible cabinet, with a switch box where everything is connected. All that was left of the TV was the power cord, an LG cable cleverly hidden within a foot.
Any TV stand can certainly hold your device as well. But the cable connection allows the TV to stand alone, which looks amazing on one of LG’s easel-like stands (pictured above) and can greatly simplify wall mounting.
LG says the box can be viewed up to 30 meters away from the TV. I asked if the wireless connection is dangerous, especially if you sit between the box and the TV, and the company representative told me that it is not because it uses the same technology as a regular Wi-Fi router . They also say it won’t affect other Wi-Fi traffic. Holds up to 4K, 120Hz resolution, which is the highest for today’s game. It’s also the highest resolution and frame rate available on most TVs, including LG’s standard 4K OLED models.
The back of the junction box is where you mount the device.
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The box has three HDMI inputs, surprising since most high-end TVs have four, but that’s not a deal breaker in my book. The rest of the ports are typical for televisions: antenna, two USB, Ethernet and digital optical output, as well as a serial port for home automation control.
Wireless TVs have been sold in the past, and wireless technology has also appeared in projectors. You can also buy wireless HDMI extender kits for $100 or less, but they generally don’t handle that much bandwidth. It’s the first time in years I’ve seen it built on TV. A company called Displace TV showed a wireless OLED model at CES, but it’s a 55-inch battery-powered screen that’s designed for streaming.
In addition to the 97-inch size LG will release the wireless OLED, called the M3 series, in 83 and 77-inch sizes. LG says it will arrive in 2023 with pricing, like the rest of LG’s 2023 TVs, still to be determined. For reference, LG charges $25,000 for a standard 97-inch OLED TV and $2,900 for a 77-inch, so no matter the size, the M3 won’t be cheap.
In addition to the M3 LG was also introduced three other sets of OLED TVs with cable at CES 2023.
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