We’re just over a month into 2025, and it’s already proving to be a pivotal year for TVs. The year started with a bang when, just a week in, LG dropped the bombshell that Micro Lens Array (MLA) was being dropped with immediate effect, and a new OLED panel technology would be replacing it.
But why was this so surprising? The brightness-boosting tech that utilised a layer of millions of microscopic lenses to focus the light from the white OLED layer was only in its second generation, and we anticipated that it would develop further and even be featured in step-down lines of TVs such as LG’s C-series OLEDs. We awarded it the coveted Innovation of the Year title at our 2023 Awards, so seeing it replaced so quickly was not on our bingo sheet.
