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Videocon introduces 4K ultra HD TV
MUMBAI: After bringing to India 4K HD quality service through its DTH arm Videocon d2h, Videocon has unveiled its 4K UHD LED TV. With the new range of 4K UHD LED smart TVs, it aims to increase its market share in the flat panel display (FPD) segment to 20 per cent from the current 16 per cent.
With 8.3 megapixels, the LED displays four times more pixels than a conventional full HD and eight times more than any HD LED. Its ability to connect with the smart phone’s N Screen interface allows one to run the device’s content on the LED and vice-versa.
Unveiling the new 4K UHD LED range, Videocon director Anirudh Dhoot said, “Videocon is committed to bringing the latest technology at a great value to all our customers, and the new 4K UHD range reflects this. In our constant efforts to enhance TV viewing experience, we have expanded our remarkable UHD 4K LED range and added 5 new models. With this launch we are targeting a 50 per cent increase in our TV sales when compared with last year. As 4K is the future, we will continue to expand in this segment to deliver unmatched products and premium experience to our customers.”
Elaborating on the features of Videocon 4K UHD LED, Videocon COO CM Singh said, “Videocon 4K UHD LED TV is designed to provide stunningly crisp and realistic picture with 4K resolution that is full in details and true in colour. The new models are part of our cherished 4K range which has garnered a tremendous response from our consumers. We have carefully studied consumer’s requirements and have added features such as 3D gaming with motion sensing. With many more features, we are certain that Videocon 4K UHD LED is the India’s most feature-packed 4K ultra high definition smart TV.”
It has innovative features like 3D gaming and face recognition the LED offers an unparalleled TV viewing experience which allows game enthusiasts and movie buffs to view content in 3D. Videocon 4K UHD LED offers 3D gaming with motion sensing feature which adds to the complete gaming experience. The smart TV comes with an in-built application store that aims to enhance the user experience.
Allowing strong connectivity, the 4K UHD LED is powered by N screen and home cloud technology to enable the users to share media from the phone directly to their LED through wi-fi, and wireless display allows effortless streaming of movies from the mobile device to the HDTV.
Equipped with MHL interface, the UHD LED allows users to connect their smart phones, tablets and other portable consumer electronic gadgets while simultaneously charging the device. This allows users to view content from their device on a 4K screen, without any lag. It is the first made in India MHL enabled LED.
The LED can be controlled with a touch of a finger by the extraordinary touch pad remote. The LEDs grant ease of use for the most dramatic and impactful home entertainment experiences. Touted for its nautilus sound mode, the LED brings truly immersive high-quality surround sound.
Comprising five new models in different screen sizes between 40 inches to 85 inches, Videocon 4K UHD LED will be available across markets by September.
Videocon will also be coming up with a special 360 degree advertising campaign that would be spread across all major mediums to build top of mind recall. It also plans to add more models to its 4k range.
The TV set price starts from Rs 91,000 with a target of selling 1 million units this festive season. Videocon d2h will be launching its 4K UHD service by October 2014.
SEOUL: In the eternal battle between gamers demanding lightning-fast refresh rates and professionals craving pixel-perfect clarity, LG Display reckons it has found détente. The South Korean display titan is unveiling the world’s first 27-inch 4K OLED monitor panel that marries an RGB stripe structure with a blistering 240Hz refresh rate—a combination previously thought incompatible, like oil and water or fashion and function.
The breakthrough lies in how the pixels are arranged. RGB stripe structure lines up red, green and blue subpixels in neat rows, banishing the colour bleeding and fringing that plague lesser screens when you park your nose close to the display. It is the difference between reading crisp text and squinting at a rainbow-tinged mess. OLED panels using this method existed before, but they topped out at a sluggish 60Hz—fine for spreadsheets, useless for fragging opponents in first-person shooters.
LG Display’s engineering wizardry changes the game. By cranking the refresh rate to 240Hz whilst maintaining that pristine RGB stripe layout, the company has produced a panel that works equally well for colour-critical design work and twitchy gaming sessions. Better still, the panel incorporates Dynamic Frequency & Resolution technology, letting users toggle between ultra-high-definition at 240Hz and full-HD at a frankly ludicrous 480Hz. That is fast enough to make your eyeballs sweat.
The specs are suitably impressive: 160 pixels per inch for exceptional detail, optimised performance for Windows and font-rendering engines, and colour accuracy that should please the Photoshop brigade. LG Display achieved this by boosting the aperture ratio—the percentage of each pixel that actually emits light—and applying what it coyly describes as “various new technologies.” Translation: years of R&D and probably some sleepless nights.
Existing high-end gaming OLED monitors have relied on RGWB structures (which add a white subpixel) or triangular RGB arrangements. Both work, but neither delivers the sharpness that professionals demand. LG Display’s new stripe pattern is tailored specifically for monitor use, a recognition that staring at a screen from two feet away demands different engineering than watching telly from across the room.
The company is betting big on this technology, targeting the high-end monitor market where it already commands roughly 30 per cent of global OLED panel production. Among gaming OLED panels in mass production, LG Display claims world-leading specs across refresh rate, response time and resolution—a trifecta that sounds like marketing bluster until you check the numbers.
“Technology is the foundation of leadership in the rapidly growing OLED monitor market,” says LG Display head of the large display business unit Lee Hyun-woo. He promises to keep pushing “differentiated technologies compared to competitors”—corporate-speak for staying ahead of Chinese rivals snapping at LG’s heels.
The new panel will debut at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, where LG Display plans to woo customers and expand its lineup. Initial rollout targets high-end gaming and professional monitors, the sweet spot where people actually pay premiums for superior screens rather than settling for whatever came with their laptop.
Whether this technology reshapes the monitor market or remains a niche luxury depends on two things: pricing and production scale. But for now, LG Display has pulled off something rare—a genuine technical leap that solves a real problem. Gamers get their speed, designers get their clarity, and LG gets bragging rights. In the cutthroat world of display tech, that counts as a win.
