55em9700

LG OLED TV to begin shipping in February

Today LG announced it would make the first 55-inch OLED TV available to the public next month in South Korea for a cost of around $10,000. Select Korean stores will begin taking preorders tomorrow.

LG said that it would announce availability in additional markets, likely including the U.S., "over the next several weeks." I'm taking a wild guess that more will be said at the company's 8 a.m. (PT) CES press conference January 7.

The television, model 55EM9700, is the successor to the 55EM9600 that won CNET's highest honor at the Consumer … Read more