A stunning Wallpaper set, glorious Micro RGB colors and a better Gallery TV

LG normally publicizes its CES TV lineup nicely forward of the present, however this yr the corporate had a shock at CES 2026: The return of its ultra-thin “Wallpaper” TV. Now it is toting a beautiful OLED display and wi-fi connectivity, and it is about as skinny as a pencil. We acquired an opportunity to take a look at the Wallpaper TV in motion throughout a CES preview occasion, in addition to the beforehand introduced Gallery and Micro RGB units. LG nonetheless has its usually OLED and LED units round, however it’s clear that 2026 shall be crammed with intriguing TVs for quite a lot of shoppers.

The Wallpaper TV (LG W6)

If cash have been no object, I would need a 100-inch LG Wallpaper TV in my household room instantly. It appears to be like shockingly skinny in particular person — nearly as if it is some kind of sci-fi prop — and it delivers the wealthy colours and darkish ranges we anticipate from OLED. Cable administration can be a cinch, because it requires only a single energy cable. The A/V inputs are dealt with by LG’s One Join field, which you’ll be able to place wirelessly as much as 10 meters away from the TV.

The LG W6 combines the perfect of LG’s OLED know-how, together with “Hyper Radiant Shade” for improved black ranges and coloration, “Brightness Booster Extremely” to crank up luminance 3.9 occasions greater than typical OLEDs and a mirrored image free display materials. LG’s Alpha 9 Gen 3 processor beefs up its efficiency, and its NPU additionally helps to enhance upscaling and total picture efficiency. (And sure, you may also entry generative AI options through Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, for those who’re into that kind of factor.)

All of that provides as much as one of the crucial exceptional TVs I’ve seen in years. I have not been too enamored with different TV gimmicks recently, like all the pieces attempting to imitate Samsung’s The Body, or the usless 8K units. However a super-thin wi-fi TV with the perfect OLED panel accessible? That is the stuff desires are product of.

The Gallery TV competes with Samsung’s Body

Whereas LG has made Gallery TVs earlier than, in 2026 it’s making a more concerted effort to tackle Samsung’s standard Body TV. LG says the brand new units have been designed with the assistance of museum curators, which helps the “Gallery Mode” modify brightness and distinction to particular artworks. Additionally they ship with magnetic frame-like bezels, and so they have anti-reflective screens to assist make the artwork shine.

In particular person, the brand new Gallery TV appears to be like tremendous, although it is simple to inform that the colours and distinction ranges do not match LG’s premium OLED TVs. To keep away from burn-in points, these units characteristic Mini LED panels. As I famous above, I am not the core shopper for one in all these TVs, however it’s good to see extra competitors towards Samsung’s Body TVs. (Regardless of pioneering the concept of TVs displaying artwork, the Body units are nonetheless pretty mediocre in the case of truly watching TV reveals and flicks.)

Micro RGB appears to be like like a real Mini LED improve

As if we wanted extra TV acronyms to fret about, say hey to Micro RGB, a brand new know-how constructed atop Mini LED to cowl vastly extra coloration vary. Simply do not confuse it with Micro LED, which is the wildly costly evolutionary step ahead for OLED. LG already announced its Micro RGB set a number of weeks in the past, however that did not put together me for standing in entrance of the 100-inch demo TV it delivered to CES. All through quite a lot of clips, colours appeared splendidly wealthy, and the general texture of the photographs appeared surprisingly life-like.

I would have to check it to LG’s Wall TV side-by-side to really see how Micro RGB competes with OLED, however technically OLED ought to nonetheless provide higher distinction and black ranges, since every of its pixels are self-emissive. However positive, if I could not get a 100-inch Wall TV in my household room, I actually would not flip down an unlimited Micro RGB.

What about LG’s different OLED TVs?

The entire next-generation OLED know-how within the wallpaper TV may even make its method into LG’s G6 OLED fashions, whereas the brand new C6 and different traces will see enhancements of their very own. All I can say is that the brand new G6 OLED appeared spectacular, with a noticeably brighter image and HDR parts in comparison with G-series OLEDs from a number of years in the past.