Katarzyna Petru
LG isn't giving up on OLEDs, but in 2026 it will surprise with a new direction. The company announced that during the CES 2026 in Las Vegas, it will showcase its first LCD television with Micro RGB backlighting technology. This information appeared in a press release where LG boasted about winning numerous CES Innovation Awards 2026.
“Among the distinguished products is also a premium-class LCD television with Micro RGB technology” – reported LG Electronics.
OLED and LCD side by side
This means that LG – just like Samsung – plans to maintain two parallel lines of televisions:
OLED, still the flagship segment of the brand,
and advanced LCD with a new type of backlighting, which aims to compete with solutions from Hisense, Samsung, and TCL.
What is Micro RGB?
“Micro RGB”, also known as RGB LED, is a modern backlighting technology that replaces traditional white diodes with three separate colours – red, green, and blue.
This solution:
significantly widens the colour gamut (approaching the Rec.2020 standard),
provides better energy efficiency,
and offers more natural colour reproduction.
This technology is set to be the successor to miniLEDs – currently the most popular solution among premium LCDs.
Hisense and Samsung have already launched massive LCD TVs with RGB LED backlighting, and they plan to introduce cheaper models by 2026. Sony will also join the market, while TCL has showcased the first such panels in China – with a global launch coming soon.
LG at CES 2026
LG also announced that its transparent OLED Signature OLED T has won the title of Best of Innovation CES 2026 – even though it was already the main attraction of the fair last year. However, the company did not reveal details about the new line of OLEDs for 2026. The fair will also feature a 6K LCD monitor LG with Thunderbolt 5, previously showcased at CES 2025.
The new Micro RGB LCD TV is a sign that LG is not solely focusing on OLEDs. The brand intends to fight for the premium LCD market, offering solutions that can realistically compete with the top models from Samsung and Hisense. CES 2026 is therefore shaping up to be exceptionally vibrant – both literally and figuratively.
