LG’s transparent wireless OLED TV is now available. The 77-inch OLED T features 4K resolution, LG’s wireless transmission technology for video and audio, and the ability to shift between transparent and opaque modes at the press of a button. This futuristic technology, first introduced at CES 2024, will only cost you… oh, my god, this thing costs $60,000.
Engadget’s Billy Steele checked out the OLED T in January and was impressed with its unique presentation. Although some of the transparent scenes can seem disturbing — like a tiny singer that appears in the room — the fish tank video in the image below was more enjoyable. He also found that the TV’s downward-firing speakers sound surprisingly good.
You can shift between transparent and opaque modes by pressing a button that raises or lowers the contrast screen. It rolls up into a box on its base when you prefer the funky fish-tank look. It also features backlights to accentuate its transparent look.
The TV also features a Chyron-like T-bar at the bottom, which you can use to check sports scores, the weather, song titles, and more. The bar can stay on even when the rest of the TV is turned off. The OLED T is powered by LG’s Alpha 11 A1 processor, which has four times more performance than the previous-generation chip — including 70 percent better graphics performance and 30 percent faster processing speeds.
The TV maintains its clean profile with LG’s Zero Connect Box, which sends video and audio wirelessly to the TV. Just plug your streaming box and game console into it instead of the TV. If you’re Bill Gates (‘Sup, Bill!), you can spend $60 thousand to order the LG OLED T starting today. It’s available on LG’s website and at select retail partners, including Best Buy.
When Samsung introduced the world’s first 27-inch 4K gaming OLED monitor on Thursday, Engadget’s Igor Bonifacic predicted that other vendors would soon follow. (After all, Samsung is also the biggest supplier of OLED gaming monitor panels.) Sure enough, MSI introduced two monitors at CES 2025 on the same day with familiar specs: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED display and a 27-inch QD-OLED with a 500Hz refresh rate.
First up: a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED, sold best as the MPG 272URX QD-OLED. (Sure, why not!) MSI is distinguishing its monitor as the first to combine that with DisplayPort 2.1a, which can provide a better combination of resolution and frame rate. Like Samsung’s counterpart (G81SF), it has a 240Hz refresh rate and should look nice and crisp at 166 PPI.
MSI says this panel “significantly reduces color fringing,” which helps with the poor text clarity of QD-OLED screens. As my colleague Igor points out, this could be an ideal monitor for gaming, work, or anything else you might use it for.
It supports NVIDIA’s G-SYNC technology, so smooth gameplay won’t be a concern. The MPG 272URX QD-OLED also won a CES 2025 Innovation Award.
The 27-inch QHD QD-OLED model also has a catchy and memorable name: the MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50. (Yes!) MSI is marketing this monitor to “all mainstream gamers”, presumably due to its low (2,560 x 1,440) resolution.
It also uses DisplayPort 2.1a and (like the Samsung) can boast a 0.03ms grey-to-grey pixel response time. It’s received VESA ClearMR 21000 certification, so motion blur won’t be an issue while enjoying its 500Hz refresh rate.