What we've known until now as a mere prototype is about to become a reality. LG's rollable OLED displays were unveiled at the last CES in a 65-inch format, a highly exclusive model that seemed quite some time away from becoming a commercial product. But all signs point to us seeing it in stores next year, as Bloomberg reports that the product will finally go on sale in 2019.
A screen of the future
The demos we were able to see earlier this year showed a panel that was hidden as if by magic. The system, hidden in a kind of drawer, was in charge of collecting the screen as if it were a blind, being able to leave part of it in sight to change the format and present information panels as an intelligent screen. The idea is very interesting, and taking into account the folding panel technology that it hides, we are talking about a new generation of televisions that could mark the format of the future.
the folding year
But if there's one thing that will define 2019 in the world of technology, it's the arrival of foldable phones. With panel technology similar to that of this LG OLED TV , foldable phones aim to change the way we use one of the key devices in our daily lives: the mobile phone. The advantages of being able to change the device's form factor open up a tremendous range of possibilities, starting with having two devices in one (tablet and phone), something many users have wanted since the advent of phablets.
The fact that this roll-up television arrives at the same time as the telephones is still excellent news that demonstrates the excellent state of consumer electronics, although we will have to see how both technologies coexist in the market and if they will not represent an excess of technology User foldable OLED.
TV or phone?
But among so much information there are still some doubts about what exactly LG will bring to the stage of its next CES presentation. If, on the one hand, sources close to the company have confirmed to Bloomberg that the brand will carry a rollable OLED TV, Engadget and Evan Blass assure that what it will actually present is a foldable phone. Be that as it may, LG has prepared a great launch, so in a few weeks we will leave doubts.