There are some absolutely stellar Super Bowl TV deals happening right now, but this has to be one of the best. LG’s premium OLED TV has just crashed to a new all-time low price.
The 55-inch LG G2 OLED is $1,596 at Amazon (opens in new tab) right now. Amazon lists this as a $100 discount, but the truth is this TV cost over $2,000 at launch. It’s incredible to see one of LG’s best OLED TVs fall to this price.
The LG G2 OLED is one of the best OLED TVs you can buy. The LG C2 OLED sits atop our ranking for its more affordable price, but if you want the best of the best, the LG G2 OLED is what you’re looking for.
First off, the LG G2 OLED is LG’s brightest OLED. It’s the best picture quality you can get out of an LG TV, with a huge range of vibrant colors on display as well as rich, true blacks. Whatever you watch on the LG G2 OLED, it will look fantastic. However, due to this TV’s outstanding brightness, you’ll be able to watch it even in a bright living room.
The G2 OLED also packs some of the best audio we’ve ever heard in an OLED TV. The built-in speakers can easily fill a room, making your living space feel like a stadium concert.
Plus, if you want to play some of the best PS5 games or the best Xbox Games, the LG G2 OLED is an awesome TV to do it on. With 4 HDMI 2.1 ports, a 120Hz refresh rate, and incredibly low lag time, this is one of the best gaming TVs you can buy. The LG Game Optimizer menu is also a welcome addition.
We can’t recommend the LG G2 OLED enough, especially now that it’s fallen to this price. But if you’re looking for more options, check out our Super Bowl TV deals coverage.
Today’s daily deals include a massive 40,000mAh power bank that can recharge your Nintendo Switch console or iPhone about ten times on a single charge, the newest Apple AirPods Pro earbuds, a 48″ OLED gaming monitor (not TV), a Roku soundbar, and more.
Anker 40,000mAh Power Bank with USB Type-C Power Delivery for $55.99
Anker PowerCore 40K 347 40,000mAh USB Type-C Power Delivery Power Bank
Nintendo Switch Compatible
If you need the maximum amount of juice in a compact brick-style power bank, then look no further than the Anker PowerCore 40K 347 power bank with a massive 40,000mAh of charging capacity. It can effectively charge a Nintendo Switch console (4,200mAh) or Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max (4,300mAh) almost ten times or an Apple iPad Pro 12.9″ (9,700mAh) four times. It also features USB Power Delivery up to 30W. Although this is a portable brick, it won’t fit in your pocket. It measures about 6.5″x3″x2″ and weighs almost 2 pounds. It also isn’t allowed as carry-on on airplanes (the maximum capacity is around 26,000mAh).
2nd Gen Apple AirPods Pro for $199.99
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Generation) Active Noise Cancelling Truly Wireless Earbuds
Verizon just dropped the price of the 2nd gen Apple AirPods Pro truly wireless noise cancelling earbuds back down to $199.99. This is the same price we saw during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The Apple AirPods Pro is one of the best sounding “truly wireless” earbuds you’ll find, especially at this price point. The AirPods Pro is also the only AirPods earbuds with active noise cancelling technology.
48″ LG 48GP900-B 4K OLED Gaming Monitor
2022 Release
LG UltraGear 48GP900 48″ 4K (3840×2160) OLED Gaming Monitor
The 48GP900-B is the first Ultragear gaming monitor that uses an OLED panel. This is a simliar WOLED panel to the one that you find in the 48″ LG C1 OLED TV but there are a few key differences. Instead of the semi glossy coating found on the OLED TV, the 48GP900 features an anti-glare low reflective coating that is undoubtedly a better fit for close up monitor usage. It also has DisplayPort connectivity and lacks the built-in Smart TV interface. It does carry over the HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K @ 120Hz compatiblity for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners, as well as VRR and G-SYNC support. Additionally, the 120Hz refresh rate can be overclocked to 138Hz when used as a PC monitor. Lastly, if aesthetics matter for you, there is subtle RGB backlighting on the rear of the monitor that isn’t present on the OLED TVs.
Switch Controller Charging Docking Station with Game Storage for $12.29
Switch Controller Charging Dock Station with Game Card Storage
This is a handy all-in-one docking accessory for your Nintendo Switch, and it’s 47% off today. You plug your Switch or Switch OLED dock into this accessory and you’ll be able to charge up to 4 additional Joy-Cons along with the Switch and its attached Joy-Cons all from a single power cable. There’s even space to store up to eight Switch game cartridges.
Hisense HS214 2.1ch Roku Ready Soundbar with Built-In Subwoofer for $69.99
Hisense HS214 2.1ch Roku Ready Sound Bar with Built-in Subwoofer
Amazon has the Hisense HS214 2.1ch soundbar for only $69.99 (normally $149.99). This 26″ soundbar features a built-in subwoofer to help round out the low end. This will sound miles better than any built-in TV speaker. It’s Roku TV ready out of the box, features bluetooth for wireless streaming, and has HDMI passthrough.
Alienware m17 17″ 4K AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Radeon RX 6850M XT Gaming Laptop for Only $1675.79
For 48 hours only, Dell is offering its Alienware m17 17″ gaming laptop equipped with AMD’s most powerful CPU and GPU for $1675.79 after $700 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. That’s a phenomenal price for one of the most powerful gaming laptops available at the moment. Please note that dual stacking coupon codes are extremely rare at Dell.
This Alienware m17 config spares absolutely no expense to make the perfect gaming laptop. The newest 6000-series CPU is designed to compete with Intel’s latest Alder Lake CPUs. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is the most powerful CPU in the 6000-series lineup, and it performs almost as well as Intel’s own Core i9-12900H. That is to say, it’s a monster of a processor in terms of both workstation and gaming performance.
Likewise, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is currently AMD’s most powerful mobile GPU and its performance is comparable to NVIDIA’s mobile RTX 3080/Ti. It will hold its own in any game you throw at it, and you’ll certainly need the power in order to run games smoothly on the laptop’s native 4K display.
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 RTX 3080 Ti Gaming PC for Only $1587.59
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Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800X RTX 3080 Ti PC with 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD
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33% off $2,379.99
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Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800X RTX 3080 Ti PC with 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD
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Alienware Aurora R14 AMD Ryzen 9 5900 RTX 3080 Ti PC with 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD
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32% off $2,599.99
Dell is offering the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 gaming PC equipped with a powerful GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU for under $1600. That’s right, you can get it for $1587.59 after $580 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. There are newer (and far pricier) 4000 series of GeForce cards out, nevertheless this is still a very powerful and very relevant gaming rig.
This Alienware gaming PC is equipped with a liquid cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core CPU, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, 8GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The RTX 3080 Ti is one of the most powerful cards in the RTX 30 series linup, features DLSS and ray tracing, and is an excellent GPU for 4K gaming. It’s about 10% more powerful than the RTX 3080 at 4K. It’s on par with the RTX 3090 in gaming prowess (the RTX 3090 has more VRAM which is better for graphics workstation builds but not for gaming). This PC will be able to push just about any game at 60fps+ speeds, even at 4K resolution. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is an excellent all-around processor and won’t bottleneck your gaming.
Alienware Aurora R14 AMD Ryzen 7 5800 RTX 3060 Ti PC for $1146 (Best Gaming PC Deal at Dell)
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Alienware Aurora R14 Liquid Cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800 RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC with 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, 1TB HDD
Use promo code “AWSMITE09 and ARMMPPS”
38% off $1,849.99
This is the best price right now for an RTX 3060 Ti gaming PC from Alienware or Dell (it’s even cheaper than the Dell XPS models). Right now you can get an Alienware Aurora R14 gaming PC equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 5800 CPU and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU for only $1146.59 after $550 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. The RTX 3060 Ti is about as powerful as the previous generation’s RTX 2080 SUPER; it’s more than powerful enough to handle just about any game out there at up to 1440p or VR gaming. The RTX 3060 Ti also represents the best bang for your buck among the RTX 30 series GPUs. There’s a big performance jump from the RTX 3060 to the RTX 3060 Ti, but a much smaller one from the RTX 3060 Ti to the RTX 3070.
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 SSD for $161.99
PS5 Compatible
Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD (up to 6600Mbps)
Crucial’s newest M.2 SSD meets all the requirements for your PS5 SSD upgrade. It supports transfer speeds of up to 6,660MB/s which is well above the 5,500MB/s minimum threshold. Yes there are faster SSDs out there, but if your intention is to put this in your PS5, then that extra speed is worthless because you’re bottlenecked by the original PS5 SSD. If you’re worried about opening up your PS5 case, don’t worry it’s very easy. Crucial has an official YouTube PS5 SSD install guide to see you through the process. You will need to install a heatsink on this. We recommend this one for only $10.
Hisense U6H 55″ 4K QLED Google TV for $498
Amazon currently has the 2022 Hisense U6H 65″ 4K QLED Google TV for only $499.99. That’s a hefty $300 price drop from its original $799.99 price point. This was one of the best selling TVs during Black Friday, at the exact same price. The Hisense U6H is a 2022 TV model that offers a lot of features for a 65″ TV at the $500 price point. This TV boasts a quantum dot display (QLED) with a full-array LED backlit panel with local area dimming and wide color gamut (ULED). It also has a high peak brightness of 600nits, which means this is a solid TV choice for brightly lit rooms with poor light control. Although the U6H doesn’t have a 120Hz panel, it is still a good choice for a gaming TV because it has variable refresh rate and a very low response time.
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Kiwi Design Comfort Quest 2 VR Head Strap with 6400mAh Battery
Looking for the best Super Bowl TV deals? Well, Amazon is stepping up its game with this sale on Sony TVs and accessories.
The 55-inch Sony Bravia XR A80K for $1,298 (opens in new tab) is one of our favorite deals from this sale. It’s the successor to the XR A80J, which is one of the best OLED TVs we’ve reviewed. You can also get the 65-inch Sony X95K for $1,798 at Amazon (opens in new tab), which holds a spot in our best TV guide for anyone looking for a large screen.
Update Jan 16: This Sony sale on Amazon is still live.
Want to pair your TV with a soundbar? The Sony HT-A3000 is $498 at Amazon (opens in new tab) right now. This soundbar delivers crisp, clear dialogue and pairs excellently with Sony TVs.
There are more TV deals to be found, so keep reading and check out the whole Sony TVs and accessories sale at Amazon (opens in new tab).
I’ve been covering TVs at CES for years, so it takes a lot to surprise me. I’ve seen some wild screens, ones that roll up, and ones so big they’re basically video walls, but these typically come after a few rounds prototypes, which dull the shock. When I walked into LG’s suite at a hotel in Las Vegas, however, the thing I saw across the room came as a big surprise.
And I do mean big. It’s a 97-inch OLED TV, and it remains the biggest OLED TV in the world. And since OLED provides the best picture quality available, it’s damn impressive in person at that size. But that wasn’t the surprise — LG introduced it last year. To me, the jaw-dropper came when LG’s rep told me the beautiful, massive 4K image was being beamed to the TV without any wires.
Wireless TV is real, and it’s coming this year.
Read more: The biggest tech trends we saw at CES. Plus, here are the main CES highlights so far.
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LG’s Wireless OLED TV is 97 Inches of Tech Power
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Across the room from the TV sat the wireless transmitter box. On the back of the box were standard HDMI plugs and a handful of other connections, and one HDMI cable ran to a Blu-ray player. The image on the screen was from a Blu-ray disc, sent wirelessly — and flawlessly, to my eye — from the box to the TV. The top of the box can be rotated to aim an internal antenna at the television.
The TV comes with a transmitter box. The tab at the top denotes the internal antenna, which can be rotated to aim at the TV.
James Martin/CNET
The TV itself didn’t have any video inputs at all, just blank metal where TV inputs usually reside around back. The idea is to reduce wiring, that age-old bugaboo of nice TV installations. You, person who can afford a 97-inch OLED TV, stash your AV gear inside a cabinet out of sight, along with the transmitter box into which everything plugs. That leaves only the power cord to the TV, a wire LG artfully hid inside one of the stand legs.
Sure, any number of TV stands can also hold your gear. But wireless connectivity allows the TV to stand alone, which looks impressive on one of LG’s easel-like stands (pictured above) and it can greatly simplify a wall-mount installation.
LG says the box can be located up to 30 feet from the TV. I asked whether the wireless connection was a potential hazard, especially if you’re sitting between the box and the TV, and company representatives told me it wasn’t because it uses similar technology to standard Wi-Fi routers. They also said it wouldn’t be affected by other Wi-Fi traffic. The signal can handle up to 4K, 120Hz resolution, which is pretty much the maximum for today’s games. It’s also the highest resolution and frame rate most TVs, including LG’s normal 4K OLED models, can accept.
The backside of the connection box is where you plug in the gear.
James Martin/CNET
The box has three HDMI inputs, surprising since most high-end TVs have four, but that’s not a deal-breaker in my book. The rest of the ports are typical for a TV: antenna, two USB, Ethernet and optical digital out, as well as a serial port for home automation control.
Wireless TVs have been sold in the past, and wireless tech has appeared in projectors too. You can also buy wireless HDMI extender kits for $100 or less, but they generally can’t handle such high bandwidth. This is the first time in years I’ve seen it built into a TV. A company called Displace TV also showed a wireless OLED model at CES, but it’s a 55-inch, battery-powered screen that’s designed for portability.
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In addition to the 97-inch size LG will release its wireless OLED, dubbed the M3 series, in 83- and 77-inch sizes. LG says it’s coming sometime in 2023 with pricing, like the rest of LG’s 2023 TVs, still to be determined. For reference, LG charges $25,000 for its standard, wired 97-inch OLED TV and $2,900 for a 77-inch one, so regardless of size, the M3 won’t be cheap.
Aside from the M3 LG also introduced three other series of wired OLED TVs at CES 2023.
This product has been selected as one of the best products of CES 2023. Check out the other Best of CES 2023 award winners.
I’ve been covering TVs at CES for years, so it takes a lot to surprise me. I’ve seen some wild screens, ones that roll up, and ones so big they’re basically video walls, but these typically come after a few rounds prototypes, which dull the shock. When I walked into LG’s suite at a hotel in Las Vegas, however, the thing I saw across the room came as a big surprise.
And I do mean big. It’s a 97-inch OLED TV, and it remains the biggest OLED TV in the world. And since OLED provides the best picture quality available, it’s damn impressive in person at that size. But that wasn’t the surprise — LG introduced it last year. To me, the jaw-dropper came when LG’s rep told me the beautiful, massive 4K image was being beamed to the TV without any wires.
Wireless TV is real, and it’s coming this year.
Read more: The biggest tech trends we saw at CES. Plus, here are the main CES highlights so far.
Now playing: Watch this:
LG’s Wireless OLED TV is 97 Inches of Tech Power
4:58
Across the room from the TV sat the wireless transmitter box. On the back of the box were standard HDMI plugs and a handful of other connections, and one HDMI cable ran to a Blu-ray player. The image on the screen was from a Blu-ray disc, sent wirelessly — and flawlessly, to my eye — from the box to the TV. The top of the box can be rotated to aim an internal antenna at the television.
The TV comes with a transmitter box. The tab at the top denotes the internal antenna, which can be rotated to aim at the TV.
James Martin/CNET
The TV itself didn’t have any video inputs at all, just blank metal where TV inputs usually reside around back. The idea is to reduce wiring, that age-old bugaboo of nice TV installations. You, person who can afford a 97-inch OLED TV, stash your AV gear inside a cabinet out of sight, along with the transmitter box into which everything plugs. That leaves only the power cord to the TV, a wire LG artfully hid inside one of the stand legs.
Sure, any number of TV stands can also hold your gear. But wireless connectivity allows the TV to stand alone, which looks impressive on one of LG’s easel-like stands (pictured above) and it can greatly simplify a wall-mount installation.
LG says the box can be located up to 30 feet from the TV. I asked whether the wireless connection was a potential hazard, especially if you’re sitting between the box and the TV, and company representatives told me it wasn’t because it uses similar technology to standard Wi-Fi routers. They also said it wouldn’t be affected by other Wi-Fi traffic. The signal can handle up to 4K, 120Hz resolution, which is pretty much the maximum for today’s games. It’s also the highest resolution and frame rate most TVs, including LG’s normal 4K OLED models, can accept.
The backside of the connection box is where you plug in the gear.
James Martin/CNET
The box has three HDMI inputs, surprising since most high-end TVs have four, but that’s not a deal-breaker in my book. The rest of the ports are typical for a TV: antenna, two USB, Ethernet and optical digital out, as well as a serial port for home automation control.
Wireless TVs have been sold in the past, and wireless tech has appeared in projectors too. You can also buy wireless HDMI extender kits for $100 or less, but they generally can’t handle such high bandwidth. This is the first time in years I’ve seen it built into a TV. A company called Displace TV also showed a wireless OLED model at CES, but it’s a 55-inch, battery-powered screen that’s designed for portability.
In addition to the 97-inch size LG will release its wireless OLED, dubbed the M3 series, in 83- and 77-inch sizes. LG says it’s coming sometime in 2023 with pricing, like the rest of LG’s 2023 TVs, still to be determined. For reference, LG charges $25,000 for its standard, wired 97-inch OLED TV and $2,900 for a 77-inch one, so regardless of size, the M3 won’t be cheap.
Aside from the M3 LG also introduced three other series of wired OLED TVs at CES 2023.
This product has been selected as one of the best products of CES 2023. Check out the other Best of CES 2023 award winners.
For years, I’ve been covering TVs at CES and not much surprises me. I’ve seen some wild screens, ones that roll up and ones so big they’re basically video walls, but early versions and prototypes prepared me for those. When I walked into LG’s suite at a hotel in Las Vegas, the thing I saw across the room came as a big surprise.
And I do mean big. It’s a 97-inch OLED TV, which I first saw when LG introduced it last year, and it remains the biggest OLED TV in the world. And since OLED provides the best picture quality available, it’s damn impressive in person at that size. But that wasn’t the surprise. To me, the jaw-dropper came when LG’s rep told me the beautiful, massive 4K image was being beamed to the TV without any wires. Wireless TV is real, and it’s coming this year.
Read more: Follow along with our CES 2023 live blog. Plus, here are the main CES highlights so far.
Now playing: Watch this:
LG’s Wireless OLED TV is 97 Inches of Tech Power
4:58
Across the room from the TV sat the wireless transmitter box. On the back of the box were standard HDMI plugs and a handful of other connections, and one HDMI cable ran to a Blu-ray player. The image on the screen was from a Blu-ray disc, sent wirelessly — and flawlessly, to my eye — from the box to the TV. The top of the box can be rotated to aim an internal antenna at the television.
The TV comes with a transmitter box. The tab at the top denotes the internal antenna, which can be rotated to aim at the TV.
James Martin/CNET
The TV itself didn’t have any video inputs at all, just blank metal where TV inputs usually reside around back. The idea is to reduce wiring, that age-old bugaboo of nice TV installations. You, person who can afford a 97-inch OLED TV, stash your AV gear inside a cabinet out of sight, along with the transmitter box into which everything plugs. That leaves only the power cord to the TV, a wire LG artfully hid inside one of the stand legs.
Sure, any number of TV stands can also hold your gear. But wireless connectivity allows the TV to stand alone, which looks impressive on one of LG’s easel-like stands (pictured above) and it can greatly simplify a wall-mount installation.
LG says the box can be located up to 30 feet from the TV. I asked whether the wireless connection was a potential hazard, especially if you’re sitting between the box and the TV, and company representatives told me it wasn’t because it uses similar technology to standard Wi-Fi routers. They also said it wouldn’t be affected by other Wi-Fi traffic. The signal can handle up to 4K, 120Hz resolution, which is pretty much the maximum for today’s games. It’s also the highest resolution and frame rate most TVs, including LG’s normal 4K OLED models, can accept.
The backside of the connection box is where you plug in the gear.
James Martin/CNET
The box has three HDMI inputs, surprising since most high-end TVs have four, but that’s not a deal-breaker in my book. The rest of the ports are typical for a TV: antenna, two USB, Ethernet and optical digital out, as well as a serial port for home automation control.
Wireless TVs have been sold in the past, and wireless tech has appeared in projectors too. You can also buy wireless HDMI extender kits for $100 or less, but they generally can’t handle such high bandwidth. This is the first time in years I’ve seen it built into a TV. A company called Displace TV also showed a wireless OLED model at CES, but it’s a 55-inch, battery-powered screen that’s designed for portability.
In addition to the 97-inch size LG will release its wireless OLED, dubbed the M3 series, in 83- and 77-inch sizes. LG says it’s coming sometime in 2023 with pricing, like the rest of LG’s 2023 TVs, still to be determined. For reference, LG charges $25,000 for its standard, wired 97-inch OLED TV and $2,900 for a 77-inch one, so regardless of size, the M3 won’t be cheap.
Aside from the M3 LG also introduced three other series of wired OLED TVs at CES 2023.
This product has been selected as one of the best products of CES 2023. Check out the other Best of CES 2023 award winners.
For years, I’ve been covering TVs at CES and not much surprises me. I’ve seen some wild screens, ones that roll up and ones so big they’re basically video walls, but early versions and prototypes prepared me for those. When I walked into LG’s suite at a hotel in Las Vegas, the thing I saw across the room came as a big surprise.
And I do mean big. It’s a 97-inch OLED TV, which I first saw when LG introduced it last year, and it remains the biggest OLED TV in the world. And since OLED provides the best picture quality available, it’s damn impressive in person at that size. But that wasn’t the surprise. To me the jaw-dropper came when LG’s rep told me the beautiful, massive 4K image was being beamed to the TV without any wires. Wireless TV is real, and it’s coming this year.
Now playing: Watch this:
LG’s Wireless OLED TV is 97 Inches of Tech Power
4:58
Across the room from the TV sat the wireless transmitter box. On the back of the box were standard HDMI plugs and a handful of other connections, and one HDMI cable ran to a Blu-ray player. The image on the screen was from a Blu-ray disc, sent wirelessly — and flawlessly, to my eye — from the box to the TV. The top of the box can be rotated to aim an internal antenna at the television.
The TV comes with a transmitter box. The tab at the top denotes the internal antenna, which can be rotated to aim at the TV.
James Martin/CNET
The TV itself didn’t have any video inputs at all, just blank metal where TV inputs usually reside around back. The idea is to reduce wiring, that age-old bugaboo of nice TV installations. You, person who can afford a 97-inch OLED TV, stash your AV gear inside a cabinet out of sight, along with the transmitter box into which everything plugs. That leaves only the power cord to the TV, a wire LG artfully hid inside one of the stand legs.
Sure, any number of TV stands can also hold your gear. But wireless connectivity allows the TV to stand alone, which looks impressive on one of LG’s easel-like stands (pictured above) and it can greatly simplify a wall-mount installation.
LG says the box can be located up to 30 feet from the TV. I asked whether the wireless connection was a potential hazard, especially if you’re sitting between the box and the TV, and company representatives told me it wasn’t because it uses similar technology to standard Wi-Fi routers. They also said it wouldn’t be affected by other Wi-Fi traffic. The signal can handle up to 4K, 120Hz resolution, which is pretty much the maximum for today’s games. It’s also the highest resolution and frame rate most TVs, including LG’s normal 4K OLED models, can accept.
The backside of the connection box is where you plug in the gear.
James Martin/CNET
The box has three HDMI inputs, surprising since most high-end TVs have four, but that’s not a deal-breaker in my book. The rest of the ports are typical for a TV: antenna, two USB, Ethernet and optical digital out, as well as a serial port for home automation control.
Wireless TVs have been sold in the past, and wireless tech has appeared in projectors too. You can also buy wireless HDMI extender kits for $100 or less, but they generally can’t handle such high bandwidth. This is the first time in years I’ve seen it built into a TV. A company called Displace TV also showed a wireless OLED model at CES, but it’s a 55-inch, battery-powered screen that’s designed for portability.
In addition to the 97-inch size LG will release its wireless OLED, dubbed the M3 series, in 83- and 77-inch sizes. LG says it’s coming sometime in 2023 with pricing, like the rest of LG’s 2023 TVs, still to be determined. For reference, LG charges $25,000 for its standard, wired 97-inch OLED TV and $2,900 for a 77-inch one, so regardless of size, the M3 won’t be cheap.
Aside from the M3 LG also introduced three other series of wired OLED TVs at CES 2023.
At the massive CES 2023 consumer tech show here in Las Vegas (which we’re covering live), LG showed me its full lineup of new OLED televisions for 2023. The biggest addition, literally, is a 97-inch OLED TV that’s completely wireless.
Read More: These are the weirdest, most futuristic and must-see reveals of CES 2023 so far.
Called the M3 series, it looks awesome in person, as you can see in the video below, but it’s likely to be incredibly expensive too. (The company, as usual at CES, didn’t announce pricing.) Among TVs that average mortals will actually be able to afford, the most notable models include the C3, the successor to the best high-end TV for the money, as well as a G3 promising improved brightness.
The biggest difference between current LG OLED TVs and the new ones is higher brightness on the G3. New light control architecture and light-boosting algorithms increase brightness by up to 70% over last year’s G2 in the 55-, 65- and 77-inch G3 models. LG claims around 1,800 nits, which is about double any OLED TV I’ve measured. What I saw did indeed look very bright, but I’ll have to wait until I can review one to see exactly how bright.
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LG’s Wireless OLED TV is 97 Inches of Tech Power
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The company’s lineup of 8K TVs, the Z3, are also brighter than before, on the order of 30 to 40%, according to LG. Available in 77- and 83-inch sizes, they’re sure to remain very expensive and, like other 8K TVs, not worth the money for most buyers.
OLED TVs offer better overall picture quality than other high-end TVs and, in my experience, are already plenty bright for most lighting environments. Every bit — er, nit — of brightness helps, however, especially in bright rooms and with HDR TV shows and movies. Perhaps the G3 will surpass the light output of competing QD-OLED models from Sony and Samsung. It won’t beat mini-LED sets like the Samsung QN90B and Hisense U8H. But if LG’s brightness claim is true, it will come close.
Seen here with a soundbar attached, the C3 looks very similar to last year’s C2.
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The C3, which will be less expensive than the G3, is largely unchanged in terms of picture quality from last year’s model. I saw 65- and 48-inch versions in person, and they looked physically identical. LG’s rep even said the soundbar bracket from the C2 will fit the C3, an indication of just how similar they are. LG did tell me the C3 may look brighter in person, thanks to slightly higher average picture level, but it won’t measure any brighter and I’d be surprised to notice a big difference.
None of the other improvements LG teased is what I would call major. The TVs have a new “α9 AI Processor Gen6.” But in my past tests, better processing has been tough to discern. The company also gave the G3 a design that hugs the wall even closer than before, “leaving no visible gap” when wall-mounted. The company’s smart TV system, which I don’t like, has been tweaked to add better categorization, personalized recommendations and a “selection of trending content,” according to the press release.
LG has redesigned its smart TV system for 2023.
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LG also said its 2023 OLED TVs will be the first to be certified by the HDMI organization for Quick Media Switching VRR, which “can eliminate the momentary ‘black screen’ that sometimes occurs when switching between content played from different source devices connected via the TV’s HDMI 2.1a compliant ports.” This (again minor) feature is intended for video playback as opposed to gaming and requires a QMS-VRR source device. The Apple TV 4K is getting support soon, for example.
For the last couple of years, LG’s OLED TVs, specifically the “C” models, have delivered the best picture quality for the money among high-end TVs, and I expect the C3 to once again compete for that honor. That said, the LG C2 from 2022 continues to be my favorite, and none of the improvements so far seems significant enough for me to recommend waiting for a C3.
LG did not announce prices or availability for its 2023 OLED TVs, although the G3 and Z3 will undoubtedly cost more than the C3. The company typically doesn’t announce pricing on its TVs until spring, when they arrive in stores.
Ahead of the massive CES 2023 consumer tech show here in Las Vegas, LG previewed a few details about its new OLED televisions, with more hands-on time and specs to come. (I’ll be there in person to see them in action.) One of the most notable models will include the C3, the successor to the best high-end TV for the money, as well as a G3 model promising improved brightness.
The biggest difference between current LG OLED TVs and the new ones is higher brightness on the G3. New light control architecture and light-boosting algorithms increase brightness by up to 70% in the 55-, 65- and 77-inch G3 models.
OLED TVs offer better overall picture quality than other high-end TVs and in my experience are already plenty bright for most lighting environments. Every bit — er, nit — of brightness helps, however, especially in bright rooms and with HDR TV shows and movies, and perhaps the G3 will match or surpass the light output of competing QD-OLED models from Sony and Samsung. They still won’t approach mini-LED sets like the Samsung QN90B and Hisense U8H though, which can get more than twice as bright as any OLED TV. LG doesn’t mention higher brightness for other models including the C3.
None of the other improvements LG teased are what I would call major. The TVs have a new “α9 AI Processor Gen6,” but in my past tests better processing has been tough to discern. The company also gave the G3 a design that hugs the wall even closer than before, “leaving no visible gap” when wall-mounted. The company’s smart TV system, which I don’t like, has been tweaked to add better categorization, personalized recommendations and “a selection of trending content,” according to the press release.
The LG G3 has improved brightness and mounts more flush to the wall.
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LG also says its 2023 OLED TVs will be the first to be certified by the HDMI organization for Quick Media Switching VRR, which “can eliminate the momentary ‘black screen’ that sometimes occurs when switching between content played from different source devices connected via the TV’s HDMI 2.1a compliant ports.” This (again minor) feature is intended for video playback as opposed to gaming and requires a QMS-VRR source device — the Apple TV 4K is getting support soon, for example.
For the last couple of years, LG’s OLED TVs, specifically the “C” models, have delivered the best picture quality for the money among high-end TVs, and I expect the C3 to once again compete for that honor. That said, the LG C2 from 2022 continues to be my favorite, and none of the improvements so far seem significant enough for me to recommend waiting for a C3.
LG did not announce specific sizes, prices or availability for its 2023 OLED TVs although the G3 and Z3 will undoubtedly cost more than the C3. The company typically doesn’t announce pricing on its TVs until spring, when they arrive in stores. Meanwhile, I expect to have more information, as well as hands-on impressions of the new models, in the next few days as CES gets underway.
Samsung, the pioneer of mobile OLED displays, has unveiled its latest creation: Flex Hybrid OLED. It is an OLED panel designed for futuristic devices like smartphones, tablets, and laptops that can fold and slide. This panel can be folded from one side and expanded (by sliding) from the other, converting a compact device into a larger one.
The 10.5-inch Flex Hybrid OLED screen from Samsung Display has a 4:3 aspect ratio, and it can be slid open from one side to turn it into a 12.4-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio. When it is completely open, it can be a great display to watch videos with inky blacks, almost perfect viewing angles, and high brightness. Samsung will showcase this OLED panel at CES 2023 in Las Vegas, USA.
Samsung Display will also showcase two more OLED panels that can be slid open. The Flex Slidable Solo is a 14-inch OLED panel that can turn into a 17.3-inch screen when it is slid open from one side. The Flex Slidable Duet is an OLED panel that extends from two sides to convert a 14-inch screen into a 17.3-inch one. These panels were teased in September 2022 at Intel Innovation 2022. Now, they are making their first public appearance at CES 2023.
These new OLED panels will make it possible to create advanced compact devices that can still pack large displays, turning mobile devices into proper professional ones when needed. We don’t expect devices using these displays to launch anytime soon. Samsung MX (Samsung’s mobile phone arm) is rumored to be developing a tablet that can fold twice.
