- LG’s new Gallery TV is a mini-LED model with a picture frame design
- Access to the same Gallery+ service as other LG TVs
- 55 and 65 inch models, which use mini-LED technology
LG has announced LG Gallery TV AI, a lifestyle TV with a gallery mode that turns it into a huge picture frame, just like Samsung’s The Frame and similar art TVs. But while the TV itself looks impressive, it doesn’t feature the one thing LG always does great: an OLED panel. LG opted for mini-LED, where it had much less successful results.
The big benefit of mini-LED over OLED is a lower chance of burn-in if you show the same image there for a long time (although burn-in isn’t the biggest reliability concern for TVs in general these days). But as we’ve said for some time now, while LG excels at making ever-better OLED TVs, LG’s mini-LED models aren’t all that impressive. At the time of writing, we don’t have a single LG mini-LED in our guide to the best mini-LED TVs.
That’s disappointing, because the design and specs of the new Gallery TV are decent – it’s an attractive TV with some good customization options.
LG Gallery TV AI: key features
The LG Gallery TV features an anti-glare screen that LG says automatically adjusts picture quality as ambient light changes, and features a gallery mode for displaying artwork that optimizes color and brightness “to reproduce the visual texture of original masterpieces.” It is available in two sizes: 55 and 65 inches.
The processor is LG’s AI alpha 7 processor and is paired with LG AI Sound Pro for virtual audio 9.1.2.
The big draw here is the combination of that optimized screen with the LG Gallery+ service, which offers a collection of more than 4,500 works and monthly updates. That’s not just fine art. It also includes “cinematic scenes, game images and animations.” You can also use your own images in Gallery mode, and there’s the inevitable generative AI option to create a limited number of new images each month.
Gallery+ is not exclusive to this TV: it has been rolling out to webOS TVs. And while the full collection is huge, the free tier is much more limited: around 100 images and no generative AI. It’s unclear if Gallery TV will include any free trial of the full service: the press release simply says that “LG Gallery+ offers a free light version on LG TVs, while the full version requires a monthly subscription through webOS Pay.”
We still don’t know what the price of the LG Gallery TV will be; which will be revealed next week. But it will face impressive competition from the likes of TCL and, of course, Samsung, so competitive pricing will be essential here. We’ll head straight to this TV at CES for all the details, including the price tag.
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