LG's 48in OLED TV will cost $1500 (and so will its entry-level 55in OLED)

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Amid worldwide coronavirus chaos, LG's 8K and 4K OLED TVs for 2020 will ship on schedule this spring, the South Korean giant has told CNET.

The OLED sets will begin rolling out in South Korea and the United States this month, to be followed by European markets and other regions. Ahead of them hitting shelves between March and June, we now have full US pricing information thanks to CNET listings.

LG's 2020 OLED line-up starts at $1500 for the 55in model in the entry-level BX range (OLED55BXPUA), and the 48in model in the CX range pictured above (OLED48CXPUA) – LG's first-ever 48in OLED and only one of two 48in models currently scheduled for launch in 2020 (the other is from Sony). Considering last year's entry-level 55in B9 OLED launched at $2000, LG has significantly lowered the starting point for its OLED range.

While UK folk will have to wait for pricing, we can expect the 55in BX and 48in CX OLEDs to be priced between £1500 and £1700. That's quite pricey for a 48in TV of course, but not unexpected. We look forward to finding out if it will be worth the premium over cheaper LCD tellies.

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

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