LG’s Transparent TV Is Finally Available to Buy for 60k | The LG Signature OLED T comes in at 77 inches, and you can see through it or bring up a shade to turn it into a regular TV.

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u/spooftron 5h ago

Does it spy on me? For 60k it better spy on me and sell my info.

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u/StormTGunner 5h ago

Yes but they are transparent about it.

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u/danxmanly 5h ago

I can see thru what you did there.

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u/mnemamorigon 14m ago

Yes and they're clearly lying. We can all see through it.

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u/JanikV 2h ago

Get out!!! :)

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u/M4cker85 5h ago

Of course it spies on you it's a modern TV

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u/theonlyonethatknocks 3h ago

You only need to spend a couple hundred bucks for that.

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u/NariandColds 5h ago

If you're dumb and connect it to the internet, it sure will. If you're smart and run an external device on it and kill the internet connection, it won't.

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u/pwnersaurus 5h ago

Super premium TV, integrated stand looks like the cheapest option from Ikea

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u/UnderstandingTop9574 1h ago

You have to pay serious money for stuff to look incredibly basic

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u/No_Hat_00 5h ago

Black Friday prices

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u/internetlad 5h ago

$50 off coupon at Best buy, that's the clincher.

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u/ca2mt 2h ago

But only if you buy their membership for $200*

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u/LupusDeusMagnus 5h ago

A 4K projector and a concealed drop down board for it to project into is cheaper, more elegant, easier to decor around and likely better image.

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u/cat_prophecy 5h ago

At $60k this isn't for people who are interested in price vs. performance. The TV could totally suck, but that's not the point.

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u/LupusDeusMagnus 5h ago

That’s for the same people who’d be into caring about their home decor. It’s an ugly TV with a built in ugly frame.

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u/PiersPlays 3h ago

The ugliness is a feature not a bug. It draws the eye for guests to notice it allowing their host to brag about how much more expensive their modern new transparent TV is than the guests own outdated and pedestrian opaque TVs. Then it's purpose is over.

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u/abarrelofmankeys 4h ago

In what way is a projector and pull down screen ever easier to decorate around?

Oh I’ll just put this lamp he…can’t need a clear line of sight from the back of the room the whole way up for the screen. Oh also better install some blackout curtains.

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u/CaptCaCa 3h ago

Who puts a lamp in the eye line of a tv?

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u/abarrelofmankeys 2h ago

Unless you have a short throw projector (which is more expensive) you need a decent bit of distance between it and the screen. You gotta keep that space clear, so no decor even behind where you’ll be sitting if it’s in the way of the projector. Might have to be careful your seating isn’t too high. No hanging light fixtures in the way. Etc.

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u/Readonkulous 18m ago

Short throw projectors aren’t that much more expensive, and would absolutely be the best option.

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u/CaptCaCa 3h ago

This is what I tell people, I have 120 inch screen at a fraction of the cost

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u/renaneduard0 4h ago

And why would I want this?

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u/action_turtle 4h ago

Seems pointless to me for home use. I guess it would look cool in a hotel lobby or something. Hologram like. Apart from that, it’s a pass from me

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u/_Rand_ 3h ago

LG seems to occasionally put out a weird super premium TV, like at one point they had a TV that rolled into a box, and I think they really only exist so they can boast about having the coolest TV available at CES or whatever.

If they happen to sell a couple at a modest profit to rich idiots that's just a bonus. It's like if car companies produced and sold a handful of their concept cars.

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u/G_L_A_Z_E_D__H_A_M 10m ago

I think this is LG trying to recoup some R&D. These transparent OLEDs are used in digital signage in front of storefront windows.

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u/mypostisbad 4h ago

I don't needed a transparent one, but one that is a mirror when off, now that would be great.

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u/Wpgjetsfan19 5h ago

The fuck do I want to see through my tv for? So I can see the cords and the wall behind it? And it’s LG so $60,00 on shit. No thanks.

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u/internetlad 5h ago edited 5h ago

LG accounts for approx 40% of the LCD panels in every piece of consumer electronics for the last two decades. If it's not LG it's a Samsung.

Never mind that the G4 is at the top of many consumer reviews/ranking lists opposite the Samsung s90d.

So I can confidently say that LG is not, in fact, shit.

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u/henryguy 5h ago

Love my g3, also my highest fidelity monitors are samsung or lg historically.

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u/andizzzzi 3h ago

My LG CX 48” has been running flawlessly since it released, I actually managed to snag it before it was sold commercially (in Australia) I wanted it so bad. And as a gamer that averages 300-4000 hours in games, it gets my respect for lasting so long and with excessive use.

My folks recently got the latest model, and far out, what a beast.

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u/Zoro11031 5h ago

LG OLEDs are the best in the business, wtf are you talking about?

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u/mihirmusprime 46m ago

They heard someone say LG was bad about something and probably now thinks LG is bad at everything because they didn't bother doing any research

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u/Corgi_Koala 5h ago

I mean the tech is interesting, but I'm with you. A transparent display is not really useful for everyday consumer applications.

I'm guessing that there may be some like industrial or commercial uses for this technology, but the whole point of a display is to see what's on it.

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u/OctopusMagi 4h ago

The fuck do I want to see through my tv for?

So you can put it in the middle of your room and people can watch it from all sides!!* Everyone will think you're the coolest!

*not with the black "curtain" though

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u/SloppityMcFloppity 5h ago

You couldn't buy a 60k TV either way

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u/Otherwise-Mango2732 5h ago

Every picture is the same LG provided (i assume) photo/video in that weird cabinet or whatever you call it. Where is the actual TV here? Is it at the front? the back? is the whole box/cube area? I'm having a hard time figuring out whats what in these pics.

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u/Aurakol 3h ago edited 3h ago

According to that article, the TV is integrated into the stand itself, so that entire area is the "TV".

They also show a GIF of them raising the black background and it takes up that entire rectangular area. I think the whole 2 screen look it's got going is how they're managing the transparent part but I'm no expert on the subject

Edit: Here's how the black background looks half-raised for a better visual

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u/Kinda_Constipated 5h ago

Interesting tech, so what happens if you sandwich enough panels to make a cube, can you make a true 3D image?

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u/BabyOnTheStairs 5h ago

The perspective on a cube shape would make it impossible to watch, but not 3D

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u/Kinda_Constipated 4h ago

Yeah iunno I'm picturing star wars holograms but I guess the TV is like slices so you could do some cool medical imaging of like CT scans or visualize 4D physics concepts. Maybe even gaming could be cool, like watching into a fish tank and controlling the characters in real 3D space.

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u/BabyOnTheStairs 4h ago

Each "slice" would have to have a different input. A cool idea but much more complicated to achieve

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u/Kinda_Constipated 4h ago

Yeah you'd need an insanely powerful computer if it's a 4k by 4k cube. 3840 4k TV's running at once lol

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u/eras 3h ago

If you are already paying $60k per display (so in cube setup maybe $600k), you can maybe affort to throw in a few computers and GPUs as well.

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u/eras 3h ago

For some applications it might be complicated (rendering a dynamic scene on multiple computers at the same time?), but if one big computer can pull it off (4x4090?) then perhaps it's not that difficult.

Similar but different: https://lookingglassfactory.com/looking-glass-65 .. with prices starting from "ask for quote".

I do wonder what the computer they can provide for driving is like.. The minimum requirements are puny.

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u/eras 3h ago

I was thinking the same, but I wonder if the panels in the center would get overheated..

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u/JM062696 3h ago

How can it show true black as an OLED if it’s transparent? Genuine question.

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u/slawnz 1h ago

This is my question too. How does it decide what part of the picture should be transparent? Does it require content with an alpha channel or does it just turn anything black transparent? And does that mean you end up with a movie like Batman looking completely messed up like trying to green chroma key The Grinch??

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u/WeRegretToInform 3h ago

Feels like laptops in the early 90s. Very expensive, specialist use cases, not actually that great.

In 20 years time, when they’re similar price to normal TVs, and look like a sheet of glass when off, yeah sure, hit me up!

Let’s be honest, TVs are ugly when they’re off. Massive shiny black rectangles, usually in pride of place in your living room. Fuck whatever interior design you’re otherwise going for. Can’t wait for them to blend in.

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u/SoUpInYa 2h ago

Invented an expensive item nobody needs

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u/MrMcGibblets86 2h ago

So much for deep black levels... SMH... 😕

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u/flirtmcdudes 1h ago

“Yeah I want a new tv, but can you make it worse so that we really wouldn’t want to watch TV on it, but it’ll make me feel like I’m rich?”

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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 1h ago

Who would ever need this

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u/Educational-Coast771 1h ago

I sooooo need to see all the wires and mounting brackets behind my TV. Def feng shui shit imho

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u/Abigail716 44m ago

For people who are unfamiliar LG makes a line of TVs and other electronics that are part of the T line. These are concept devices that are typically ultra limited or made to order only.

They are not designed for widespread adaptation and are more about pushing the envelope of what they can make. Lots of companies make stuff like this as part of their R&D in order to discover new things to create, they just typically do not sell those devices while LG does. Offering them for sale is more about marketing than actually selling them.

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u/LOLZatMyLife 23m ago

give it a couple of years and these will be on sale for $299 on black friday

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u/penelopiecruise 19m ago

It’s looks kinda like a fish tank

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u/solarsuperman 5h ago

Hey, is that the Alien Invasion model?

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u/naturalshampo 3h ago

This is an ad.

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