LG’s 55-inch OLED TV is now available for Pre-order in Korea

The leading Electronics giant LG has announced today; its 55-inch OLED TV is available for pre-order this week in South Korea and will be shipped next month. The WRGB OLED TV with the model name as “55EM9700” is all set to be seen in South Korean homes in a month time. The model will also hit other markets in next several weeks.

Around 1400 LG retail stores in South Korea will be accepting orders from consumers for KRW 11 million (which is about $10,000) starting from tomorrow and the product delivery is expected in the first week of February.

Below is the snapshot of the Press Release from LG,

“We are extremely pleased to be able to make this announcement at the start of the new year because we believe that OLED will usher in a whole new era of home entertainment,” said Havis Kwon, President and CEO of LG’s Home Entertainment Company. “Not since color TV was first introduced 60 years ago has there been a more transformational moment. When high definition TV was first introduced 15 years ago, the public’s reaction was ‘wow!’ but when customers see our razor-thin OLED TV for the first time, they’re left speechless. That’s a clear indicator as any that OLED TV is much more than just an incremental improvement to current television technology.”

The TV will be 0.16 inches in thickness and will weigh less than 22 pounds. It uses WRGB technology (the technology that LG worked for years) will deliver vivid and realistic pictures. LG uses Color Refiner that delivers greater tonal enhancement, that resulting in images that are more vibrant and natural. Interestingly the 54.6 inch TV will offer an Infinite contrast ratio, which maintains optimal contrast levels regardless of ambient brightness or viewing angle.

Also to be noted, the earlier version of LG’s OLED TV stole the CES 2012’s show with award “Best of Show“.