This morning LG Electronics said that it will unveil "the best gaming monitor at G-Star 2019." G-Star is the largest gaming festival in Korea and the LG UltraGear 38GL950G "is a premium gaming monitor that delivers the ultimate gaming experience with overwhelming performance." The model has a 38-inch Nano IPS display with a 21:9 aspect ratio and WQHD resolution (3840 x 1600). It supports refresh rates of up to 175GHz with Overclock. The GTG response time is 1 ms thanks to the NVIDIA G-Sync support. Sales in South Korea will begin by the end of 2019. The model is priced at 2.19 million won. LG UltraGear 38GL950G was announced in December 2018 and presented during CES 2019 in Las Vegas. It is strange that it visits LG's home grounds almost a year later. In addition to the above-mentioned specifications, this monitor offers 450 nits typical brightness, 1000:1 static contrast ratio, and has a VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification. The stand can be removed for VESA-compliant wall mounting and also provides tilt adjustment. The connectivity hub includes 3x USB 3.0 ports (2 downstream, 1 upstream), an HDMI 2.0 input and a DisplayPort 1.2.

The LG 34GP83A is a 34" ultra-wide curved gaming monitor with NVIDIA G-Sync Compatibility LG has released in the USA a new gaming monitor from its UltraGear series. The LG 34GP83A has a curved Nano IPS display panel with a resolution of 3440 x 1440 pixels. It offers 1 ms GTG response time and 144Hz refresh rate that reaches 160Hz with overclocking. The model supports AMD FreeSync Premium and is NVIDIA G-Sync compatible. It has a 3-sided virtually borderless display with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification...

The LG 34WN780 with Ergo Stand, 34" UWQHD IPS display is unveiled After the LG 32UN880 and the LG 27UN880 LG has unveiled another monitor with an Ergo Stand. This time, it belongs to the UltraWide series and is named LG 34WN780. It arrives with the same Ergo Stand as the other two models. The stand has a C-Clamp, which offers extreme ergonomic abilities. It can extend and retract when needed, swivel up to 280 degrees in either direction, pivot in either direction, tilt, and adjust...

LG launches its Micro LED signage solution - the LG MAGNIT LG MAGNIT with series name LSAB is launching this week in key markets in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This is LG's new Micro LED signage solution for groundbreaking picture quality and durability with LG's proprietary Black Coating display technology. It also offers streamlined installation thanks to its block-assembly design. It runs on LG's webOS smart signage platform and is powered by n...

The LG 27UN880 with Ergo Stand goes on sale - specifications and prices LG is now launching the 4K UHD monitors from its UltraFine series with Ergo Stand. After the LG 32UN880, it has released the LG 27UN880. Of course, the main selling point of these monitors is their Ergo Stand with a C-Clamp, which offers extreme ergonomic abilities. It can extend and retract when needed, swivel up to 280 degrees in either direction, pivot in either direction, tilt, and adjust the height up to 130...

The LG 29BN650 desktop monitor goes on sale priced at around EUR 250 The LG 29BN650 is now available in Europe priced at around EUR 250. This desktop monitor is built around an AH-IPS display panel from LG Display with a resolution of 2560 x 1080 pixels, 8-bit color support, 99% sRGB coverage, 350 nits brightness. The model offers 5 ms GTG response time and 75Hz refresh rate via Adaptive-Sync (AMD FreeSync) support. It employs a number of game-centric features as well including Game...

ATSC 3.0 a.k.a. NEXTGEN TV now live on 7 Portland TV stations ATSC 3.0, the next-generation television standard, has planted its flag in Portland, as seven local TV stations have begun broadcasting NextGen TV. The Portland stations that are broadcasting ATSC 3.0 are the Meredith-owned KPTV (Fox) and KPDX (MyNet), Nextsar’s KOIN (CBS) and KRCW-TV (CW), Sinclair Broadcast Group’s KATU (ABC), Tegna’s KGW (NBC) and KOPB-TV (PBS). With the new technology, these stations will be...

LG Display announced the beginning of mass production of OLED panels in its Gen 8.5 Guangzhou plant LG Display held a ceremony today to announce the beginning of mass-production in earnest at its 8.5th generation (2,200mm x 2,500mm) OLED panel production plant in Guangzhou, China. LG Display is currently producing 70,000 sheets per month at its OLED panel production plant in Paju, Korea, and this production capability will almost double to 130,000 sheets monthly when combined with Guangzhou's capacity to make...

Samsung reportedly will source large-size LCD TV panels from LG Display Going on "industry sources", Yonhap news agency reports that Samsung negotiates with LG for purchasing LCD TV display panels. Samsung has already announced its decision to leave the LCD panel business and various reports have linked it to source LCD panels from various suppliers, including CSOT and AUO as well as Sharp, owned by Taiwan's Foxconn Group. If the deal happens, analysts expect that LG Display's supply...

LG delays the start of its 10.5 Gen OLED plant in Paju indefinitely LG Display has delayed the start of its 10.5 Gen (3370 x 2940 mm) OLED plant in Paju indefinitely. The information comes from sources within the company who spoke with the The Elec. The original plan was to launch production in 2022-2023 with a production rate of 30,000 substrates per month. This would have been increased to 45,000 substrates per month in the first half of 2023 but it has now been delayed to the...

LG will restart OLED production in its Guangzhou plant later this month Korean media report that LG plans on restarting its OLED plant in Guangzhou, China later this month, which has a monthly production rate of 60,000 sheets. However, re-starting production holds a risk of increasing losses due to the lower-than-expected demand for large-sized OLED panels monitored during the second quarter of the year. At the same time, nineteen companies have announced they will launch OLED TVs and...

LG's investment in its Indonesia TV plants will be USD 348 million The Indonesia Investment Coordination Board (BKPM) announced that LG Electronics will move the production line of the Gumi TV plant in South Korea to an Indonesian facility. The whole project will cost USD 378 million. LG has already announced its investment plans earlier in May. Two out of six production lines are moved to Indonesia and process automation such as assembly, quality inspection and packaging of local...

LG LED Signage is globally launched LG Electronics has launched its LG LED Signage (model name - LSAA). It eliminates the need to connect cables between LED panels, making installation easy, time- and money-saving. A single LG LED Signage panel is 600 mm wide, 337.5 mm high, and 44.9 mm thick. The separate panels can be esily connected as LEGO blocks making this solution suitable for various spaces. Moreover, the separate LED panels send and receive...

The LG 34BN670 is a slightly improved LG 34WN650 with more ergonomic options LG has released a new ultra-wide monitor dubbed LG 34BN670. It looks identical to the LG 34WN650 and has the same features. There are a few upgrades though. The new model offers 500 nits of brightness instead of 400 nits and most of all - the stand provides more ergonomic options - higher height adjustment, swivel, and tilt. All the rest seems to be the same - a 34-inch IPS display with 8-bit color support, QHD...