LG Display teases next generation of OLED TV technology — meet Tandem WOLED

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LG Display is set to announce changes to its OLED panels and a simplified rebranding that hints at the future of TV technology. The Korean company makes OLED panels for many of the best OLED TVs and best gaming monitors, so any changes LG makes will have an impact.

A teaser video released over the weekend teased LG Display’s 2026 technology and showed off the new Tandem OLED/WOLED rebranding.

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LG is expected to show off its new panels at CES 2026, where the next generation of products will be revealed. The Tandem rebrand references the multiple layers of OLED pixels used in the panel, while the W in WOLED stands for “white” for the extra white light sources used in LG’s panels to increase the brightness.

The Tandem naming convention is meant to simplify the company’s branding which is slightly confused by the announcement of Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 technology. Technically, this tech is under the umbrella of Tandem WOLED.

The LG G5 OLED at Tom's Guide's Labs.

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FlatPanelsHD reported that this rebrand is the first one in more than 13 years with the panels directly competing with Samsung Display’s QD-OLED as well as upcoming variations on RGB Mini-LED technology from brands like Hisense, Sony and Samsung.

"Basically, 'Tandem' was chosen as the brand name to highlight the strengths of LG Display OLED, including increased durability and performance, long life, high brightness, and low power consumption through the laminated OLED structure," LG Display reportedly said in a translated message.

Primary RGB Tandem is already used in existing TVs including the LG G5 and the Panasonic Z95B. Next year’s version will likely see a significant upgrade with the new 2.0 version.

New gaming monitors

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In a different YouTube video, LG Display teased multiple WOLED displays for gaming monitors. This includes a giant 39-inch WOLED with a 5K 5120x2160 resolution. It appears to be more subtly curved than most arcing panels.

The advertisement also reveals a 27-inch Tandem OLED with “high ppi” that FlatpanelsHD speculated is UHD/4K based. Additionally, the previously announced 27Q monitor was shown, which features a 540Hz 1440p panel with dual-mode 720Hz.

As a teaser, it looks nice but the video doesn’t reveal much about what RGB 2.0 brings to the table. It does claim up to 1,500 nits of peak brightness, but that’s not exactly new.

We’ll get more information during CES 2026 in January and Tom’s Guide will be on hand to cover all the news coming out of Las Vegas. Keep us in your tabs to keep up to date.

Meanwhile, LG just announced its first Micro RGB TV, a huge upgrade for mini-LED sets.

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Scott Younker
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Scott Younker is the West Coast Reporter at Tom’s Guide. He covers all the lastest tech news. He’s been involved in tech since 2011 at various outlets and is on an ongoing hunt to build the easiest to use home media system. When not writing about the latest devices, you are more than welcome to discuss board games or disc golf with him. He also handles all the Connections coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game since it released.

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