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OLED panels have a number of advantages, including deep blacks, fast response times, and energy efficiency; most of these stemming from the fact that they do not need backlighting. However they also have drawbacks, as well, as trying to drive them to be as bright as a high-tier LCD will quickly wear out the organic material used. Researchers have been spending the past couple of decades developing ways to prolong the lifespans of OLED materials, and recently LG has put together a novel (if brute force) solution: halve the work by doubling the number of pixels. This is the basis of the company's new tandem OLED technology, which has recently gone into mass production. The Tandem OLED technology introduced by LG Display uses two stacks...
MSI’s Prestige PC341WU 5K 34-Inch Professional Monitor Now Available
MSI entered the display market just a couple of years ago, and relatively rare for the the commodity-driven monitor market, MSI has opted to spend a good deal of...
9 by Anton Shilov on 9/12/2019Need for Speed: The LG UltraGear (27GN750) 240 Hz IPS Monitor with G-Sync
LG has expanded its family of UltraGear displays aimed at hardcore and esports gamers. The newest model, the UltraGear 27GN750, supports a 240 Hz maximum refresh rate as well...
26 by Anton Shilov on 9/11/2019LG's New 55+ inch OLED Plant in China Opens: Over 1m+ per Year
LG Display this month started production at its 8.5th Generation OLED manufacturing facility in Guangzhou, China. When fully ramped, total capacity of the factory will be 90,000 substrates per...
81 by Anton Shilov on 8/31/2019Japan’s Ministry Approves Shipments of Industrial Chemicals to South Korea
Amidst the ongoing trade conflict between Japan and South Korea, there is some good news to close the week out. The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has...
16 by Anton Shilov on 8/9/2019LG Unveils New UltraFine 4K & 5K Monitors: Now with iPad Pro Support
LG has updated its UltraFine lineup of displays, which are aimed especially at computers made by Apple. The entry-level UltraFine 4K has received a larger screen, whereas the more...
20 by Anton Shilov on 8/1/2019LG Display & SK Hynix Looking to Diversify Industrial Suppliers as Row with Japan Intensifies
South Korean electronics companies reaffirmed this week that production of computer memory and displays could be disrupted because of ongoing trade dispute between the country and Japan. Both SK...
8 by Anton Shilov on 7/26/2019LG to Start Production of OLEDs in China Next Month, Set to Double OLED Output
LG Display this week said that its plant in Guangzhou, China, would start full swing operations next month. The factory, which cost LG around $4.2 billion, will produce large...
37 by Anton Shilov on 7/11/2019LG Unveils 27 and 37.5-Inch IPS Monitors with 1 ms Response Time
LG has introduced the industry’s first IPS displays featuring a 1 ms response time. The new UltraGear monitors bring together high image quality that LG’s Nano IPS panels are...
51 by Anton Shilov on 6/13/2019The LG G8 Review: Solid, But Not Great
Only a few years ago LG was largely considered one of the top smartphone brands, competing alongside Samsung and the likes of HTC for marketshare. In the last few...
70 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/30/2019LG To Close Korean Phone Manufacturing Plants - Relying On Cheaper Overseas Factories
LG’s mobile division has seen a tough couple of years – the last few generation of smartphones haven’t been very successful for the company, and consequently the division has...
21 by Andrei Frumusanu on 4/25/2019LG G8 ThinQ Smartphone Available for Pre-Order, Will Ship on April 11
Select LG partners in the US on Friday began taking pre-orders on the company’s new G8 ThinQ flagship smartphone and will ship the product on April 11.The new handset...
12 by Anton Shilov on 3/29/2019LG Announces The New G8 & V50 5G ThinQ
Today at LG’s MWC press event the company has revealed its brand new flagship devices for 2019. The new LG G8 and the new LG V50 represent LG’s updated...
43 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019MWC 2019: LG Premiere Press Event, a Live Blog (6:30PM UTC)
LG recently announced that it has a range of new technologies ready for its upcoming ThinQ branded smartphones. We're here at the press event to find out all the details.
16 by Ian Cutress & Andrei Frumusanu on 2/24/2019LG Teases G8 Audio Capabilities: Confirms OLED Display
Starting last year, LG seems to have made a marketing strategy out of teasing features about their upcoming flagship devices. LG continues this strategy with today’s reveal of an...
9 by Andrei Frumusanu on 2/14/2019LG Launches Midrange 32UL750-W Monitor: DisplayHDR 600 with FreeSync & USB-C For $750
In the recent years LG has introduced a number of high-end Ultra-HD 31.5-inch displays, many of which have received a lot of publicity due of their features and innovative...
39 by Anton Shilov on 2/4/2019CES 2019: LG Announces Signature OLED TV R - A Rollable TV
Today at LG's CES press event, one of the more intriguing announcements was the fact that LG is bringing its rollable OLED TV technology as an actual product later...
13 by Andrei Frumusanu on 1/7/2019AnandTech Year In Review 2018: Flagship Mobile
As we’re drawing to a close of the calendar year, it is time to look back and revisit what 2018 has brought to the mobile space. Unlike the PC...
65 by Andrei Frumusanu on 12/28/2018LG to Demo UltraWide 38-Inch 144Hz Gaming & 49-Inch Workstation Displays at CES
LG this week announced that it would demonstrate its next-generation ultra-wide curved displays at CES early next month. LG’s UltraGear 38GL950G will be one of the industry’s first 38-inch...
32 by Anton Shilov on 12/20/2018LG Launches 32QK500-W QHD Display: IPS and Freesync for $300
LG has introduced its new entry-level display designed for the mainstream market but supports a number of premium features such as AMD’s FreeSync dynamic refresh rate tech. The 32QK500-W...
28 by Anton Shilov on 12/14/2018LG Releases Gram 17 Laptop: An Ultra-Thin Notebook with a 17.3-Inch Display
Due to their size and lack of portability, 17-inch notebooks are not exactly popular among road warriors. Instead this is largely the domain of desktop replacement-class machines, which in...
33 by Anton Shilov on 12/6/2018