[Exclusive] LG Electronics to Exit Its 'Troubled' TV Business… In Talks with China's Hisense for Sale
Posted by FragmentedChicken@reddit | hardware | View on Reddit | 176 comments
__some__guy@reddit
That would be pretty terrible.
I have a HiSense TV here, as a side monitor, and the firmware is complete garbage.
Certainly wouldn't want that on a fragile OLED.
LG at least works without much issues if you disable all trash in the service menu and keep it offline.
Kontrolgaming@reddit
i wouldn't call HiSense garbage, it works.. but you get what you pay for. 65" tv that has some issues but it has a decent picture and was cheap asf. REALLY hope this news is fake (it's near end of month maybe they need clicks bad)
Loose_Skill6641@reddit
first Sony gets sold to China, now LG?
Looks like the Chinese manufacturers are going to swallow up the entire industry
DateMasamusubi@reddit
I suppose distance plays a role but the naivety the West shows to China is bemusing while Korea and Japan understand that China is playing a different ball game. The first signs of this was that in lower tier industries such as textiles, one would have expected China to offshore to move up to more advanced industries. But, we aren't seeing this. Beijing is also aggressively restricting tech transfers to India and said as much they want to keep India constrained.
LettuceElectronic995@reddit
which distance, wtf are you talking about?
andrewia@reddit
Geographic distance.
LettuceElectronic995@reddit
how, is that related, it is a price game.
TCL produce similar quality for less price, actually a bit better quality considering Android OS is much better than WebOS, and regarding OLED 1000+€ is a huge investement.
qtx@reddit
People get blinded by specs when they should look at what OS the TV is running first.
I buy my TVs based on what OS they are running. A good OS makes or breaks the enjoyment of your new TV and GoogleTV is the best OS out there.
that1dev@reddit
Why? I put my own device with what OS I choose on it, I couldn't care less what OS it has
M4xusV4ltr0n@reddit
I just have a separate streaming device and don't even let the TV connect to the internet. I would guess that's pretty common, no?
OptimalMain@reddit
As long as it boots into the latest used input source I am golden
andrewia@reddit
Why are you talking about TV specs and prices? OP is talking about broader economic policies.
LettuceElectronic995@reddit
why being troubled TV business then? if there are no problems?
Game-Mason@reddit
12 yr old detected
LettuceElectronic995@reddit
very intelligible answer.
Game-Mason@reddit
Literally none of your comments have been intelligible so far
Zaptruder@reddit
Concentrate global manufacturing functions geographically and politically... creates both self subsistence and global subservience.
No body can cut you out, while you can cut everybody out.
That's a game that no capitalist can play solo.
Sensitive_Ear_1984@reddit
They don't care past the next quarterly results.
hackenclaw@reddit
and thats how the Chinese gets these companies. They plan for decades ahead.
meatballwrangler@reddit
central 👏 planning 👏
BatteryPoweredFriend@reddit
More like the stakeholder vs shareholder paradigm.
jaypizzl@reddit
The ways in which China’s economy fails are primarily related to central planning, not the other way around. Central planning has enabled amazing infrastructure investment which has helped fuel growth, but it also contributes to enormous capital misallocation, debt-fueled over-production, and bloated state-owned enterprises. The ways in which China dominates stem from its market reforms (balanced by authoritarian control of its workforce), unmatched scale, (rapidly ending) “demographic bulge,” and deeply de-centralized competition, both bureaucratic and entrepreneurial. Chinese businesses fall over themselves to compete. They account for 90% of all jobs in the country.
xb9j@reddit
Why does Reddit constantly parrot this nonsense? No company would have any R&D if this was true.
Positive-Road3903@reddit
India tries to emulate the Chinese blueprint without the tact and humility of a rising power. Case in point, in 1977 India banned Coca Cola because they refused to divulge their secret formula.
Since then any nation or multinational is aware that India is uninvestable, except for maybe low-tech bottom of the value chain stuff.
kittymoo67@reddit
all the demands with none of the respect
theholylancer@reddit
Eh, they have kind of sort of got some
Their Military is now co-producing a lot of the stuff, like the BrahMos cruise missile, Su-30 MKI fighter jets with Russia, while Scorpène-class submarines with the french.
China simply steals whatever they get their hands on, while India is actually trying to follow the rule of the law by securing deals like these kinds of co-production / local production dealie.
China is build the capacity, then copy whatever is sent their way.
ghenriks@reddit
China is past the point of merely copying the west
Look for example at their EV industry, renewable energy industry, etc where they lead the world
theholylancer@reddit
how they got there was copying no?
it was a way to kick start things, a shortcut if you will
and now once they lead the world, they will likely want others to not steal their tech, its a common enough pattern
ghenriks@reddit
Everyone copies initially, it’s not unique to China
But the big problem of still repeating the claim that China can only copy is that it lulls people into thinking China isn’t a long term threat
China is a threat, and not just because they are becoming the only source for a lot of things. But also because in many fields they are out innovating the west
Lazy_meatPop@reddit
Found the bhakt.
theholylancer@reddit
lol, can't be farther from the truth
because even tho I say it that way, China's strat is well one of the modern examples of "cheaters don't prosper" don't work in the real world.
India for all that cooperation still haven't got a stealth fighter because the PAK-FA / Su 57 went no where, while China just stole F35 and F22 data and made their own.
India tried to play the international co-operation card, but China is absolutely getting away with it and getting stronger as a result of it.
it is the truth of the matter.
OptimalMain@reddit
Isnt their F35 clone just a look-a-like without any of the advanced material science and other technology that actually makes it great?
theholylancer@reddit
that honestly no one other than a select few would know
and until there is a flare up in taiwan or something no one knows for sure
but it is one of the few recognized stealth fighters in the world that india has none of as a result of china's policies
Loose_Skill6641@reddit
China just steals the IP anyway, India tries to demand it so can use it later to grow its own industry
TheNiebuhr@reddit
Well, naivety... Walking suits dont give a fcking shit about countries and all that. If it gets them bucks, they'll realocate fabs, handle technology etc.
GTalaune@reddit
I think it's a bit different in Asia. At least in Japan there is a sense of social responsibility for companies as far as I know. Selling out to China probably really hurts them but the writing in on the wall. At least they could maybe maintain some jobs in Japan instead of disappearing completely
xinxs@reddit
LG is Korean
cheesecaker000@reddit
That’s the point though. China isn’t acting like that. They aren’t selling out for a quick buck. They’re giving up profits to keep long term control of manufacturing
TheNiebuhr@reddit
I'm referring to Western businessmen and governments.
Seanspeed@reddit
What else are they supposed to do? Start lowering wages everywhere and trapping skilled workers in the country? Subsidizing all tech sectors to massive degrees?
casualguitarist@reddit
I don't think that most in the West are naive at least not the US or most in the EU. They understand that they're at a disadvantage when it comes to labor force and cost associated with training and the premium required to keep it healthy/happy (QoL stuff), so in order to stay ahead they'd need to offshore a lot of the labor "intensive" work outside of agriculture. Also they can't just ignore half of the world population in few parts of Asia, like you're mentioning south Asia with massive populations and a lot of potential but the West or even China won't just allow them to skip the (post) industrial stage that everyone including China is going through right into high tech/AI development.
sambull@reddit
Ai companies building a moat style. Don't let plebs get access. It's their moat
antifocus@reddit
Last time I checked, there are still over 20 millions working in the textile industry in China. I don't expect the labor-intensive industries to go away any time soon. People just don't seem to understand the scale of China.
dparks1234@reddit
There are more people in China than in ALL of Europe and North America combined.
It’s honestly insane how many people they have.
cronies4life@reddit
basically china buys the equipment for making LCDs from the west and build unlimited supplies of LCD panels. Profits are secondary, marketshare is first
GTalaune@reddit
They are going to swallow to entire fucking world because people just go for the cheapest shiniest thing which china excels at.
Reality is, if you want a GREAT tv you only had Sony and LG left
ttteeef@reddit
What's wrong with Samsung? QD-OLED is great.
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
They not going to make very many OLED panels
ttteeef@reddit
Why?
mundane_marietta@reddit
Yeah, the S90D was considered the best TV in 2025… never knew it was hated
Goolsby@reddit
"The picture isn't great" is your answer
qtx@reddit
Tbf Sony (and Bravia) isn't going anywhere. They started a joint venture with TCL. Sony/Bravia will still design and QC their line up.
I always felt Sony sold things that were more expensive than they needed to be, the quality often didn't justify the high cost. With TCL's production and supply chain I think it will benefit the consumers.
Don't forget that TCL is a big quality player in the market, they're not some Temu brand.
mdedetrich@reddit
That is absolutely not true, you can very easily see the difference between a Sony TV and an LG/Samsung due to how superior their image processing is. LG/Samsung just use cheap off the shelf MediaTek chips for image processing which can only go so far, Sony inhouses this
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
You are just so confidently incorrect and wrong
welp_im_damned@reddit
Huh? I thought that the new bravia 9/7 I used mediatek soc
winterbegins@reddit
You are wrong. The choice of the SoC has barely anything to do with how good the image processing is. LG had 4xHDMI 2.1 before anyone else for example since they develop their own chips. Same with Samsung, but they buy from Mediatek and modify it.
Sony literally uses off the shelf Mediatek (Pentonic) chips even in their highest end TVs.
What you are referring to is an additional co-processor that handles stuff like upscaling etc. These are indeed tuned in house by Sony, so its more of a software advantage rather than anything else.
duo8@reddit
Kinda funny, years ago I took apart an LG and a Sony and it’s the sony that had a mediatek inside, the LG used an LG chip. Neither were top end models though.
mdedetrich@reddit
Yeah I was talking about higher end models since that is presumable the one that is being alluded to (these high end models are the more expensive ones).
Interesting that LG uses its own chip for cheaper models though
Abi1i@reddit
People forget that TCL (and a lot of other Chinese brands) started off like Taiwan Semiconductors or Samsung, focused solely on manufacturing components for others before deciding to jump in with their own products.
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Actually for TCL is the opposite they start selling TVs way before they open csot
dparks1234@reddit
Sony in the 90s was a juggernaut with a definitive technological edge. It was easier to charge a premium when they were the king of the CRT vs the king of the LCD/OLED but only 10% better than the next tier down.
Darkknight1939@reddit
TCL has really gotten excellent. Rtings reliability test had them at the top.
Their premium TVs perform well. I have a 98" QM8K in my bright living room and an 83" LG G5 in my den.
The QM8K was more of a C5 competitor, but the quality really isn't that far off from the G5 for daily viewing while also having a 40% bigger screen. I'm excited to see them with Sony image processing.
DumbMattress@reddit
Sony TVs - across all their range, have the best out of the box image processing. It's cheaper than paying for professional picture calibration and 80% as good.
Loose_Skill6641@reddit
TCL started out as a no name budget brand, then sold millions of cheap TVs and used that money to build higher quality stuff. These days TCL services both sides of the market, they make expensive high end TVs but they also still make bottom of the barrel TVs
TheGuy839@reddit
You are delusional. People buy from US "omg this is the pinnacle of technology", well lwt me tell you this: Chinese TVs are fking awesome. TCL is amazing. Who wouldnt in their right mind buy cheaper and better product. Also 99% of the world outside US is happily waiting to ditch US products
GTalaune@reddit
TCL and Hisense are not better than the company they bought (Sony and LG). Looking at all the TV shootout for best TV of the year has been dominated by Sony these last few years and Panasonic before that, with the odd LG win.
This is a problem for consumer who despite supporting quality end up with having to buy from china
winterbegins@reddit
I'm spending a lot of my free time on TVs and display technology, and even I can acknowledge that shootouts with expensive high-end TVs are completely meaningless for the regular consumer. And quality has nothing to do with a high price tag.
The TV market evolves around entry and mid-range TVs and those are mostly LCD. That's where the money and the margin is. Selling their LCD factories was one of the biggest mistakes LG and Samsung have done in my eyes.
TheGuy839@reddit
ours@reddit
And Panasonic, if they manage to survive.
mittelwerk@reddit
They will continue to invest in R&D, but their TV sets will be made by Skyworth from now on. So, like every japanese TV manufacturer, they are pretty much dead.
ours@reddit
Ah, sad to hear.
Hugs Z95b
hackenclaw@reddit
it use to be a thing, Sony CRT was absolute tank build. (it doesnt break, it is literally the brand to buy it for life)
Consumer might still have some loyalty and willing to pay a premium if existing legacy brand is proven to deliver durable product.
Sony or those Europe car maker shows consumer they want to sell expensive planned obsolesce product. Guess what happen? Consumer loyalty is gone, as soon as the next cheapest in the market appear, they will buy that one.
Successful-Fun2020@reddit
Buenos días, el problema es que no se contrastan las noticias, son noticias falsas publicados por un medio coreano que ya lo retiró y los demás medios copia y pega, LG lo ha desmentido, además la inversión realizada por LG para los próximos años es brutal, ahora mismo está en sus máximos históricos en ventas.
SourceScope@reddit
Theres still Samsung display
And toshiba? (They still in the game?)
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Samsung display has basically sunset OLED TV panel production fully pivoting to monitors due to them being much more profitable
azzy_mazzy@reddit
Samsung Display is the one the makes the panels different from Samsung Electronics that makes the TVs.
NotMedicine420@reddit
That's not a positive thing. I guess even Chinese don't want that pile of shit.
azzy_mazzy@reddit
Samsung Display is absolutely above every other display maker and are the most profitable, samsung electronics is what you are thinking of.
giftofclemency@reddit
A ton of major Chinese companies use Samsung displays (Xiaomi, Oppo, etc.). That was famously why Xi gifted President Lee with a Xiaomi phone.
Roph@reddit
"Toshiba" TVs now (along with Sharp, JVC etc) are made by Vestel in Turkey, they pay to be allowed to write Toshiba/JVC/Sharp on them
GTalaune@reddit
The whole of Toshiba is just hard drives now. They managed to instigate their downfall on their own, didn't need china for that one.
Allfeelings0Logic@reddit
China will devour everything if the rest of the world allows it.
Moist-Campaign6640@reddit
You talk like China is some kind of alien society. China is just a fellow human nation in this planet that doesn't mind doing huge manufacturing works
CookieEquivalent5996@reddit
Individuals are fellow humans, nations are not. China is a dictatorship without free speech. That is alien to me. I don't want to see it gain more influence and power when its principles are directly opposed to mine.
FreyBentos@reddit
There's no free speech in USA either, You aren't allowed to criticise a tiny country in the middle east without losing access to society and you aren't allowed to make funnies about a certain large headed conservative man who may or may not have been killed by said tiny nation.
CheesyCaption@reddit
There are a bunch of government officials who criticize Israel and get re-elected in free elections.
Oh, I see, conspiracy theorist. Reality doesn't matter.
CookieEquivalent5996@reddit
I’m not American. I’m not a fan. But more importantly for this conversation, I don’t care for whataboutism.
DerpSenpai@reddit
China is massively subsidizing the industry, when the subsidies are gone, we will pay the tab
Z3r0sama2017@reddit
I mean you are basically describing the AI industry now, swallowing up all the compute and killing the PC market amongst others.
CheesyCaption@reddit
The US government isn't subsidizing AI companies.
sicklyslick@reddit
China subsidize TV manufacturing?
bladex1234@reddit
And the US doesn’t?
Betancorea@reddit
Blah blah blah you guys all reading from the same propaganda fear playbook.
If your imagined scenario ever happens, someone else will show up to undercut and take the market share. That is how the market works. Until then, we all benefit from goods become cheaper yet getting better in quality.
Henrarzz@reddit
Manufacturing of whatever at this scale is all subsidized in various forms. This was never a free market
jean_dudey@reddit
What difference does it make though, government awarding billions in contracts to companies in the west or bailouts like in 2008, or owning of companies shares like Intel, the shadow of the same thing.
Umr_at_Tawil@reddit
subsidizing important industries to improve economic strength is something every nation should do.
Moist-Campaign6640@reddit
At least they didn't sell outdated no innovation smartphone at unreasonable premium price like the fruit company 😏. I can go on with another product category.
DerpSenpai@reddit
Wtf are you talking about. You may not like iphones, (i don't) but they are the standard/best in the industry in all accounts. Apple makes very good flagship products. CPU,GPU,ISP now modem and their cameras are great
Moist-Campaign6640@reddit
Still unreasonable premium price with lack of real innovation.The only thing they had is good optimization of hardware with their software.
Cbrandel@reddit
Their chips are way ahead of the competition. What do you mean no innovation?
Moist-Campaign6640@reddit
So can you list all the innovation in that chip😏
virtualmnemonic@reddit
Apple's software leaves a lot to desire but their hardware is absolutely S-tier. They are the envy of every CPU and laptop producer.
FullOf_Bad_Ideas@reddit
iPhones are primarily made in China.
qtx@reddit
Unlike the US that subsidizes nearly everything as well?
max123246@reddit
Yes they're doing what everyone else does. Who could've guessed
UmaThurmish@reddit
China: Evil for putting in a lot of effort to improve their industry
U.S: good guys for bombing just about everyone
Seanspeed@reddit
Reddit: dumb strawman claims
UmaThurmish@reddit
there is nothing strawman about what I said.
warpedgeoid@reddit
The SK and Japanese governments a fools if they let these sales go on unchallenged.
ShadowStealer7@reddit
Awful news if true, Hisense has the worst TV software on the market
WizardMoose@reddit
To be honest, all TV software suck. All my TVs have a Google TV attached to them. TCL, Samsung, and Sony.
Ihalpd@reddit
Samsung's Tizen and LG has WebOS
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Nah Vizio and Roku are much worse.
Maybe you're in Europe where they use Vada but in America they use Google and it's pretty solid
Any-Ingenuity2770@reddit
don't connect it to internet then
ShadowStealer7@reddit
I didn't mention anything about connecting it online since it's awful enough offline, but that makes it even worse since they're shoving ads in your face when you swap inputs
someguyinadvertising@reddit
LG TVs suck. I know TCL is in the "early cheap phase" of their TV lifecycle, but they crush and my LG does nothing but annoy the shit out of me. LG is a bloated corporate corpse and it's obvious they're well overdue for many of their consumer products to be put to pasture, and entirely unsurprising.
Loose_Skill6641@reddit
LG sees the writing on the wall - OLEDs are going to disappear in a few years and then they'll have nothing left as they're not competitive with LEDs
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Micro LED will never be a thing for homes it will just never be a thing it will only be a thing for theaters basically and outside displays
Illadelphian@reddit
I just bought an LG OLED tv(g5) and it's literally a total game changer. Nothing about this TV sucks it's incredible.
war-and-peace@reddit
Sounds like fake news.
Why would the world best manufacturer of screens need to have talks with hisense
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Because they've been losing money for years
Successful-Fun2020@reddit
LG ha batido record de beneficios en la división de TV , año tras año durante los últimos 5 años. No digas cosas sin contrastar la info. Y la inversión para la división de aquí a 10 años es brutal.
MattBrey@reddit
Por qué estás hablando en español?
Successful-Fun2020@reddit
Por qué soy Español
Numerous-Comb-9370@reddit
There a huge difference between a good business for you the customer and a profitable business for the manufacturer.
a5ehren@reddit
Because they lose a shitload of money
ibeerianhamhock@reddit
It's wild to me that the best OLED tv manufacturer on the planet for a solid decade would bow out.
But I guess they have also always been premium option so maybe their sales aren't great? Too lazy to Google right now lol
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
They just haven't been making money look at their financials they've just been losing money year after year
Successful-Fun2020@reddit
https://www.lg.com/es/acerca-de-lg/comunicados-de-prensa/lg-anuncia-los-resultados-financieros-del-primer-trimestre-de-2026/?srsltid=AfmBOoqVow2CES7lRD48qzz0kf7AzbgmJ3YWRoefqs4q_nXXnTabZnpI
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
well, this would be such a shame. I like their OLED TVs and if they get out don't know which one to buy after the current one.
LkMMoDC@reddit
LG display operates as a separate company from the larger consumer facing LG. When you buy an LG TV that's is a different company that the panel manufacturer. If this happens we will see LG consumer facing TV's leave the market but the panels will almost certainly still be sold through other companies like TCL or Hisense.
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
I know the distinction betw LG display and LG Electronics. A panel is just one part of a TV. what LG electronics did was having the best feature set for gaming and the best support for their TVs. I still receive updates for my LG CX. So it doesn't matter much having LG display panels in TCL or Hisense when I don't trust their software support.
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
The panel is the main part of a TV that matters everything else can be improved relatively easily compared to the panel
Throwawayeconboi@reddit
No, not even remotely true.
lysander478@reddit
You'd buy one with an LG panel in it, presumably. They aren't exiting the panel business even if this rumor is accurate, they'd just be selling their panels to, at the very least, Hisense for use.
Sony would likely get better LG panels out of this, so at least personally I'd probably end up buying a Sony TV. Doubt this is accurate, though.
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
Read my other comments to other posters which address the topic.
Some-Following-392@reddit
China are good at making stuff. I'm sure the product line will be fine.
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
Sure, but they're bad at software so I don't think the product line will be fine.
anor_wondo@reddit
you mean software like local dimming algorithm or the user interface
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
there's no local dimming software for oled tvs.
anor_wondo@reddit
of course. I mean stuff like that or the user features
for oled there's still things like vrr,color,hdr
Radiant-Fly9738@reddit
I'm mainly sad about LG oled tvs. I don't trust Hisense or TCL on image processing, gaming features and long term support. I don't trust Samsung too.
twice_paramount832@reddit
It's in the title.
wickedplayer494@reddit
I mean, at least Roku is a slight step up from the tire fire that is webOS.
Jaz1140@reddit
Wtf. I run a retail store that sells tvs and LG OLED are by far our best sellers.
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Apparently they're losing money because they overbuild their TVs
someguyinadvertising@reddit
that must clearly represent the global market! crazy!
ML7777777@reddit
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
I don't know that's suspicious but I think it might be 2028 thing not 2026.
Because that's when the Chinese OLED revolution starts
MaverickPT@reddit
So they are actually happening then
chandleya@reddit
Usually that statement means the deal is almost complete lol
Kougar@reddit
LG is denying it at least.
Dudedude88@reddit
Holy shit that's crazy
raymate@reddit
That sounds off to me. They make panels for almost everyone.
titanking4@reddit
LG (and to my knowledge Samsung too) likely buy their own panels at the market rates same as any other company. So if they suck at making the TVs, then they suck.
But yea it sounds fishy given that LG is a tier1 brand value.
You buy a LG, Samsung, or Sony TV and you’re spending money and expect to get quality.
Sisaroth@reddit
Kinda weird, when I go to a electronics store like 70% of the TVs for sale are LG. Didn't expect them to be struggling with TVs.
Also when it comes to PC monitors, LG panels are by far the most common. So if they give up on TVs they also have to sell the LG panel and monitor division because it makes no sense to only sell part of there panel business.
TwixtTwo@reddit
As someone who works in an electronics store we sell loads of LG TVs, they’re easily our most popular OLEDs and probably our second most popular mid-range LCDs after Samsung. This is in the US though so maybe things are different overseas?
hackenclaw@reddit
and this is how they will take over your semiconductor, just like TV business.
first they will massacre the low end business, continue to mid end product eventually you will have to rely on only high end to sustain your business, which is difficult. then you are force sell your IP, handling over to them on a silver plate for cash.
I suppose they gonna play the same play book in semi conductor starting with those old 12nm-40nm nodes, then moving to 7nm and below.
sicklyslick@reddit
China already makes majority of the medium end chips.
random_beard_guy@reddit
The article appears to have been taken down.
hehechibby@reddit
from here
garfieldsez@reddit
Very curious where PalmOS goes next
NoOption7406@reddit
Time to keep an eye on some additional OLEDs.
267aa37673a9fa659490@reddit
Hi OP, can you paste the article here? I'm just getting a blank screen and this message alert: 관리자가 검토중인 기사 입니다.\n잠시후 이용해 주세요.
azzy_mazzy@reddit
I can’t find the story on their site either
DocPhilMcGraw@reddit
Could be anecdotal but I feel like people are hanging on to their TVs for a lot longer and more people are alright with having just a midrange or even low end TV than necessarily feel the need to purchase a high end one.
I remember when buying a new TV became a ritual you would do about every 4 years or so because the technology was advancing so quickly. Now it’s just minor updates to visual quality or performance which I don’t think the majority of consumers really care about.
Euler007@reddit
Every four years is crazy, that's more often than my cell phone. I bought a TV in 2006, my first flat screen. It's still used in a conference room at my business. My OLEDs are still new in my eyes not scheduled for replacement for at least a decade.
Melbuf@reddit
this isn't new, TVs have been good enough for a long time, replacing every 4 years is insane,
i got a TV in 2024 it replaced one i got in 2010 (this still works, i gave it to my brother). the other TV i have is from 2012 its a plasma and ill use it till it dies,
kasakka1@reddit
My current LG CX OLED is 6 years old. Still going strong with no burn-in, just dead pixels on the edges. It's a defect of this particular panel generation and isn't really noticeable in actual use because it's limited to the very edges.
I have had zero reason to upgrade because the LG C series has not advanced much over the years. Refresh rates have gone from 120 -> 144 Hz -> 165 Hz, big whoop. Many games I play struggle to hit even 120 Hz with a 4090. HDR brightness has gone from about 800 nits to 1400 nits for 10% window. "Almost double" might sound good on paper...but I have several other displays capable of that kind of peak brightness. Put side by side...it's not that much better.
I've been waiting for a truly great overall upgrade for years now but it doesn't seem to be coming. Gaming monitors are going to 4K 240 Hz, with even higher refresh rates in their 1080p dual modes. TVs don't get this sort of stuff and seem like yesteryear's hardware packed together with the latest panel.
Meanwhile the software side on TVs is stagnating with increasingly awful smart TV bullshit that makes even simple things like input switching more cumbersome than it should be. I don't want fuckin' fullscreen ad spots, home hubs or whatnot. I just want to pick an input or streaming app quickly. The LG WebOS on my current TV does this just fine.
So I'm not surprised if LG is struggling when they don't provide a compelling enough product. Their non-OLED offerings don't seem to compete with e.g TCL.
TehBeast@reddit
My LG B7 has been serving as my daily driver for near 10 years. I'm only just now thinking about updating for a size increase.
IsThereAnythingLeft-@reddit
Well fuck that. Lg OLEDs were the target
imaginary_num6er@reddit
Now all monitors will be made by Hisense
Allfeelings0Logic@reddit
Bet you the warranty quality will "shoot up" dramatically.
Aggrokid@reddit
Does it include the OLED or just the LED?
StainlessRocket@reddit
Lost the phone, now the tv
Extreme-Arm4609@reddit
Yeah i mean, mean I'm not surprised this is happening but I'm surprised this happening this decade I thought this would be a 2031 conversation.
I thought the timeline would have been: 2026 LG DISPLAY wins the large format oled wars as we can see Samsung is heavily scaling back large format oled manufacturing, as it's only in 2 not big seller TV's and the main stream big sellers are all using LG panels. As LG electronics owns 36 percent of that they'll just use that revune to Coast for a little bit.
Then and around 2029 TCL will fully launch large format inkjet OLED under TCL and Sony brands for TV's, this will have better than LG picture quality for much less money and be in more aggressively cost optimized desgins than LG panels are featured in (they are in more pricy overbuilt LG Sony Samsung Phillips designs).
Then in 2031 or so LG gives up and sells.
But as we all know algae has been losing money on their TV division year after year it's not making any money whatsoever so they probably desperately looking to get into the green right now because unlike Samsung Electronics who's making more money than ever, LGE doesn't have some hyper profitable memory and nand division to Coast on they just have the stake in LG display.
Interesting tho and I think you'll see Korean panels in everything but say cars and watches and phones and tablet disappear entirely by the mid 2030s as they will just be more expensive than TCL or BOE or HKC panels.