That crazy thin 55″ OLED TV LG showed off at CES broke a number of boundaries, though the two most important were that of size and (rumored) price. At 55″, the OLED TV was one of the largest the public had seen by CES 2012. (In the few years past, Sony had shown off a much smaller 11″ OLED TV.) Because the 11″ model Sony had already treated us to cost many, many thousands of dollars, analysts and the tech world as a whole worried that LG’s new gigantor OLED would be far too expensive for the normal person. Critics of “doomsday” scenarios for the LG gigantor OLED cited more efficient production methods and the wonders of mass production as well as some new manufacturing methods that would push the 55-incher down to a more respectable level. Good news: It’s not as bad as we thought.
Rumors of a ~$8,000 were spot on. A new report by Maeli Business claims LG is going formally launch the OLED TV above at (a still not “official”) ~$7,999 during a May press event.
Yes. it’s a lot of money for a TV. But, how many TVs do you know of that you can almost damn near lose when coming at them from the side? Yeah. That’s pretty awesome.
Anyone out there thinking about being an early adopter of one of the best looking TVs you’ve ever seen?
Via: The Verge
