Two Is Better Than One: LG Debuts Shape-Shifting Micro-LED Panel

Is it one screen or two? Why not both? LG Display has developed an innovative micro-LED display that can separate into a pair of panels and merge back together again. 

We got a look at the concept product at the SID Display Week show in San Jose, California. At first glance, it seems like you’re staring at a single screen. But then the display seamlessly separates into two individual panels. The screens can then merge back again with the press of a remote. Throughout the process, the panels remain on, continuing to beam image or video.

The concept certainly stands out from today’s PC monitors, giving you a way to physically separate your desktop space for easier multi-tasking.

LG developed the concept to demonstrate its “zero bezel” screen technology, which eliminates the traditional black rims found on today’s displays. With no bezels, the micro-LED screens can seemingly merge together. On closer inspection, you can sometimes make out the line separating both panels. But most of the time, it’s invisible or hardly noticeable. 

The company’s spec sheet says that each panel is 22 inches across, with a 480-by-540 resolution and refresh rates from 48 to 144Hz. Each display can then be packed together to create a large display in custom shapes or sizes. 

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It’s unclear if the concept will ever become an actual TV or monitor. But an LG representative said the company is close to reaching the production stage for its zero bezel micro-LED screens. No exact price was given, but the screens will be “expensive,” the rep added. 

Samsung showed off a similar concept involving “Bezel Less” OLED tiles at MWC in March.