A shocking Wallpaper set, wonderful Micro RGB colours and a greater Gallery TV

LG normally proclaims its CES TV lineup nicely forward of the present, however this 12 months the corporate had a shock at CES 2026: The return of its ultra-thin “Wallpaper” TV. Now it is toting a stunning OLED display screen 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 sometimes OLED and LED units round, nevertheless it’s clear that 2026 will likely be crammed with intriguing TVs for quite a lot of customers.

The Wallpaper TV (LG W6)

If cash had been no object, I would need a 100-inch LG Wallpaper TV in my household room instantly. It seems to be shockingly skinny in individual — nearly as if it is some kind of sci-fi prop — and it delivers the wealthy colours and darkish ranges we count on from OLED. Cable administration can also 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 place wirelessly as much as 10 meters away from the TV.

The LG W6 combines the perfect of LG’s OLED expertise, together with “Hyper Radiant Colour” for improved black ranges and coloration, “Brightness Booster Extremely” to crank up luminance 3.9 instances greater than typical OLEDs and a mirrored image free display screen materials. LG’s Alpha 9 Gen 3 processor beefs up its efficiency, and its NPU additionally helps to enhance upscaling and general picture efficiency. (And sure, you can too entry generative AI options by way of Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini, in the event you’re into that kind of factor.)

All of that provides as much as probably the most exceptional TVs I’ve seen in years. I have never been too enamored with different TV gimmicks these days, like all the pieces making an attempt to imitate Samsung’s The Body, or the usless 8K units. However a super-thin wi-fi TV with the perfect OLED panel obtainable? That is the stuff goals are fabricated from.

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 fashionable Body TV. LG says the brand new units had 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 individual, the brand new Gallery TV seems to be 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 function Mini LED panels. As I famous above, I am not the core shopper for one among these TVs, nevertheless it’s good to see extra competitors in opposition to Samsung’s Body TVs. (Regardless of pioneering the thought of TVs displaying artwork, the Body units are nonetheless pretty mediocre in terms of truly watching TV reveals and flicks.)

Micro RGB seems to be like a real Mini LED improve

As if we would have liked extra TV acronyms to fret about, say whats up to Micro RGB, a brand new expertise 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 dropped at CES. All through quite a lot of clips, colours appeared splendidly wealthy, and the general texture of the pictures appeared surprisingly life-like.

I would have to check it to LG’s Wall TV side-by-side to actually see how Micro RGB competes with OLED, however technically OLED ought to nonetheless supply higher distinction and black ranges, since every of its pixels are self-emissive. However certain, 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?

All the next-generation OLED expertise within the wallpaper TV may even make its manner 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 components in comparison with G-series OLEDs from a number of years in the past.