LG Electronics introduces its latest flagship TVs
with ThinQ AI which are powered by the company’s second-generation α (Alpha) 9
Gen 2 intelligent processor and deep learning algorithm. LG’s TVs will offer enhanced
picture and sound by analyzing source content as well as optimized content by
recognizing ambient conditions.
LG’s 2019 TV range provides access to a wide
selection of popular artificial intelligence services across multiple
platforms, including newly implemented Amazon Alexa, built-in Google Assistant.
It comes with an intuitive Home Dashboard making it possible to control a wide
variety of smart home devices directly from the TV.
LG’s 8K 88-inch Z9 OLED TV boasts higher processing
capabilities for delivering the most realistic 8K picture quality that looks
sharp, vivid and detailed. In addition to content source detection, the new
processor adjusts the tone mapping curve in accordance with ambient conditions
to offer optimized screen brightness, it leverages on its ability to understand
how the human eye perceives images in different lighting.
The α9 Gen 2 AI can further refine HDR content by
adjusting the brightness to transform even the darkest scenes into ones with
contrast, and detail. It comes with Dolby Vision content. The sound quality is
augmented by an intelligent algorithm that can up-mix two-channel audio to
deliver convincing virtual 5.1 surround sound and also supports Dolby Atmos.
The α9 Gen 2 optimizes output based on content type, making voices clearer in
movies, dramas and news broadcasts, among others. LG will display all the
latest TVs at CES 2019.
