Xiaomi’s 55-inch OLED Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition will be the first to offer a transparent-display in a home TV when it goes on sale in China later in August.
Xiaomi has unveiled what it claims is the world’s first mass-produced transparent TV, the 55-inch Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition. The screen itself is only 5.7mm thick, will cost 49,999 Yuan (approximately $7,200 in the United States), and goes on sale in China on August 16. The idea of transparent TV might seem like it’s straight out of a sci-fi movie, but we’ve seen examples of transparent displays going back several years. What’s different this time is that Xiaomi’s Mi TV LUX Transparent Edition is the first transparent display to be sold as a generally available TV for the home. To achieve transparency, the Mi TV LUX uses OLED technology. OLED TVs possess a number of advantages over their LED TV cousins, like astonishing thinness, deep black levels, and the ability to take on non-flat shapes for curved screens.
