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Dolby Laboratories and LG Electronics Announce LG Premium TV Lineup Enabled with Dolby Vision Technology
Major studios Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Netflix support Dolby Vision​

LAS VEGAS, January 5, 2016Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and LG Electronics (LGEAF) today announced that the LG® 2016 OLED TVs and the company’s flagship Super UHD TVs will feature Dolby Vision™ technology. Consumers will have access to UHD Dolby Vision mastered content via digital retailers and the world’s leading Internet TV network, Netflix®. Dolby, LG, and Netflix combine amazing content with cutting-edge imaging and a global footprint to deliver a premium viewing experience to consumers.


Dolby Visioncombines two powerful capabilities—high dynamic range (HDR) and wide color gamut— resulting in astonishing images that, compared to standard pictures, deliver brighter highlights, more light-to-dark contrast, and colors never before seen on TV.


LG’s OLED TV, because of its deeper black levels and infinite contrast ratio, is capable of delivering a superb premium HDR experience even at lower peak-brightness levels. Additionally, with its premium Super UHD TVs’ ability to offer superior picture quality with Dolby Vision technology, LG is reaching a new level in offering consumers the best TV-viewing experience. LG’s 2016 OLED TVs, including 77-, 65-, and 55-inch 4K HDR OLED TV sets (models 77/65 G6 LG Signature OLED TV and 65/55 E6) and LG’s UH9500, UH8500 and UH7700 Super UHD TVs will all be equipped with Dolby Vision technology.


From content creation to distribution and playback, Dolby Vision has support from everyone from A-list Hollywood directors and executives at major studios to OTT service providers and TV manufacturers worldwide.


Nearly 50 Hollywood movie titles have been released in Dolby Vision in the cinema and in the home combined. Netflix will utilize Dolby Vision to deliver compelling viewing experiences for select Netflix titles, starting with Marco Polo, with plans to eventually offer the Marvel series as well. All major Hollywood studios support Dolby Vision for cinema releases; and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios have already announced a commitment to deliver Dolby Vision content for home distribution. Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 4K Ultra HD Dolby Vision titles are available to consumers via popular video on-demand streaming service, VUDU®.


“We are thrilled to work with Dolby to incorporate Dolby Vision technology into our OLED TV line-up, enabling us to deliver unparalleled picture quality for a superior TV viewing experience. With Dolby Vision, we’re finally able to push the limits of contrast ratios and color gamut while redefining the picture quality of LG TVs,” said Brian Kwon, Executive Vice President and CEO, LG Home Entertainment Company. “We’re equally proud to be the first manufacturer to make high-dynamic-range television available at a variety of prices through our premium LCD TV lineup.”


“Dolby Vision transforms the television experience and when people see it, they’re blown away,” said Kevin Yeaman, President and CEO, Dolby Laboratories. “Through our partnership with LG, we’re able to expand the reach of this revolutionary technology to a global audience.”


"The combination of LG's OLED screens and Dolby Vision enables Netflix to deliver the most exciting and visually stunning experience possible in homes today," said Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer, Netflix. "We look forward to leveraging the potential of Dolby Vision across a growing number of titles over the coming years.”


About LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company

The LG Electronics Home Entertainment Company is a global leader in television, audio video systems, monitors, personal computers, digital signage and commercial displays. The company opened a new era of innovation in the TV market, creating pioneering technologies like OLED TV and implementing an intuitive operating system to allow customers to experience the full benefits of smart TV technology. LG is committed to improving customers’ lives with innovative home entertainment products led by its award-winning 4K OLED TVs, ULTRA HD TVs, and web OS TVs. For more information, please visitwww.LG.com.


About Dolby Vision

Dolby Vision transforms your TV experience with dramatic imaging—incredible brightness, contrast, and color that bring entertainment to life before your eyes via OTT online streaming, broadcast and gaming applications.


About Dolby Laboratories

Dolby Laboratories (NYSE:DLB) creates audio, video, and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home, and at work. For 50 years, sight and sound experiences have become more vibrant, clear, and powerful in Dolby®. For more information, please visitwww.dolby.com.
 

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LG selected Value Electronics to sell in advance of the general public release and we'll have LG's 's 2016 65G6 Signature Series store demo unit on display in our showroom by Monday, February 1st or sooner.


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Very exciting times!


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What's pricing for a 77" OLED?


I'm planning for a 100" projector system. But these monster 4k direct-view displays are nascent, and I wonder...
 

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No pricing for the 77" G6 Signature Series at this time. It's scheduled to launch June, 2016.


Here's a photo of the 65" and other than size, the 77" looks identical.


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Very cool behind the scenes of LG's "Man From the Future" 2016 Super Bowl spot.



We'll have the OLED65G6P Signature Series OLED TV on display in our showroom tomorrow.

Enjoy!

-Robert
 
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Sorry I've been on "radio silence" for our G6 early launch and our personal store demo unit.

Today we moved the G6 to our store showroom and set-up a dedicated G6 room for the 2106 Signature Series 4K OLED TV.

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Just to give you the bottom line on this new TV..... the picture looks stunning!

We've scheduled our G6 launch party for this Saturday, 10am - 5pm and Monday from 8am - 8pm. Hope to see many Hometheaterforum.com members!

Enjoy!

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Just received the good news that my 2016 G6 Signature Series 4K OLED allocations are shipping next week! And we're scheduled for weekly allocations.

Great times for video enthusiasts and the premium TV market. Now we can see 4K with OLED's pure black infinite contrast, Dolby Vision, HDR10, P3 color, PQ digital gamma and 10-bit panels. :)

-Robert
 

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Our ship came in!

The first allocation of LG's 2016 Signature series 4K OLED TVs arrived yesterday and every order will ship tomorrow.

Very exciting times for video enthusiasts.
 
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Here's LG's 2016 4K OLED line-up with MSRP:
  • 55" B6/C6 $2,999
  • 65" B6/C6 $5,999
  • 55" E6 $3,999
  • 65" E6 $6,999
  • 65" G6 $7,999
  • 77" G6 TBT
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Picture quality is very much the same on all four 2016 series. The E6 and G6 share the "Picture on Glass" elegant design, the C6 and B6 look much like the EF9500 series with a brushed aluminum bezel frame. C6 is the only curved screen model.

Audio quality is best on the G6 Signature series with a HK 65 watt per channel 4.2 speaker system. The G6 has 4 HDMI inputs all other models have 3 HDMI inputs.

G6, E6 and C6 are 3D capable and come with 2 sets of passive 3D glasses, the B6 does not support 3D.

G6 comes in 65" and 77", all other series will be available in 55" and 65" screen sizes.

The flagship G6 Signature Series launches first and is available now, 65" E6 is scheduled to ship into LG's select early launch partners the week of April 11th, with the 55" by the end of April.

B6 and C6 are scheduled for the end of June.

Here's a link to a comparison chart I built on LG's website that details all of the differences.

-Robert
 

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