LG might be pushing flexible OLEDs with the rollable Signature TV R, but a recent patent filing suggests the Korean company plans another take on the technology in the shape of a foldable OLED TV.

First spotted by Dutch news site LetsGoDigital, the patent describes an ultrawide display able to fold up into a compact space when not in use. As such it is similar in concep to the aforementioned Signature TV R (which rolls up when not in use), only using the foldable technology previously seen in smartphones such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X.

PC gamers wanting to take advantage of the biggest screen in the house will be able to do so in even better form on a number of 2019 LG OLED TVs, as the company announces a firmware update bringing Nvidia G-Sync support.

Sets receiving the update include the E9 (65- and 55-inch), C- (77-, 65- and 55-inch) and B9 (65- and 55-inch). G-Sync support promises "the smoothest, most immersive gaming experience," with images free of flickering, tearing or stuttering. However, to take advantage of graphics optimised for TVs up to 77-inch in size customers need to own PCs powered by either GeForce RTX 20 or GTX 16-series GPUs.

Samsung Display plans to transition to Quantum Dot OLED (aka QD-OLED), the display technology rival to the likes of high-end LED LCD and WRGB OLED, by 2021 following a $10.9 billion investment in a first manufacturing line.

Located in Asan City, South Chungcheong Province, S. Korea, the Q1 line will have a production capacity of 30000 sheets once it starts operations in 2021. It will manufacture display panels measuring 65-inch or larger. According to The Investor, Samsung plans to replace current 8th generation LCD lines with QD-OLED lines by 2025 as part of a transition scheme from LCDs to QD-OLEDs for large-size devices.

OnePlus follows on the drip-feed of details with the launch of two own-branded TV sets-- the Q1 and Q1 Pro, both featuring a 4K QLED panel with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ support running on Android TV.

The choice of OS provides for some interesting integration with OnePlus smartphones, as well as support for both Google Assistant and Alexa. A OnePlus Connect companion app allows users to input text and switch between Android TV apps using the smartphone, and it automatically lowers TV volume when one receives a call on the phone. Chromecast support also comes built-in.

Sony announces the availability of the Crystal LED display system for home applications. Initially introduced for use in commercial and entertainment venues, the system can display 8K HDR content, with the possibility of scaling up to 16K resolution.

The Crystal LED system uses a ultra-fine micro-LEDs measuring 0.003mm², making them half the width of a human hair or 100x smaller than traditional LEDs. While small, the micro-LEDs can handle HDR with brightness of up to 1000 nits, as well as 10-bit grayscale and frame rates reaching 120p. The system also allows for nearly 180-degree viewing angles and "spectacular" 3D with non-standard aspect ratios and 99% black surface area for high contrast and high resolution.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces an official definition for 8K UHD TVs, together with a logo to help retailers and consumers identify products meeting the standard 8K UHD requirements.

The standard states an 8K TV features 7680 x 4320 resolution, allowing for 33 million active pixels within a 16:9 viewable window. Such as set should also offer at least one HDMI input with 7680 x 4320 resolution support, 10-bit image depth, frame rates reaching 24, 30 and 60fps, HDR capability, colorimetry as specified by ITU-R BT.2100 and HDCP v2.2 or equivalent content protection.

In addition, an 8K TV has to be able upscale SD, HD and 4K video and display it at 8K UHD resolution. as well as receive 10-bit 8K images and render an image showing responsiveness to changes to any of the 10 bits. Meanwhile the logo is an extension of the 2014 CTA 4K UHD logo.