00:00So guys, normally when we visit LG at CES, it's all about OLED.
00:05But this year, LG has revealed its first flagship RGB TV.
00:10The technology is being called LG Micro RGB Evo, but it's not micro LED.
00:15It's not OLED. It is a version of mini LED, but it's coming in a few different versions.
00:21And I'll tell you why I'm excited about it, but also a little skeptical.
00:24This is Tom's Guide to CES 2026. Let's get into the video.
00:30We're talking a lot about RGB TVs at this year's CES and the lead-up to it.
00:38It's a new category, and there's still a lot of question marks about it.
00:42But there is no doubt the big story about RGB TVs is color.
00:46And LG is making a very bold claim here.
00:49It's saying that Micro RGB Evo is certified for up to 100% coverage of the BT 2020 spectrum.
00:56Now, that's not really physically possible, but it is possible that LG has gotten closer than ever.
01:04A lot of that's going to come down to the tricolor diodes that's powering this backlight,
01:09as well as the number of dimming zones.
01:13LG says this TV here, which is technically called the MRGB 95, has over 1,000 local dimming zones.
01:21So, no, it's not going to be pixel-level control like you get with OLED, but there are some other key benefits.
01:28Capabilities for much higher brightness with no concerns of burn-in, especially at these larger screen sizes.
01:35This model right here is coming in 100 inches, as well as 86 and 75.
01:40But LG's RGB TVs aren't limited to those ultra-large sizes.
01:46This model right here is the MRGB 9M.
01:50We're looking at 86.
01:51It has 75, but also 65, one of the, you know, more living-room-friendly sizes of an RGB TV,
01:59which we actually haven't seen much of yet so far.
02:02This one is all about the design.
02:05It is not going to have quite the level of control and color coverage as the micro-RGB version.
02:12I know the name is really confusing, guys.
02:14But with this, we at least get the true wireless zero-connect box,
02:19which means, look, cable-free beauty.
02:22It looks awesome.
02:23There's one cable leading over here to this separate connect box, which can go inside a cabinet.
02:29It doesn't even need to have a direct line anymore these days for 4K, 144 wireless video and audio transfer.
02:37So all of your inputs go there, and you get to enjoy a beautiful design.
02:42We're actually struggling to capture this TV on camera for you guys because of how bright it is.
02:47We don't have that problem when we're talking about LG OLEDs.
02:50So brightness, color, that's why RGB is as big of a conversation as it is right now.
02:57I think it's really important that we're talking about micro-RGB, mini-RGB, all of the RGB TVs,
03:05because it's painting a picture of, is OLED going to kind of top off,
03:09and is this going to pick up what's possible in terms of TV innovation?
03:13OLED still has its size and brightness limitations.
03:16Not so much the case here.
03:18That said, all of the things that sound really exciting and sexy about RGB TVs
03:23are going to come at a very high price.
03:26We don't know what that price looks like yet,
03:28but it's likely to be a lot higher than LG's top-level OLED TVs for comparison.
03:34And you guys have heard me say it in recent videos,
03:37there is a lot of real-world testing that still has to be done with RGB TVs,
03:42including LG's flagship micro-RGB EVO technology.
03:46I find it fascinating that LG isn't hiding the fact that it's borrowing heavily from its OLED playbook here.
03:52It's using OLED-style precision, their words, not mine, over the RGB backlight,
03:58powered by the new A11 AI processor Gen 3,
04:01that is the same processor LG is using in its high-end OLEDs for 2026.
04:07This is still an LCD TV.
04:09LG says it uses over a thousand dimmizones.
04:12All of those dimming zones sound great on paper,
04:15but you're still dealing with zone-based dimming,
04:18and you might be able to see some blooming in extreme contrast scenes.
04:22It's not that pixel-level control like you get with OLED.
04:26As for who this TV is for,
04:29it's very much aimed at people who want massive screen sizes,
04:32reference-level color, and OLED-like processing
04:35without all of the OLED limitations that I've already talked about.
04:39So this has been your first look at LG's micro-RGB TV lineup for 2026,
04:46and this has been Tom's Guide to CES.
04:48Let me know, based on the specs and what you've seen in this video,
04:52would you take this 100-inch RGB TV over an OLED?
04:55Be sure to sound off in the comments, guys.
04:57Thanks for watching this video.
04:58I will catch you next time.
05:09See you next time.
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