An out-of-this-world OLED TV at projector scale
, but seeing this 97-inch screen in person is a whole other experience. I had the chance to get up close to the 97-inch LG G2 OLED at an expo hosted by AWE Europe – a trade dealer in bespoke home theater design – earlier this week. The stunning picture quality was bright and clear even during the middle of the day with overhead fluorescent lights.
. Considering that Samsung’s 98-inch QLED QN100B costs roughly $6,000 more at $40,000, the LG's price looks positively reasonable, right? Okay, you could spend that money on a nice car – we’ve already gone to the trouble of outlining all the things that– but if you’re in the market for a gigantic TV and have the space and budget, then it’s one of the best options out of the few that are out there at the time of writing. This TV is big news and it’s not just because of its obvious size – the question is whether it's necessary ?
Stuart Tickle, managing director of AWE Europe, tells me that he's seen growing demand for big screen smart TVs because the price has become affordable. He recalls when big screens were still niche just a few years ago. “You really had the choice of projection, front projection or one of the biggest TVs and these were 65-inch, 75-inch and 85-inch at the time. But 85 inches was about $50,000.”
It’s no secret that TV technology is always coming down in price, but the upside is that every year you’re getting more for your money when you buy one of theLG’s world’s first claim seems to have sparked even more companies to roll out their own gigantic TVs. Last week,
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