As every year, many products are presented at CES, but they are the TVs those who end up taking the greatest impact. LG, how could it be otherwise, has already shown at the fair the products with which it will face Samsung throughout this 2022. Its main lines of televisions They are going to be renewed, as well as their operating system, webOS, is going to experience a series of very interesting changes aimed at maximizing the user experience.
Segment premium: level up with OLED evo
If LG's OLED panels were already lauded for having almost no competitor, this new consignment called "evo" comes to establish its position mainly improving the brightness. Some of the new televisions are going to see their brightness increased up to 1.000 nits. This is possible thanks to a new technology called Brightness Booster and to the processor LG Alpha 9 Gen 5, which is provided with a new dissipation system so that it can run all kinds of algorithms without overheating.
The new evo OLED line it is made up of televisions C2, G2 and Z2, being the last one the only one with resolution 8K of all the news. All three will be powered by the new Alpha 9 Gen 5 processor, with new and improved dynamic tone mapping and AI that has improved over the previous year. The sound will also be improved on these new televisions, with a virtual 7.1.2 sound system surround.
La G2 series introduces a new 83-inch model and Another of 97, which come to complement the 55, 65 and 77-inch versions that were already present in said line.
Furthermore, the series C2 will now allow you to choose one large selection of sizes. They will be sold in a total of six versions of 48, 55, 65, 77 and 83 inches. It is the ideal line for those looking for a OLED panel for Gaming, since, in addition to the refresh rate, the use of VRR or the quality of the panel itself, it is the line that offers the most size options, allowing us not to rule out the purchase for something as typical as the fact that the television is too great for our living room.
Finally, the A2 and B2 ranges will continue to use an OLED panel from the previous generation, but now they support HDMI 2.1 with 4K resolution and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. We imagine that the price will be somewhat reduced accordingly.
New Models
The high range of the house is therefore, until new presentations, with these models:
OLED Evo Range
- Series C2
- Series G2
- Serie Z2
OLED range
- A2 Series
- B2 series
Mid-range: boosted with QNED MiniLED
LG has not wanted to neglect its LCD panels. Last year, the Koreans also bet on the mini LED with its range of QNED televisions. And this year, the line is reinforced by even targeting 8K resolution, present in the new QNED99a huge television 86 inches and the QNED95, which is also 8K, but stays with a refresh rate of 60 Hz, and therefore, it will be somewhat cheaper.
On the other hand, the QNED Mini LED range closes with two more new models, the QNED90 and el QNED85. These two devices have not yet confirmed their release date, but they will arrive with 4K resolution and panels of 120 Hz with an accuracy of 100% of the color space thanks to the new system LG Precision Dimming Technology. As a novelty, both teams will support the standard HDMI 2.1, Dolby Atmos sound and intelligent HDR enhancement through Dolby IQ. Everything will be managed by processors Alpha 7 Gen 4.
The Koreans promise that this new batch of QNED Mini LED panels are richer in terms of color reproduction, while at the same time increases the depth of blacks. This section is very important for the brand, since the mid-range has not been left behind if we compare these QNEDs with the new proposals that the competition has also brought as a novelty to this 2022 CES. These panels also improve in terms of viewing angles. vision is concerned, further maximizing the user experience and demonstrating that MiniLED technology is here to stay.
New Models
Thus, for the moment, the new mid-range of this 2020 is made up:
- QNED99
- QNED95
- QNED90
- QNED85
webOS system: jump to version 22
In 2021, LG released its new version of webOS, 6.0, which offered substantial changes to its classic interface. This 2022, LG has surprised us again, because its version for this year will not be 7.0, but 22.
The reasons for this jump are quite sensible. LG doesn't allow their TV systems to be upgraded from year to year, which they've been doing forever and we don't like it as consumers. But with this marketing ploy, they make clear their intention that the webOS operating system is linked to the television. Still, we'd love to see LG work further in this field, and allow users to upgrade their TVs over a longer period of time. After all, when most users buy a television, they do so with the intention of making it durable, and obstacles in the field of software cloud the experience a bit.
In any case, the new version allows create personal profiles, in the purest Google TV style. With this change, each member of the house will be able to have their custom interface, with artificial intelligence and recommendations gaining much more prominence.
Each user can log in to their profile with the remote control of the TV itself or using an app for smartphones, called NFC Magic Tap, which also serves to make screen mirroring of the content of the mobile to the television.
Additional services in webOS 22
Depending on your location, you will be able to access a new series of services that LG offers on its televisions, which are the following:
- LG Fitness: It tries to get us in shape by following different training programs directly from the television at home.
- LIVENow: It is a streaming service so that we can view different live events such as sports, music events and other shows.
- 1M HomeDance: his mission will be to make us dance to the rhythm of K-Pop.
- independent: This is a new video call service that will serve to help members of our family.
As you can see, many of these functions are inspired by the pandemic, something that is happening in most of the large manufacturers that we know of.