It’s gonna be tough to go back
I’ve been involved in the tech industry long enough to have witnessed the very first OLED TVs being released some 10 years ago. And yet, while I’ve written about and attended launch events for the best OLED TVs in the decade since, I’ve never had the luxury of having one at home.
That was until recently, when I took delivery of the LG G3, the latest flagship OLED TV to come from the South Korean brand. It was LG that kicked off the current era of OLED TVs 10 years ago, and the company has gone from strength to strength refining, evolving and revolutionizing the OLED TV sector since.
This latest model makes several improvements over its G2 predecessor (which is still an incredible OLED screen in its own right), including the addition of an all-new α9 Gen6 AI processor. This processor really is the brains of the whole operation, helping to further enhance HDR images by using AI technology to identify various aspects of what’s on screen – such as faces – and then applying tone mapping to enhance sharpness.
The G3 also benefits from Brightness Booster Max, which claims to dramatically improve brightness over regular OLED TVs by some 70% – and seems to really achieve it, based on our experience. This has been made possible by Micro Lens Array (MLA) technology, which sees billions of microscopic lenses being applied over the main screen panel to help better focus the light being emitted from the OLED pixels.
In essence, rather than the light from OLEDs themselves being turned up, MLA technology helps to contain it better and direct it where it needs to go. Not only does this help to make it appear brighter and with more succinct contrast, but it also means the image on screen can go brighter without the worry of burn-in, since no more energy is being used – it’s just more efficient.
Where I wanted to test out the benefits of all this screen technology the most was with gaming. And in summary, my games have never looked better and I’m now not sure I could ever live without an OLED TV – especially the G3.
