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Photos: LG Display shows bendable displays, transparent screens, and more at CES 2016

By // January 7, 2016, 6:19 PM PST // billdetwiler

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  • 18-inch rollable OLED display

    At CES 2015, LG Display showed off a 5.5-inch curved display that was used in the LG Flex 2 smartphone. A year later, LG Display rolled out an 18-inch OLED panel that you can not only curve but roll up like a newspaper.

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  • 18-inch rollable OLED display

    The glass is not part of the display. It's just holding the OLED panel in a conical shape and protecting its surface.

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  • A "rollable" display

    This is a non functioning sample that we were allowed to touch.

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  • Working display being bent

    An LG Display employee rolls up the OLED panel while it's showing an image. You can see a video of panel being rolled up here.

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  • High resolution LCD displays for auto dashboards

    LG Display showed off several automotive displays, including these 12.3-inch WQHD+ and 8.8-inch FHD panels.

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  • Automotive touch displays

    These 10.25-inch FHD and 9.2HD panels include LG Displays AIT technology, which embeds the touch sensor inside the LCD panel, eliminating the need for a separate layer of glass on top of it.

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  • Flexible pOLED automotive displays

    These 12.3-inch FHD pOLED panels can be curved. Being made from a plastic substrate, they are also last longer than traditional LCD screens and are less dangerous during a car crash.

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  • 25-inch curved automotive LCD

    Curved screens aren't just for the dashboard. LG Display also showed of a 25-inch “waterfall” touchscreen that could be used in a variety of locations inside a car. Both the smaller touch screens and this larger one can be operated while wearing gloves.

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  • 65-inch extreme-curve concave OLED displays

    This 65-inch OLED panel can be dramatically curved in both a concave (shown here) and convex shape.

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  • 65-inch extreme-curve convex OLED displays

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  • 1.38-inch circle display

    This 1.38-inch circular OLED panel is designed to be used in smartwatches.

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  • 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel

    This lightweight 15.6-inch FHD panel is designed for applications that need extremely thin and light screens.

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  • 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel - side

    The 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel is just 2.3mm thick.

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  • 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel - sample use

    This mock-up shows the 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel being used in a small TV.

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  • 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel - top

    From this angel you can see just how thin the 15.6-inch ultra-light FHD panel is.

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  • 23.8-inch super-light FHD TV prototype

    This working prototype showed how LG Display's ultra-light panels could be used to make extremely thin and lightweight TVs. This TV is so light it could be held to a surface with magnets.

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  • 139-inch curved OLED wall

    This 139-inch curved video wall is made from 8 65-inch OLED panels (4 on each side).

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  • 139-inch curved OLED wall

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  • 55-inch transparent OLED display

    LG Display has shown of transparent displays before, but this 55-inch OLED display is one of the largest and provides 40% transparency compared to the 12-15% transparency you get with LCD panels.

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  • 86-inch ultra-stretch LCD panel

    This 86-inch stretched LCD panel is designed for use in digital signage at airports, retail locations, etc.

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  • Video wall

    This video wall consists of four 55-inch LCD screens, and according to LG Display has world’s narrowest bezel at 0.9mm.

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  • LG Display digital signage

    LG Display showed how there displayed could be used in a retail setting.

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18-inch rollable OLED display

At CES 2015, LG Display showed off a 5.5-inch curved display that was used in the LG Flex 2 smartphone. A year later, LG Display rolled out an 18-inch OLED panel that you can not only curve but roll up like a newspaper.

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