LG’s next-gen OLED TVs will get a nice gaming upgrade to match Samsung TVs
With just a few weeks to go before CES 2024, details of some new TVs are starting to leak – and those TVs include LG’s 2024 OLED TV series. If AMD’s FreeSync database is accurate, it looks like we can expect at least one gaming improvement in the next generation of OLEDs, which will almost certainly be called the LG B4, LG C4, and LG G4.
According to the database, the LG C4 and LG G4 support 144Hz VRR via HDMI. That’s an increase from 120 Hz in current models. It’s not relevant to gaming consoles – the PS5 and Xbox Series It will also bring LG’s TVs on par with Samsung’s, which already largely support 144Hz refresh rates.
How did the LG OLED TV details leak?
It appears that AMD has not kept its certification database as secret as manufacturers would like. According to FlatpanelsHDthe certification database was updated in September and October with details about the FreeSync Premium certification for the 48, 55 and 77 inch models. These models are currently listed in the database with 40 Hz to 120 Hz VRR for the B4, the same for the QNED85 LCD TV, and 40 Hz to 144 Hz for the LG C4 and G4 TVs. As you might guess where this leak happened, we’re also expecting AMD FreeSync support, but the best LG TVs already have that, while 144Hz support is new.
Higher refresh rates are only part of the picture for LG’s 2024 OLED TVs. Korean media report that a major new generation of LG’s excellent Alpha video and audio processor is also on the way, called Alpha 10 and which features a powerful neural processing unit.
A big question is whether the much-improved MLA OLED currently used in the LG G3 will be reserved again for the G series, or whether it will appear in the LG C4. We’re willing to bet it’s exclusive to the G4, but we’re living in hope: the C4 will definitely need something to help it beat the successor to the Samsung S90C, our TV of the Year award winner .
We’ll learn more about these TVs and no doubt get a chance to see them in person at CES in January.