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The LG G3 OLED TV is here, bringing a new dose of brightness-boosting excellence to the OLED TV market.
We got our first look at the new G-series OLED on the showroom floor at CES 2023, alongside the rest of LG’s 2023 OLED range, including the LG C3, LG B3, LG Z3 and the new wireless M3.
The G-series model is known for being the brightest of LG’s 4K OLED range, and this year is no different. New Light Control Architecture hardware combined with LG’s existing Brightness Booster Max technology reportedly makes it even brighter than last year’s OLED Evo panels, with 70% more brightness over the more basic OLED display in the LG B3 , meaning the G3 is probably the best home theater screen in LG’s new range.
If you want to know everything about the LG G3 OLED, including its likely price, expected release date and all the features packed into this premium display, you’ve come to the right place.
LG G3 OLED: price and release date
The LG G3 OLED will likely come in the same sizes as last year’s LG G2, from a standard 55-inch to a whopping 83-inch. There’s no talk of a replacement for the 97-inch G2, although last year’s model is still available if you need a super-sized screen.
We expect the LG G3 to come out around March/April and cost around the same as the G2’s launch prices, which we’ve listed below:
- 55-inch: $2,199 / £2,399 (about AU$3,200)
- 65-inch: $3,199 / £3,299 (about AU$4,700)
- 77-inch: $4,199 / £4,499 (about AU$6,100)
- 83-inch: $6,499 / £6,499 (about AU$9,300)
LG G3: Design and Features – What’s New?
The LG G3 OLED has all the premium features you would expect from an LG OLED and then some.
This TV is made to be wall mounted to begin with; while LG dropped the ‘Gallery Series’ naming convention from last year’s model, this is still a screen designed to be proudly displayed, like a painting in the Louvre.
The G3 has a stunningly thin bezel and a ‘zero gap’ design that allows the TV to sit flush against the wall when wall mounted (it comes with a dedicated wall bracket). The screen housing is made from a lightweight composite fiber to reduce weight over previous years. The G3 doesn’t come with a dedicated TV stand, although LG sells feet or a floor stand if you want your TV to stand on its own.
The main talking point of the G3 is its brightness. LG traditionally introduces new light-enhancing technology into its more expensive G-series models before bringing those features to lesser models, and this year is no different.
While the slimmed-down LG C3 uses OLED Evo technology, only the G3 uses LG’s Brightness Booster Max technology, which LG says “incorporates a brand new light control architecture and light boosting algorithms to boost brightness by up to 70 percent. pixel mapped and controlled resulting in sharper, more realistic images.”
That 70% figure is compared to traditional OLED as used in the LG B3 – the screens LG put into flagship TVs about 3 years ago – so it’s not as drastic as it sounds. But given OLED’s notoriously limited brightness, any gains on this front are welcome.
The G3 uses a new sixth-generation Alpha a9 AI processor, which should work much the same as previous models, with a few upgrades to LG’s AI Picture Pro and AI Sound Pro modes, which adjust audiovisual output to the content you have. am watching. The former offers “enhanced upscaling” and object detection, while the latter mimics a “virtual 9.1.2 surround sound” on the TV’s 3.1.2-channel speakers.
You get four HDMI 2.1 ports, one of which supports eARC for convenient two-way communication with a connected soundbar. There’s also the usual sub-10ms input lag, dedicated game modes, VRR support and premium Dolby Vision/Dolby Atmos modes for the true cinephiles out there – alongside an upgraded webOS platform tailored to custom user profiles, and a Quick Media Switching feature that seamlessly jumps between content sources.
The G3 and Z3 models come with a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner to meet the latest signal standard in US broadcast TV – and you won’t find that in the cheaper C3/B3 models.
LG G3 OLED: What we think so far
Like its predecessors before it, the LG G3 OLED is the smart buy for cinephiles who want class-leading image quality. The G3’s OLED panel uses the latest brightness-enhancing technology for surprisingly bright highlights and vibrant colours, and is tailor-made for a wall mounting position.
The LG G3 OLED isn’t a significant upgrade from previous TVs, but even small progress is good. LG’s OLED range is already an exceptional fleet of televisions, with breathtakingly good picture quality, plenty of high tech specs and features to flatter gamers, movie buffs and casual viewers alike. Even as LG experiments with wireless screens and transparent TVs, it’s clear that most customers are looking for a TV that does its main job exceptionally well – and the G3 ticks the box, with a dose of luxury design. We fully expect it to be one of the best TVs in the world this year.