- LG’s next generation of OLED panels could reach 3,700 nits
- Coming to G-series TVs, but not to LG’s more affordable models
- Samsung is also working on brighter QD-OLED displays
As much as we love the best OLED TVs, there is one area where there is still room for improvement: brightness. Even the elite models are a bit dim compared to the mini-LEDs, and that’s something LG in particular has been working on. The LG G4 was significantly brighter than the G3, and the G3 was significantly brighter than its predecessor. And now it looks like the 2025 LG OLED TVs will be even brighter.
A new report says that LG will bring a new four-layer OLED TV panel to market this year, and that it will be significantly brighter than the three-layer panel on its current flagship TVs.
What to expect from LG’s latest OLEDs
According to display industry analyst Ross Young, as reported by FlatpanelsHD, LG has been developing a four-layer OLED TV panel with an additional layer of light-emitting pixels; That panel technology is expected to hit the market this year “with a maximum brightness of 3,700 nits.” That’s exceptionally bright for an OLED, although keep in mind that LG Display (which makes the panels) claimed last year that its next-generation panel (like the one used in the LG G4) could reach 3,000 nits, and the TV would never He was close to reaching them. that (he didn’t even promise it).
LG has already shown off this new OLED technology: it showed off a small prototype at the IMID conference in South Korea in August, and told reporters that the technology would not only increase brightness by 25%, but offer a longer lifespan. and better energy efficiency. also.
LG Display did not say when the panels would hit the market. But the LG G5 2025 has already been leaked with a 165Hz display, and has been included in Hong Kong’s electronics certification system with reported power figures suggesting the new panel technology is on the inside: its consumption is listed at 132W for the 55-inch model and 164W for the 65-inch version, which is about 20% lower than the 161W and 209W of the G4 models equivalents.
That suggests the new panel is about to launch, although LG Display is not listed as one of the companies appearing at CES 2025, although LG generally is, and we expect the company to announce its new TVs there.
But when this display is announced, don’t expect it on LG’s more affordable 2025 panels: the power consumption listed in the database for the C5 is barely different from that of the C4, suggesting it will be high-end only.
LG isn’t the only big name working on better panels. Samsung is doing it too. The same industry analyst, Ross Young, says that the 2025/26 QD-OLED panels will increase brightness even further to 3,600 nits or more, and possibly up to 4,000 nits. The OLED TV arms race continues…
