Ignacy Giżyński
OLEDs even brighter! LG Display has just unveiled its latest, fourth generation of OLED panels, which achieve an incredible 4000 nits of peak brightness. This is a significant leap compared to previous generations, although this time the manufacturer has opted not to use microlens array (MLA) technology, which it employed in last year's models.
New structure, more light
The secret to better parameters lies in the modified design of the panels. Instead of the traditional three-layer structure, LG has implemented a solution called Primary RGB Tandem, where the light source consists of four layers: two blue and separate red and green. The result? More light and greater energy efficiency.
In practice, this means:
33% higher brightness compared to the previous generation,
20% better energy efficiency in 65-inch panels.
OLED vs QD-OLED
New panels achieve 4000 nits of white (at 3% screen area, for a short time), and peak colour brightness has increased to 2100 nits. This is 40% more than previous LG OLEDs with MLA, but still less than competing QD-OLED screens from Samsung, which use pure RGB subpixels.
Where will we see the new screens?
The new LG panels will be featured in the upcoming flagship TV models, such as LG G5 and Panasonic Z95B. This means users can expect even brighter screens and better colour reproduction.
Is this the end of the race for OLED brightness? Not necessarily. The year 2025 is shaping up to be extremely exciting in this category!
