LG planning to unveil 55-inch ‘rollable TV’ prototype in 2016

PanARMENIAN.Net - LG Electronics announced Monday, September 14, a plan to unveil a “rollable” OLED TV at a technology expo in the U.S. early next year, the Korea Times reports.

“LG Electronics is working on developing a 55-inch rollable TV, which will be introduced at the International Consumer Electronics Show (ICES) in January 2016,” an official in charge of LG’s technology research center told The Korea Times.

The TV will be a prototype, which means that mass-production will be possible three or four years later.

Another official said the rollable feature could become a new “form factor” for LG to establish a new ecosystem focusing on OLED-related things from materials to tech.

“LG’s move to exhibit a prototype of a rollable TV has huge meaning in the global technology industry amid the industry’s gradual shift toward flexible OLED technology. The launch of the 55-inch rollable TV represents LG’s readiness to lead over rivals in the heated race for applications with large-sized flexible OLED panels, which are more profitable than devices using small OLED displays,” said the official.

He added that unlike existing curved televisions, its rollable TV could create an easy-to-carry tube that could be carried as easily as a briefcase and be installed wherever customers want to watch programs.