This announcement from LG may indicate that 2026 will mark the arrival of mini and micro RGB LED TVs.
This announcement from LG may indicate that 2026 will mark the arrival of mini and micro RGB LED TVs.
In what is likely the start of a series of announcements, LG has confirmed plans to launch its inaugural flagship RGB TV in 2026. While it wasn’t entirely a secret, given that “a premium LCD TV equipped with Micro RGB technology” secured a CES 2026 Innovation Award back in November, it is now official that the LG Micro RGB evo TV is set to debut in 100-, 86-, and 75-inch sizes, with pricing information for the US to be shared later.
The Micro RGB evo TV will feature an enhanced version of LG’s Alpha 11 processor, typically reserved for the company’s high-end OLED models such as the LG G5. Intertek — a certification and testing body — has verified that the TV will achieve complete gamut coverage of BT.2020, DCI-P3, and Adobe RGB color spaces. However, there is no information yet on its brightness levels (I anticipate that the brightest highlights will significantly exceed 5,000 nits).
CES — and 2026 overall — seems poised to be the year for RGB TVs, as numerous other companies are likely to unveil flagship models featuring this technology. It all began when Hisense launched the 116-inch 116UX during CES 2025, followed by Samsung showcasing its 115-inch Micro RGB TV, which was released in August. However, I expect that this coming January, we’ll see even more options, including smaller sizes to rival the new LG Micro RGB. (During my meeting with Samsung in August to view its Micro RGB TV, a representative mentioned, “We have exciting developments on the horizon for Micro RGB.”) TCL has already revealed two RGB TV models for the Chinese market, and Sony plans to launch its TrueRGB TV early in 2026.
It’s noteworthy that micro RGB technology differs from microLED, which utilizes microscopic red, green, and blue LEDs for every pixel. The RGB technology highlighted here from LG (along with offerings from Samsung, Hisense, and eventually Sony and TCL) employs clusters of red, green, and blue LEDs that illuminate several pixels simultaneously. These LEDs are still remarkably tiny — the reason behind the “micro” in the name — and the separate colored LEDs enhance gamut coverage and color fidelity, yet the TV still necessitates a color filter to accurately render color for each single pixel. The LED displays we are accustomed to primarily use either a blue or white backlight.
The RGB LED technology versions I’ve encountered from Hisense and Samsung have been extraordinarily impressive, with vivid, vibrant visuals that surpass anything available on the market today. However, they have also been large models priced in the tens of thousands of dollars — far from affordable for most consumers. Now that many TV manufacturers appear to be introducing their own variants in smaller sizes, there is hope that prices will decline to a more accessible range.
