LG's new 272-inch 8K micro-LED TV is the big screen of our dreams

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LG has revealed a brand new TV that is on the cutting edge of technology with a huge 272-inch micro-LED display. Presented at Barcelona’s Integrated System’s Europe event and designed for advertising in public spaces, the technology could one day make its way to our living rooms.

Last year LG showed off a previous version of the Magnit, which focused more on home use but even compared to that, this new iteration is a monster. The screen has gone from a comparatively puny 136 inches to 272 inches and the resolution has jumped from 4K to 8K.

It’s a worthy platform for any artist’s work with micro-LED technology offering unparalleled brightness with excellent viewing angles and LG’s Full Black Coating technology delivering deep blacks. Micro-LED displays are also incredibly thin, but because of its target location of public spaces, the Magnit 8K has been coated with a protective film to resist damage from rain, static, dust and human impact.

Don’t expect to get your hands on one of these giants anytime soon, or any micro-LED TV really, as the tech is still in its infancy when it comes to filtering down to TVs for home use. Samsung currently sells a 146-inch The Wall micro-LED TV for business and "luxury living" for a mere $220,000, but the company also showed off a smaller Samsung 76-inch micro-LED TV at this year's CES 2023.

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Andy is a freelance writer with a passion for streaming and VPNs. Based in the U.K., he originally cut his teeth at Tom's Guide as a Trainee Writer before moving to cover all things tech and streaming at T3. Outside of work, his passions are movies, football (soccer) and Formula 1. He is also something of an amateur screenwriter having studied creative writing at university.

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