Shortly after sending out formal press releases for its 2019 television and audio lineups earlier this month (the products were first shown at the 2019 CES in January), LG held a March 20th press event in New York to expand on the details. LG began by noting that of the 36+ million sets sold in the U.S. market alone in 2018, only 2.4 million were priced above $1000. Also notable is that 36% of the TVs sold in the U.S. for over $2000 were 70-inches or above. Globally, however, large sizes aren’t as popular.
The 2019 LG product rollout will begin in April with the new 65-inch E9 and C9 OLEDs, with others to follow in May and June. Pricing on the OLEDs will range from $12,999 for the 77-inch W9 (June) to $2499 for the 55-inch C9 (April). The MSRP for the 65-inch C9 (April) is $3499. Its 77-inch C9 sibling (May) will cost you $6999. The least pricey LG OLEDs, the B9s, should be available later but were otherwise not covered at the event. No prices or details were given for the B9s, nor for LG’s NanoCell (LCD) sets.
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