While LG Electronics has for the moment refrained from mentioning the presence of microlenses on its OLED G3 series, LG Display is presenting the third generation of WOLED panels at the CES 2023 show.
Named OLED Meta, these new OLED panels would use a layer of microlenses (MLA) associated with the Meta Booster algorithm supposed to improve brightness.
A record light peak
It’s been 10 years since LG launched its first OLED TV. Over the years, LG Display has continued to improve its panels and is now up against a major competitor with the arrival of Samsung in this market with its QD-OLED panels. For 2023, LG Display presents its new generation of OLED panels. Called OLED Meta, it uses an MLA (Micro Lens Array) layer which would bring together no less than 42.4 billion microlenses on a 77-inch panel, which corresponds to 5,117 microlenses per pixel, a very difficult figure to imagine. Their role is to optimize the luminous flux by avoiding losses induced by internal reflections and by redirecting the photons.
LG Display would combine this layer of microlenses with an algorithm called Meta Booster, always with the aim of improving brightness management, but also to cover color spaces more widely by displaying more saturated colors. The results would be impressive compared to the previous generation of OLED EX panels with an image quality that would reach “an unparalleled level” according to Hyeon-woo Lee, the subsidiary’s vice president.
Panasonic has already announced that its MZ2000 uses this new generation of panels, at least on the 55 and 65 inch references, with a light peak of around 1,500 cd/m². For its part, LG Electronics, which for the moment refrains from mentioning the MLA, announces a peak brightness of 1,800 cd/m² on its LG G3. The Meta OLED panels would also be able to go up to 2,100 cd / m² in Vivid mode.
Better viewing angles and a new anti-glare filter
Of course, these flattering brightness figures are not everything. LG Display seems to have worked on a point highly regarded by consumers: reflectance. We learn that OLED Meta panels have the right to a new anti-reflective filter called Venta Black, named after the material composed of carbon nanotubes which for some time had the right to the title of “most absolute black”.
Finally, the viewing angles would also be improved, by around 30%, as well as energy efficiency with a saving of around 22% compared to the previous generation and at the same level of brightness.
Source : Avcesar, digital
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